Evilv Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 Wood Pigeon the most commonly seen bird in Britain... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4646685.stm I can remember in the early eighties when people thought the prices game dealers were offering for them would cause them to become scarce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 They'll be even more common after the close season is introduced! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul in North Lincs. Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 I didn't see a mention of colored doves on that list........... there's thousands about. Perhaps some of the less experienced voluteers couldn't tell the difference!! "..anything thats grey and larger than a black birds gotta be a pigeon dunnit??" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roblade Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 They'll be even more common after the close season is introduced! B) on woodys?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 noticed the bit about the "increased sightings of song thrush" well in my garden they are back as nesters and visitors? last year we had none but for some reason the reapearance has coincided with the dissapearance of maggies that were nesting in a tree next door? wonder what happened to them? cheers KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 Roblade, I was taking the ****. Some members on this site seem to think a close season is imminent. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 noticed the bit about the "increased sightings of song thrush" well in my garden they are back as nesters and visitors? last year we had none but for some reason the reapearance has coincided with the dissapearance of maggies that were nesting in a tree next door? wonder what happened to them?cheers KW It must have been magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilv Posted July 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 I have an allotment which is plagued by woodies. We've tried all sorts of scare tactics to little avail. I'd like to shoot them, but since it's council property in a city, (although surrounded by trees) I suspect they'd go mad if they heard we were slaughtering their avian brothers... Maybe in the interests of not creating another 'gun incident' and bringing further disrepute on air gunners, I'll just have to watch the bug*ers gobbling my produce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilv Posted July 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 noticed the bit about the "increased sightings of song thrush" well in my garden they are back as nesters and visitors? last year we had none but for some reason the reapearance has coincided with the dissapearance of maggies that were nesting in a tree next door? wonder what happened to them?cheers KW Did someone not hang them like the monkey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubshot Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 I have an allotment which is plagued by woodies. We've tried all sorts of scare tactics to little avail. I'd like to shoot them, but since it's council property in a city, (although surrounded by trees) I suspect they'd go mad if they heard we were slaughtering their avian brothers... Maybe in the interests of not creating another 'gun incident' and bringing further disrepute on air gunners, I'll just have to watch the bug*ers gobbling my produce. That's the Joy's of today's Labour / Liberal Council's not worth the risk of Shooting without written permission Which Doubt they will give. Remembering a old Allotment holder trick of soaking seed - wheat in Alcohol Used to catch them as they staggered around also local cat population used to have good day's. Also remembers years ago when not a problem of shooting with a Air Gun on alloments. Shot a Pigeon in a High tree , which glided down on to road about 50 Feet away Op's BOB/R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Craws Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 (edited) Roblade, I was taking the ****. B) Some members on this site seem to think a close season is imminent. Mark. The law doesnt take into consideration such details before introducing legislation. In Italy it is absolutely full of magpies, feral pigeons and sparrows, vermin of all sorts but they have a summer closed season where you may not even shoot at all. PS. But makes more shooting in the open season i suppose! Edited July 5, 2005 by The_Craws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilv Posted July 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 That's the Joy's of today's Labour / Liberal Council's not worth the risk of Shooting without written permission Which Doubt they will give. Remembering a old Allotment holder trick of soaking seed - wheat in Alcohol Used to catch them as they staggered around also local cat population used to have good day's. Also remembers years ago when not a problem of shooting with a Air Gun on alloments. Shot a Pigeon in a High tree ' date=' which glided down on to road about 50 Feet away Op's BOB/R [/quote'] Yes Clubshot - I think you're right about the likelyhood of getting permission, although technically, we are the tennants and occupiers of the land (I am a committee member and the secretary is twisting my arm to shoot them). As for the other solutions, the alcohol one sounds quite good. How pi*sed do they have to get, before you can pick them up? Knowing our luck, they'd probably fly away and come back next day with a headache... LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 (edited) shoot them with the air gun i still go and shoot pigeons on a small alotment to help out if theres a law saying you cant i have not herd of one decoy them on to the ground if its a built up area dont shoot them out of the trees you gona get some nosey sod saying something Edited July 7, 2005 by blackthorn687 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilv Posted July 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 WEll, I'm tempted, and I certainly wouldn't try shooting them out of trees for the reason you mention, as well as the fact that pellets would leave the property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 (edited) it was the secretary who gave me permission i thought it was self regulating how you control pests the alotment i help out on is only60mtrs wide the police have bean up there when i have bean shooting and never said a word just go careful Edited July 7, 2005 by blackthorn687 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Seems like it's a common sense issue again. It looks like we are going to get an allotment (with the father in law) so if the chance arises I'll be down there as well. Sod the digging I'll lay up and get the blighters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilv Posted July 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Seems like it's a common sense issue again.It looks like we are going to get an allotment (with the father in law) so if the chance arises I'll be down there as well. Sod the digging I'll lay up and get the blighters Get some chickens on it Snakebite. They're the most productive thing you can do with a small bit of ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 (edited) seems to me people are not bothering with allotments young people dont wont to no to much like hard work. the two allotments i shot on ones gone back to the council and i have herd the other one is going back aswell. the first allotment is now being turnd into a woodland walk hundreds of treese planted. i walk me pup there the amount of rabbits running about very temted to nip in in the early hours of the morning Edited July 7, 2005 by blackthorn687 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 I'll probably shoot them by mistake I would love to keep chickens. The father in law was going to move to a house in the surrounding countryside but it all fell through. Hence the allotment. He was going to keep chickens at the new house. Quite what this has to do with air rifles and or pigeons I'm not sure but any way I'll try to keep it on track in future! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 good to drift of some times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilv Posted July 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 (edited) Ive got nearly fifty - 26 layers and 20 meat birds... Well, I've eaten six so maybe I should say I've got 40 now.... A lot more meaty than pigeons and easier to catch, as well. Edited July 9, 2005 by Evilv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Ive got fifty - 26 layers and 24 meat birds... Well, I've eaten ten so maybe I should say I've got 40 now Thats a lot of chicken ****! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Ive got fifty - 26 layers and 24 meat birds... Well, I've eaten ten so maybe I should say I've got 40 now Thats a lot of chicken ****! B) dry it out put it in tubs sell it as plant food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilv Posted July 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 (edited) It's a lot of chicken **** - yes - but the 20 fattening chickens have eaten 500 pounds (weight) of food in 14 weeks! Thirteen more to go. At least I know they have a good life running around in the sun and eating me out of house and home. It's like a chicken holiday camp here. I can't eat them all and will have to give some away or keep feeding the swines. Maybe I should buy another freezer. They've cost me a fiver each now to get them this big but even the hens will be about eight pounds live weight. Edited July 11, 2005 by Evilv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Too much information Evilv. Watch what you say as someone could be watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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