Martlandhw100 Posted November 2, 2021 Report Share Posted November 2, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxo Posted November 2, 2021 Report Share Posted November 2, 2021 Gave up on tripods and trigger sticks long ago for stability. You really should look at quad sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted November 2, 2021 Report Share Posted November 2, 2021 I find the shooting of Jays distasteful, each to his own but that's not for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 2, 2021 Report Share Posted November 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Martlandhw100 said: Very good video, thanks for posting 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 2, 2021 Report Share Posted November 2, 2021 9 hours ago, Martlandhw100 said: May I ask how far are you from the feeder please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martlandhw100 Posted November 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2021 1 hour ago, harrycatcat1 said: May I ask how far are you from the feeder please? Hi mate the first few clips the feeder is 20m away, the others with the small feeder is 15m from the landing window 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 2, 2021 Report Share Posted November 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Martlandhw100 said: Hi mate the first few clips the feeder is 20m away, the others with the small feeder is 15m from the landing window 👍 Thanks, I have zeroed my air rifle at 25m and yours just looked a fraction less. I'm not a million miles out then 👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted November 2, 2021 Report Share Posted November 2, 2021 Good video, excellent work. As someone who has seen jays destroy song bird nests I am happy you have helped control the population. Great work 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martlandhw100 Posted November 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2021 16 hours ago, harrycatcat1 said: 👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted November 3, 2021 Report Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) 19 hours ago, WalkedUp said: Good video, excellent work. As someone who has seen jays destroy song bird nests I am happy you have helped control the population. Great work 👍 Yes you would have seen them destroy songbird nests (and non songbird nests ) it's what they do to make a living ,they can't all eat seeds,although I believe after nesting season that's what they do (at least Acorns anyway).They are a terrible persecuter of Acorns. Nice clinical video as usual always enjoy watching. Edited November 3, 2021 by holloway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martlandhw100 Posted November 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2021 😚 My phone is being stupid and can't delete the face, thanks for all the good feedback guys. In my eyes Jay's are just as bad as a magpie for taking song birds and destroying nest that is why I have no hesitation in shooting them. I'd rather see the song birds on the feeders than a Jay any day of the week. Really do appreciate the feedback and comments though thank you 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted November 4, 2021 Report Share Posted November 4, 2021 12 hours ago, Martlandhw100 said: In my eyes Jay's are just as bad as a magpie for taking song birds and destroying nest that is why I have no hesitation in shooting them. Agree 13 hours ago, holloway said: it's what they do to make a living ,they can't all eat seeds Do not disagree, but we have hoards of corvids and plummeting dong bird numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted November 4, 2021 Report Share Posted November 4, 2021 You have hoards of Jays? C'mon, Crows, Magpies etc yes, but not Jays. I consider it a treat to see one, their numbers do not really justify killing them, in my opinion, like I said each to his own, but it's not for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted November 4, 2021 Report Share Posted November 4, 2021 23 minutes ago, bruno22rf said: You have hoards of Jays? C'mon, Crows, Magpies etc yes, but not Jays. I consider it a treat to see one, their numbers do not really justify killing them, in my opinion, like I said each to his own, but it's not for me. Yes. I can have 5 at a time in my garden, they are more common here than magpies. In your specific experience you do not see many, and so in projection you do not like people shooting them. I would expect more awareness from a fieldsports enthusiast or countryman. It would be the same logic as someone from Formby saying they find the shooting of grey squirrels “distasteful” because there are not many of them about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted November 4, 2021 Report Share Posted November 4, 2021 Under the umbrella of Field sport's enthusiast or countryman I reserve the right to shoot that which I consider vermin (within the Law). I have seen more Jays these last 10 years than in the previous 50 so I am aware their numbers are growing, but I still have no desire to kill them as our Woods are full of Songbirds, more so after 3 years of Squirrel control, if I considered the Jays to be causing serious damage to the local endangered birds that inhabit our woodland I may consider my options again, but for now I am more than happy to sit in the hide and watch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted November 4, 2021 Report Share Posted November 4, 2021 3 hours ago, bruno22rf said: Under the umbrella of Field sport's enthusiast or countryman I reserve the right to shoot that which I consider vermin (within the Law). I have seen more Jays these last 10 years than in the previous 50 so I am aware their numbers are growing, but I still have no desire to kill them as our Woods are full of Songbirds, more so after 3 years of Squirrel control, if I considered the Jays to be causing serious damage to the local endangered birds that inhabit our woodland I may consider my options again, but for now I am more than happy to sit in the hide and watch them. Yes I 100% agree that one reserves the right to shoot only what you consider justifiable in each circumstance. For example I will only lamp rabbits if the numbers are very high causing damage to a crop or pasture, as the numbers are low locally. However, your statement (that you found the shooting of jays to be “distasteful”), is way beyond simply not shooting them where there is no need to shoot them - or staying that you do not shoot them as there is no local justification to do so. Thus goes beyond that simple agreeable comment and becomes the condemnation of another’s lawful and justifiable pest control, with no appreciation of the specific circumstances that pest control was taken in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted November 4, 2021 Report Share Posted November 4, 2021 Well now there's a shocker, thought free speech was still alive and kicking? Clearly not, I find a great many things distasteful, would you like the full list and my own justification for my feelings, if the OP wants to shoot Jays crack on, but I still find it distasteful. I very much doubt that I would shoot one even if needed, I find them intriguing and mysterious having spent many years as a youth trying to see one. I would have far less pleasure killing one that watching it, my choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted November 4, 2021 Report Share Posted November 4, 2021 Fair enough, you are entitled to voice your opinion 👍 Anyway, apologies for me detailing the thread. It was a good video and I enjoyed watching it. Please keep them coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martlandhw100 Posted November 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2021 36 minutes ago, WalkedUp said: Fair enough, you are entitled to voice your opinion 👍 Anyway, apologies for me detailing the thread. It was a good video and I enjoyed watching it. Please keep them coming. Thanks mate will do just finding the time to get out at the moment, but if the feeders are kepted topped up they will keep coming 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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