Rook Branchers Shooting

[ArchieHood 3,692]

Why shoot them? Apart from noise problems if they're close to houses, they cause feck all problems. I've often wondered why rooks are even on the 'vermin' list. If anyone can enlighten me I'd be greatful.

You obviously have never tried Rook Pie.

[andyfr1968 772]

 

Why shoot them? Apart from noise problems if they're close to houses, they cause feck all problems. I've often wondered why rooks are even on the 'vermin' list. If anyone can enlighten me I'd be greatful.

You obviously have never tried Rook Pie.

 

 

That takes me back a few years!! An old gamekeeper mate of mine made a beautiful rook pie. Nicely washed down with his home made sloe gin

[j j m 6,538]

i always go for the second week in may,but things are a bit late this year with the weather even magpies are going down late

[moxy 617]

Unfortunately Timmy. I don't have any thing to back up my wild claims. Happen the "attacking lambs" as you miss interpretate may be a little misguided. I have never witnessed this only them having a pick around the carcasses.

As for ground nesting birds, put simply..... Farm where I grew up reasonable numbers of ground birds. Also a slowly established and growing rookery. As the rook numbers increased the ground birds declined in spring breeding pairs.

Rookery removed and an increase in ground bird numbers.

I say it as I see it. Not from some published study article I have read.

 

Atb

[jandcguns 65]

Why shoot them? Apart from noise problems if they're close to houses, they cause feck all problems. I've often wondered why rooks are even on the 'vermin' list. If anyone can enlighten me I'd be greatful.

i normally shoot them at a farm that has a massive problem with them for eating all his barley which feeds the cows and making a mess and a loud nosie next to the farm house