rayo Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 (edited) Started my annual lopping 4 ft of the 11 conifers in the back garden today( usually do it jan / feb ) but have had no time this year hence the later lopping .I had noticed a couple of pigeons knocking around the garden but did'nt think they had chosing the conifers to nest Managed to do the first ten no bother but got to the last one only to find a woodys nest with one egg in so i have decided to leave that tree and let them nest in peace so anybody seeing one odd conifer in Tyne Wear area knows the reason why Mind you i am not that sentimental as i am off work next week and hope to do some decoying !! Edited March 22, 2008 by rayo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Rayo you are guilty as charged; Being a human being. Me pretty similar. Killing stuff (except squiddle or magpie) somehow feels different in my garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Yep, me too, I scrounge wheat from the farm where I shoot woodies, to feed a pair in my garden, senility has taken hold methinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auto culto Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 you'll be trying to incubate tesco's free range eggs next . But on a serious note, I would certainly let them "rest in peace" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hitman Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 My old man has shot thousands of pigeons in his time , but still puts peanuts and seeds on his bird table, and for a while had five woodpigeons coming almost everyday. I shot a field not far from his house and shot a pigeon with a full crop of peanuts , well at least i knew were he had breakfast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Can get within 5 feet of two pigeons i feed in the garden Doing no harm there ,and love to watch them Ps , also gives me a feeding time for morning and afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Good on you Ray LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 It's this kind of thing the anti's never pick up on. Mindless, heartless killers they'd have the general public believe, not quite the truth is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col s10 Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 err sorry guys my garden and its a big one is open season ,vermin is vermin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 i like seeing woodeys in my yard i found a nest once and hached them out under my fantails then let em got after a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col s10 Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 am i missing something here.loking after woodies,hey lets give rats a nice little home, or maybe,have a fox breeding program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 we make false earths dont we lure them in to a false sence of securaty then bamm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Nice one Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col s10 Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Nice one Ray explain,am i in the minority here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ferret Master Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Look, at the end of the day we shoot for a purpose. Many of us shoot for different purposes (legal under the general licence or not) but we all shoot or kill vermin for different reasons. I'm quite happy to see half a dozen woodies in my garden eating the bird food. There not damaging any crops there. It's when they are hammering the farmers crops that they become a problem and I will more than happily shoot them. Shooting a woodie in the garden just for the sake of it because it's there is slightly pointless just because it's on the vermin list. If it's doing damage fine but in my opinion there is no harm in leaving it for another day. Also apart from certain birds on the general licence where you are killing for a purpose, isn't it illegal to disturb wild bird nests anyway. Fair play Rayo. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col s10 Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 yeah whatever,that woody ,only visits your garden right.i digress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Nice one Ray explain,am i in the minority here Killing everything is senseless. I'd have done the exact same thing as Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col s10 Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 well done ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Look, at the end of the day we shoot for a purpose. Many of us shoot for different purposes (legal under the general licence or not) but we all shoot or kill vermin for different reasons. I'm quite happy to see half a dozen woodies in my garden eating the bird food. There not damaging any crops there. It's when they are hammering the farmers crops that they become a problem and I will more than happily shoot them. Shooting a woodie in the garden just for the sake of it because it's there is slightly pointless just because it's on the vermin list. If it's doing damage fine but in my opinion there is no harm in leaving it for another day. Also apart from certain birds on the general licence where you are killing for a purpose, isn't it illegal to disturb wild bird nests anyway. Fair play Rayo. FM another top answer from fm . it's very similar to the "when is a pest , a pest" thread , it's quite often the location that is the problem rather than the animal. the odd pigeon in your garden does no harm , but , 2000 pigeons on a field of rape are trouble . it's all about pest control , not pest eradication. well done rayo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutley Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Nice one Ray explain,am i in the minority here Looking at the post count in favour of Rays action, I'm guessing YES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony9r Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 We have a HUGE Woody feed in our garden most day's... the wife calls him TANK!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auto culto Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 At the end of the day i,m pretty sure its ilegal to shoot them in you back garden anyway as theres no way that "eating seed of your bird table" falls into the general license. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triscrx Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Well done ray. I have one that visits and he just makes me want to go shooting watching him feed. Its like a tease seeing him out there. Im sure somedays he see's me packing my decoys and kit ready to go shooting and tells his mates Im leaving the house and inbound to them. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhunter Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Counted 13 in my garden last week! And I've got a Harrier which would do the job but I don't(do the job that is) :blink: Mind you, i read yesterday that the woodie population has gone up by 665% since 2004! Maybe I should 'do the job'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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