Thread: Spur-winged plovers

Hey guys. Got a question for ya. I never seem to see anyone posting anything about knocking these annoying little a-holes over even though I know they are in the "not protected" part (section 5) of the wildlife act, does no-one else have a problem with them? Or is it because they used to be protected?

You haven't looked hard enough, plenty of people tip them over, look in the what little pesties have you knocked over thread.

A misnomer, they are actually 'Lap Wings' not plovers. This does not however change the fact that they is a great deal of pleasure derived from quietening them - permanently.

Only reason I don't shoot many is because I normally see them in the same place as magpies and they get the medicine first

i get quite a few. 17 hornet makes a puff of feathers when hit in the right spot

Only reason I don’t send then to departure lounge as they all already there Have a 17 Hornet but it’s way more fun with 308 lol

Shoot the ugly looking noisy little bastards.

I read a while back that they are an Aviation threat? But also they make a heck of a racket so i dealt to them with the 17.
Had about 4 of them being chased by magpies today. Why are magpies considered a pest? Apart from swooping etc?

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Originally Posted by chopsuey

I read a while back that they are an Aviation threat? But also they make a heck of a racket so i dealt to them with the 17.
Had about 4 of them being chased by magpies today. Why are magpies considered a pest? Apart from swooping etc?

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magpies compete with nz birds and are aussies. enough said

@bully Well I've been a semi regular contributor to that thread for some time now and I don't recall seeing anyone else post up any pics, hence why I asked. Not saying I haven't missed the odd post but these little buggers are not few and far between at my place, we get swarms of them so I figured others would be the same and might have put a few more posts up.

I just brought a new plover puff rifle goes BANG and you see a big puff of feathers in the scope helps fertilize my paddocks hale the 204

Good enough reason for me.
More target practice....

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And when I say problem I'm not just talking about the fkn racket they make, I'm talking about dive bombing the chooks, the cats, dog and wifey while riding the horses...We are only on 10 acres and these ARE JUST FROM THE LATER PART OF THIS YEAR!!

Magpies are just cnuts.
Doofers arent much better.

I get my fair share. I put mine up on FB though...


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