I Hate Magpies

[BellySlater 15]

Shot the first one straight out the tree, he dropped like a stone. Spread him out on the lawn and then all hell broke loose, the racket they were making was deafening. Two nosey b*****ds popped down to see what was going on and tonight they will also sleep with the fishes....... :whistling:

 

TheHW100 strikes again.

[hw100sniper 2]

Nice oing mate its always good to see the black and whites dead

[Lee85 44]

well done, little spunk rags them birds, i'm even tempted to decoy some at the weekend

[The one 8,592]

One for sorrow

Two for joy

Three for a girl???

[festa 206]

always good to see pica pica dead on the ground nice shooting buddy

 

atb gary

[Guest Bubbleduck]

Nice work, not many of the buggers left round my way now.

[Countryboyo 0]

hate the fuckers too

[Phantom 631]

I personally love Maggies

 

They make awsome airgun targets

 

I've yet to pop one, but my time will come

 

 

Phantom

[stealthy1 3,964]

HW100, the magpies will whisper your name in fear

[zini 1,939]

Nice shooting fellow, you cant beat a maggie frenzy

 

Zini

[Deker 3,491]

On the whole they are really hard to get, the ones round my area know me well and usually fly when I get within about 150 yards.

 

Good going!

[Guest Bubbleduck]

On the whole they are really hard to get, the ones round my area know me well and usually fly when I get within about 150 yards.

 

Good going!

 

Best way to nail the buggers is to either tunnel right inside a bush/hedge or make a hide within range of their favourite trees, usually the tallest ones in the area. Make sure the back of the hide is blacked out so no light can get through from behind.

When they land don't shoot at them straight away but wait half a minute or so until they settle down and stop looking around, they then usually start preening themselves and/or peck about. Don't shoot when they are stood still and the sides of their heads are facing you.

VERY SLOWLY bring the gun up and take a shot but stop dead still if they suddenly stop whatever they're doing and look sideways. They often flick their heads round from one eye to the other if they spot any movement from you so just keep still until they go back to what they were doing before.

It does require a fair bit of restraint and patience but when they feel comfortable they'll stay where they are rather than always flying off as soon as you so much as twitch.

My score so far this year is 124 using this method.

[Deker 3,491]

On the whole they are really hard to get, the ones round my area know me well and usually fly when I get within about 150 yards.

 

Good going!

 

Best way to nail the buggers is to either tunnel right inside a bush/hedge or make a hide within range of their favourite trees, usually the tallest ones in the area. Make sure the back of the hide is blacked out so no light can get through from behind.

When they land don't shoot at them straight away but wait half a minute or so until they settle down and stop looking around, they then usually start preening themselves and/or peck about. Don't shoot when they are stood still and the sides of their heads are facing you.

VERY SLOWLY bring the gun up and take a shot but stop dead still if they suddenly stop whatever they're doing and look sideways. They often flick their heads round from one eye to the other if they spot any movement from you so just keep still until they go back to what they were doing before.

It does require a fair bit of restraint and patience but when they feel comfortable they'll stay where they are rather than always flying off as soon as you so much as twitch.

My score so far this year is 124 using this method.

 

 

Cheers, useful stuff, but what I was actually saying is I have shot loads and all the rest don't want to came anywhere near me.. Not a problem, I'm happy with the rabbits and fox and deer and pigeon and squirrels etc etc!!

ATB!

Edited October 18, 2009 by Deker

[irish lassie09 7]

well done good shooting i have 3 of the pests in my back yard every morning i think its time to invest in something to put them to sleep

[Phantom 631]

Best way to nail the buggers is to either tunnel right inside a bush/hedge or make a hide within range of their favourite trees, usually the tallest ones in the area. Make sure the back of the hide is blacked out so no light can get through from behind.

When they land don't shoot at them straight away but wait half a minute or so until they settle down and stop looking around, they then usually start preening themselves and/or peck about. Don't shoot when they are stood still and the sides of their heads are facing you.

VERY SLOWLY bring the gun up and take a shot but stop dead still if they suddenly stop whatever they're doing and look sideways. They often flick their heads round from one eye to the other if they spot any movement from you so just keep still until they go back to what they were doing before.

It does require a fair bit of restraint and patience but when they feel comfortable they'll stay where they are rather than always flying off as soon as you so much as twitch.

My score so far this year is 124 using this method.

 

BubbleDuck,

 

Do you find that once you have nailed one the others come around to examine their fallen brethren?

 

Watched a vid this evening and Steve Price shot one, another couple landed to see what was up with it and he hit them he then nailed another 4 all withing a few feet of the original

 

Someone told me these birds are smart If I saw some of my mates lying dead on the deck, I'd be giving it legs not hanging around for the next shot

 

Phantom