Underdog Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 I loaded the firelock with a wad made of good ole' bog roll today.....some think it can't be done! Which got me one of these; I also got a called in magpie and four woodies, I missed the squirrel about 15' away. Yes 15', that's flinching for ya! I wish I had taken the better camera now as I got right under some bullies. This was the best I could do! Underdog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pork chop Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 i think bullies are one of my favourite british finches.my dad used to keep some amongst others when i was a kid.tend not to see to many these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 I finished reading an old poachers book this week and in it he went on about muzzle loaders. It was common for thatched roofs to catch fire, because people would fire their muzzle loaders into the holes to kill the nesting birds, resulting in a smouldering wad causing a fire,so to combat this they would use leaves as wad,the best being holly as it was evergreen and retained its pliablity and no smouldering wad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codeye Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 I love to see bullfinches , the father in law a keen birder and gardener is 50 /50 he loves to see them but hates them on his fruit trees they can decimate the buds in minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 I love to see bullfinches , the father in law a keen birder and gardener is 50 /50 he loves to see them but hates them on his fruit trees they can decimate the buds in minutes They can, these were chomping the new larch shoots! U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telf Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 i used to see these all the time as a kid,but very rare do i see them now unfortunately,they are beautifull birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Never see bull finch around here unfortunately many other types but not these. How do you go about calling magpies underdog? I would love to be able to pull them in. atb P.T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Well done bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 lovely birds i watched one myself last week for a while iv only ever seen a hand full.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Never see bull finch around here unfortunately many other types but not these. How do you go about calling magpies underdog? I would love to be able to pull them in. atb P.T as long as they have not seen you just squeal like rabbit. U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Nice one underdog I'll give that a try cheers. I've tried sounding like a magpie before but you would wet yourself if you heard me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Nice one underdog I'll give that a try cheers. I've tried sounding like a magpie before but you would wet yourself if you heard me lol :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIDES EDGE Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 When I was a boy we lived on a fruit farm and I was paid to shoot bullfinches 5 shillings each and cartridges provided also had cage traps baited with dock seed and a call bird trap which was the for runner of the Larsen it had 4 catching compartments, caught all sorts of other birds in it which came to the bullfinch in the holding cage, these were let go but I was never sure why they came to investigate a bullfinch in the holding cage. We controlled the Bull finches due to them eating the fruit buds and this was before they became protected they were trickey to shoot flying as they go up and down as they fly but in those days I could shoot straight. Beautifull bird but did a lot of damage and in those days every apple counted unlike today when so many are never even picked due to them being the wrong size or shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 well i wondered what this thread was about, was thinking it might have been better in the craft section prior to viewing. Or a novel way of keeping them off your fruit trees. Don't see Bullfinch up here, nice to know they are still about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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