Thread: How to Get a Magpie.....HELP!

I just got a Juvenile this evening with the 204. Not much left of it...:-)

22hornet

Get a 223.

I remember, one of the fellas here was using traps to get madgepies. That might work for you easier as lead in the air could get dodgy for the neighbors etc

They are clever birds with amazing eyesight - once they know you are after them it is hard to get near them
I know farmers round the Park here that use a magpie cage with mirrors - they get big numbers - 50 to 100 a year
I bought a magpie cage and a magpie decoy - used it for weeks and never got one - I have been told they are attracted to fat or lard by the cage - didn’t work for me
I bought an hmr and got a few - but never got on top of them
Bastard birds that chase any other bird that flies - Kereru and Tui are at risk - hawks just move on and then come back

We appreciate them on the orchard. Their territorial nature helped keep the fruit eating birds off our orchard

Get a possom cage trap and bait it with mutton fat,that way the bait won't get fly blown. Won't be long and you'll have a magpie grave.

if its close to your house open the nearest window and close the curtains for that window

put your rifle there and have a comfy chair
sit down with a book and wait for him to land where it suits you

leave that windows curtains closed permanently and when you see him poke the barrel out and end him

Originally Posted by Bill999

if its close to your house open the nearest window and close the curtains for that window

put your rifle there and have a comfy chair
sit down with a book and wait for him to land where it suits you

leave that windows curtains closed permanently and when you see him poke the barrel out and end him

I have had to resort to this for starlings at our place, they are also very clever and after wasting 18 of the little bastards in a week I am now having to shoot them from windows and doors guerilla tactics as every time I step outside now they squak there distress call and take off.
Recording of calls works well in low light on dusk or dawn if I can stay well hidden.
No starling decoys but I bet with the recording that would work mint.

Originally Posted by dannyb

I have had to resort to this for starlings at our place, they are also very clever and after wasting 18 of the little bastards in a week I am now having to shoot them from windows and doors guerilla tactics as every time I step outside now they squak there distress call and take off.
Recording of calls works well in low light on dusk or dawn if I can stay well hidden.
No starling decoys but I bet with the recording that would work mint.

sparrows in my shed are my current target, breeding season is here and the little shits come inside my shed and scream

the other option for bird control is alpha chloralose
pre feed them with something then spread the paste on it
you will still have to finish them off but they will be drunk and slow

Originally Posted by Bill999

sparrows in my shed are my current target, breeding season is here and the little shits come inside my shed and scream

the other option for bird control is alpha chloralose
pre feed them with something then spread the paste on it
you will still have to finish them off but they will be drunk and slow

We have plenty of native birds I don't want to kill and I have noticed since removing starlings the natives are coming to our trees more so win/win no starlings in roof and more natives in the trees, have been nailing the occasional sparrow too.

as bait: sardines but the ones in oil or water not chili flavor !

Get rid of the mynas as well

Just use a cage trap, not so smart when it comes to traps. Really easy to catch, bit of fatty mutton and he'll be in like Flynn

This.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSzjerjpJns