War On Magpies Declared

[ferretville 69]

Thieving feckers give em sum lead i say

[stealthy1 3,964]

A magpie in the hand is worth two songbirds in the bush

[Dakaras 3]

Good luck matey nail the bstards

[Alexisrouzee 6]

bring on the kills!! would have no problem getting a few confirmed kills with magpies!!

[Alexisrouzee 6]

A magpie in the hand is worth two songbirds in the bush

:clapper: classic

[Lee85 44]

Little update:

 

 

It's further on than that now, not compleatly finished but it has 1 trap door on it, i've got it set up in the garden at the moment as i was advised to bait it up at all times even when not set so they get used to it, came out yesterday morning on way to work and there was three maggie on the wall taking a peak!

 

Touch wood they'l be a magpie in it when I get home tongight! I'm also going to ask for permission to set it up on my permission!

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Little update:

 

 

It's further on than that now, not compleatly finished but it has 1 trap door on it, i've got it set up in the garden at the moment as i was advised to bait it up at all times even when not set so they get used to it, came out yesterday morning on way to work and there was three maggie on the wall taking a peak!

 

Touch wood they'l be a magpie in it when I get home tongight! I'm also going to ask for permission to set it up on my permission!

 

 

Hi Lee.

 

Congrat's mate, what a brilliant job you've made of that look's very nice.

 

You proberbly know this anyway, but, just in case you dont......use a pice of 2x1 to set the trap, but cut it in half with the saw, then use the halves together,( Cut to Cut ) work's a treat mate

 

Good luck with it buddy.

 

 

ATB.

 

 

Bill.

[Lee85 44]

yeh cheers pal, i've currently got it set up with dowell as a perch cut in half - maybe 2x1 would be better as this dowell is a nuisance to set, altho it held all last night. Hopefully i'll have a guest when I get in, although the neighbours might not be best fond if it's creating all day!

Edited April 14, 2010 by Lee85

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

yeh cheers pal, i've currently got it set up with dowell as a perch cut in half - maybe 2x1 would be better as this dowell is a nuisance to set, altho it held all last night. Hopefully i'll have a guest when I get in, although the neighbours might not be best fond if it's creating all day!

 

 

Nice one Lee.......nothing worse than noisey guest's

 

 

 

ATB.

 

 

 

 

Bill.

[zini 1,939]

That looks the dogs under hangers there Lee mate

 

5 stars from me

 

Si

[jackinbox99 41]

Good luck! I woke up to the sound of 4 magpies going mental in one of my trees this morning trying to get at some bluetits nest.

 

Unfortunately there wasnt a safe backdrop so I couldnt attempt a shot at them. Ive got my eye on them tho, so as soon as they are in the right position...... bang!

[Lee85 44]

Cheers!

 

& yeh get all four of them shot, I have a plastic magpie decoy from ebay works a treat, i've had them come investigate everytime I've used it so far!

[farmerkev09 105]

thats one bird i have never shoot

 

farmer

[Lee85 44]

there up there with my favourites to shoot because of how hard they are to shoot, unfortuantley no magpie in my trap today but i'll keep trying, i think i'm going to stain it in a darker colour at some point aswell

[jackinbox99 41]

Cheers!

 

& yeh get all four of them shot, I have a plastic magpie decoy from ebay works a treat, i've had them come investigate everytime I've used it so far!

 

I have the same decoy, but for some reason they wont come in when they see it. I got home last night and was up my loft and I thought "hang on, i can hear magpies", so i ran downstairs with the air rifle and they were jumping around the poor bluetits nest box like mad. But again, no safe back drop so I couldnt get them.

 

Now they are coming in all the time, i`ll try the decoy again and see if it works.