ftm 3,357 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 me and a mate were asked to go to a [massive] magpie roost up here in north east .we set off with a pace in our steps and arrived at farm about 9 in the evening and the cloud cover was perfect ,we could see our quarry from 25yds and started the job in hand the first few didnt know what had hit them and we decided to split up as they were flyingfrom one end of the copse to the other there were loads of them and the noise was deafening .we didnt leave till the early hours as the action was frantic but brilliant the rifles used were both sub12lb a rapid 7 mk2 and a logun mk2 our tally was 62 magpies and 1 unfortunate crow that happened to come see what all the commotion was about! 5 Quote Link to post
pipa 299 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 excellent mate! thats put a dint in the magpie population! Quote Link to post
oggy808 24 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 good shooting , that will help the songbirds this spring !!!! Quote Link to post
rossi_j 99 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Cracking shooting, that was a great roost strike you managed there, was there any left?? .atb. .ste. Quote Link to post
furgle 14 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 What a cracking day out mate Quote Link to post
Catcher 1 639 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Nice shooting mate have a big roost close by.My best is 18.The chattering can get loud as they start coming in. Quote Link to post
StevoSmith 147 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Thats a belting nights shooting there mate Quote Link to post
ftm 3,357 Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 it was just as well we did it when we did as most of whats left have started to pair up and dissapear into gardens cemetry parks etc .any that come into my garden dont go out ! my neighbours hate them as much as me because ive educated them to the harm magpies cause 1 Quote Link to post
ftm 3,357 Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 just got back in from the same roost its blowing a hooli and lashing down with rain im drenched but got a few more magpies and a crow will post them on forum as soon as i can lads away in shower then will clean and dry gun Quote Link to post
jasper65 6 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 top bombing FTM what a cracking nights roost shooting! I'm enviouse Jasp Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 hi buddy nice shooting i only count 55 in the pic,on your work top how long ago was it and what time of year,the noise must of been well loud regards Davy Quote Link to post
rossi_j 99 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) hi buddynice shooting i only count 55 in the pic,on your work top how long ago was it and what time of year,the noise must of been well loud regardsDavy Good counting davy, after you got to ten and took your socks off to get to twenty how did you carry on counting from there?? Nobody gets anything past you do they lol .atb. .ste. Edited to say just playing davy, me old pal Edited February 6, 2011 by rossi_j Quote Link to post
ArchieHood 3,692 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 hi buddynice shooting i only count 55 in the pic,on your work top how long ago was it and what time of year,the noise must of been well loud regardsDavy Good counting davy, after you got to ten and took your socks off to get to twenty how did you carry on counting from there?? Nobody gets anything past you do they lol .atb. .ste. Edited to say just playing davy, me old pal If he dropped his pants it would only be 20 and a half Quote Link to post
rossi_j 99 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 hi buddynice shooting i only count 55 in the pic,on your work top how long ago was it and what time of year,the noise must of been well loud regardsDavyGood counting davy, after you got to ten and took your socks off to get to twenty how did you carry on counting from there?? Nobody gets anything past you do they lol.atb. .ste. :thumbs:Edited to say just playing davy, me old pal If he dropped his pants it would only be 20 and a half Shhhhh! Thats a closely guarded secret, davy's pants dropping is a sore subject at the minute, the last guy who tryed to reveal davy's LITTLE Secret lived to regret it. .atb. .ste. Quote Link to post
ftm 3,357 Posted February 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 well i can assure you there were 62 magpies 1 carrion crow the farmer took the origional picture then i took one with my phone off his so maybe didnt get em all in Quote Link to post
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