RedneckBilly 1 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 sorry to just sign up and ask for something straight away, i have been going on hear for a while as a guest and learned about a great deal of things from hear too. but im looking for a magpie call bird, i have built a larson trap and tried everything as bait, rabbits, pigeons, made nests with eggs in, even real nests after birds have used them, there just laughing at me, need a call bird really, if you would like to help me out with a call bird id be very grateful and could pick up from reasonably local to me, im in shropshire near to bridgnorth thankyou for taking the time to read my forum post RedneckBilly Quote Link to post
jok 3,036 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Give us a look at your Larsen trap fella? Quote Link to post
outandabout 27 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) My advice FWIW, whack 'em in the spring when they're doing most damage and easier to catch a call bird. Best of luck though Edited January 7, 2016 by outandabout Quote Link to post
jok 3,036 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Gone a bit shy on us. We'd love to see a home made Larsen Trap. Check out my fox trap. 1 Quote Link to post
RedneckBilly 1 Posted January 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 sorry i have been busy today and my caravan dose not have a computer in it, i would send some photos of it but i can not seem to get them onto this computer, anyway ive rebaited it with some white bantom eggs and made a nest using straw and inside of the nest i have but some hen pheseant breast feathers re set both sides and hopefully ill hear some cackeling in the morning would anyone recommend catching a different call bird from far away mabey the local village once ive caught the first one? i hear that magpies like to attack stranger magpies from outside there territory? thankyou for your replies RedneckBilly Quote Link to post
sprockerjay 74 Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 When you catch your first one move the trap to a different place then when you catch one their take it home and that bird will be a stranger and you will catch again works for me Aidy Quote Link to post
jok 3,036 Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Eh? Your caravan hasn't a computer yet you can't load onto this computer. Mm. Quote Link to post
RedneckBilly 1 Posted January 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 yes the computer is in the office jok i have to go down the farm to be online, yeah i hopefully will have a bird in there soon enough i seen 2 yesterday sat above it looking at it but nothing there as of yet, a mate of mine says that i could put my trap in his garden once i have had the first one from hear and its about a mile away so hopefully it will work Quote Link to post
RedneckBilly 1 Posted January 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 still nothing ive took pictures of the trap and hopefully work out how to upload them today i think i must have to plug this phone into the computer yesterday i jammed my car key into one of the eggs to make it look as though another bird has pecked at it Quote Link to post
golden mole 3 Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 am overwintering 3 magpie callbirds at moment. warm and dry in barn. i would wait till it warms up before trapping. despite what the experts telll you the 1st one is very hard to catch.last year took 162 magies 62 carrion crows and 2 foxes in 2 larsons. i am in north wales if i can help with call bird. Quote Link to post
lurchers 2,598 Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 still nothing ive took pictures of the trap and hopefully work out how to upload them today i think i must have to plug this phone into the computer yesterday i jammed my car key into one of the eggs to make it look as though another bird has pecked at it Download photobucket on to your phone or computer and use it to upload pics mate atb Quote Link to post
RedneckBilly 1 Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 cheers for getting back to me mate, i would deffinetly be interested in geting a call bird, my nest and eggs hasnot worked still, and ive tried everything else, where abouts are you in north wales? i am the bridgenorth side of wolverhampton, thanks RedNeckBilly 1 Quote Link to post
RedneckBilly 1 Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 still nothing! last week i put a decoy magpie in to the one side and still nothing! i saw 5 walking about the feild today and ill i can seem to be doing is shake my fist at them and curse them, i also have a friend wanting a call bird so as soon as i can start trapping them i can give one to him as a call bird also Quote Link to post
golden mole 3 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 am near denbigh in denbighshire. more than welcome to callbird when i start trapping. carrion crows will be available too. keep in touch. Quote Link to post
ploughmen 0 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Hi all could do with a call bird my name is Dave and live near Bedworth many thanks Quote Link to post
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.