adamthomas64 1 Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 hi guys and girls im after a bit of help and advice please on magpie control, i have a large farm that wants the magpies controlling, what would be the best way of doing this, they are never seen in the fields only in trees and on the edge of the driveway, i was thinking of staking out a shot rabbit and laying in wait with my .22lr but im open to options and any advice would be greatly appreciated best regards adam Quote Link to post
mjr88 50 Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 (edited) they are never seen in the fields only in trees and on the edge of the driveway, i was thinking of staking out a shot rabbit and laying in wait with my .22lr but im open to options and any advice would be greatly appreciated best regards adam Unless the farm is completely isolated with nothing else around , within a radius of about 2 miles , Your best option in my opinion would be to use an Air Rifle. The .22lr bullet can travel for a distance of over a mile if shot up in the air , and if the target was missed , who knows where the bullet would end up. Another problem with the .22lr is they tend to ricochet a lot , and can be dangerous Why not put a dead rabbit in a trap , and you never know , you may even catch a few crows as well. John Edited July 3, 2011 by mjr88 Quote Link to post
benji benji 60 Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 ladder trap if theres loads Quote Link to post
adamthomas64 1 Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 cheers guys, with regards to the .22lr i would never shoot into the sky i ment as they landed, also with a larsen trap you have to use a live song bird but how would i catch one of these, also do you think the dead rabbit trick would work, sorry if these seem simple questions, i just have not had any experience with magpies realy before Quote Link to post
adamthomas64 1 Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 what is a ladder traqp mate Quote Link to post
zx10mike 137 Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 find out were they sleep and take mr shotgun out a few times nice and early.good idea on the deAD bait , i think that is the way to do it Quote Link to post
adamthomas64 1 Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 cheers mate Quote Link to post
brno17 5 Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 cheers guys, with regards to the .22lr i would never shoot into the sky i ment as they landed, also with a larsen trap you have to use a live song bird but how would i catch one of these, also do you think the dead rabbit trick would work, sorry if these seem simple questions, i just have not had any experience with magpies realy before its not a songbird you need mate its a call bird, basically one of the same species youre targeting. you can either ask any keepers you know if they would lend you one until you catch one of your own (this is unlikely to happen though ), or put bait in both sides of the trap and jam the doors open for a few days until they get used to going in and feeding then set both sides and you should get one, maybe two if your lucky. keep moving the trap around every few days and make sure the call bird has sufficient water and food. Good Luck !!! atb Alan. Quote Link to post
jackinbox99 41 Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 Lay a Dead rabbit with guts hanging out somewhere where they can see it then hide up with an air rifle. Once you get one magpie, hundreds of others will come in and you`ll soon get the numbers up. Alternatively you can use mince beef, or even some eggs - crack one of the eggs open. Quote Link to post
cragman 2,642 Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 Sound advice there lads. Yep, leave a rabbit out with it's belly split open, that'll bring them in. Shoot one and another two will come to it's funeral. If you can get up above them, ie, shooting down at them from a barn or other farm building, that'll be safer with a rimmy. Also a larsen baited will catch them. A ladder trap? A large multi catch trap with a ladder structure across it's centre at the top. A keeper friend has one on the moor mainly for crows. The birds can drop into them but can't get back out due to the structure. Very handy. Quote Link to post
mangy1983 51 Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 just to add onto what has been already said it might be a good idea to pin your rabbit to the ground with wire etc. as l once had a black backed seagull land next to my bait rabbit, pick it up in its beak and fly away with it before l could register what was going on. cheers Callum Quote Link to post
COMPO 54 Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 a plastic decoy magpie can work.....if some egg shells are placed in front of it to make it look like its found a nest.....also heard that rattling a box of matches works....never had success with that but have shot a few to teh decoy (that was set out on teh edge of a decoy pattern of pigeon decoys) Quote Link to post
adamthomas64 1 Posted July 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 cheers for all the help lads brilliant advice Quote Link to post
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