Thread: Nobody likes plovers.

ive seen more than a few of these screechers meet their maker as the shag about in the vicinity of ellesmere maimais.Ive sent a couple into daveyjones locker as a gourmet course for resident eels myself.a bloody harrier nearly joined em the other day as he looked about to attempt indecencies on my wee homemade spinner decoy.he shat himeslf when the mossy treebranch suddenly went oooi!!.a 12g 3"no3 steel gooseload is guaranteed to halt their ability to get airborne fullstop

I'm ambivalent about them. They are just another critter out there trying to make a living.
It not like you can eat the things.

A sunday morning a coupla years back I was enjoying a hung over sleep in till the barstads started circling the house squarking their heads off. The flattys reckon I came storming past in my undies with the 12g out onto the front lawn BOOM BOOM!! dropped 2 of the pricks then back to bed.

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Fuck yeah! Hate those screeching native killing sons of bitches! I love lining the pair and getting both with one shotty pop. Can be hard to get in close though!!

Originally Posted by Gibo

......................native killing sons of bitches!...........................!!

That's news to me, but then at my age, often things are.
So what have you seen them kill?

Originally Posted by Kiwi Sapper

That's news to me, but then at my age, often things are.
So what have you seen them kill?

Just heard it somewhere that they kill other birds as they are very territorial.
See the way they take on falcons and hawks, pretty savage

*vehemently hates plovers for something*

*has never seen it, just "heard it somewhere"*

Some of you are starting to sound like plovers.....

For the record, I dont shoot birds, I bloody hate plovers ,parries and magpies.

Fill ya boots Boris I say

Originally Posted by Gibo

Just heard it somewhere that they kill other birds as they are very territorial.
See the way they take on falcons and hawks, pretty savage

I agree with you that they take on harriers as I observe it several times a week. I cannot comment on their re-action to magpies, as my earlier culls have cleaned them out, but I suspect it would be the same as harriers. I can make the observation that they co-exist with the ducks, all varieties, tuis, waxeyes, sparrows, starlings , minors (unfortunately), grey warbler, peasants, , pheasants, quail, crimson rosellas (unfortunately, again) blackbirds, fantails, poultry and the thrush's who also inhabit my block.

Noisy, they may be but killers......................I doubt it. I suspect that somewhere down the line, they are getting bad and unjustified, press comments.

But if you want to talk killers, lets talk about the Pukes.

Originally Posted by gimp

*vehemently hates plovers for something*

*has never seen it, just "heard it somewhere"*

Then gives evidence about them taking on hawks/falcons possibly suggesting he has seen them do that which I have seen so believe what he has heard.

I have watched a pair of falcons take on a harrier.
Fantastic to watch.
Harrier hit the after burners after looseing a lot of feathers.:thumbup:

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Watched a falcon smoke a starling in mid flight on Friday, what an awesome sight!

If you shoot Plovers, you would need a justification story. I mean, otherwise, why would you do it?

Originally Posted by Tahr

If you shoot Plovers, you would need a justification story.

actually you wouldnt

but i shoot them cause they are the most reactive and explosive target i can find apart from tannerite
they also make a bloody racket