Thread: Pukeko and "Sensitive bird caring frustrated gardener" problem.

Originally Posted by MassiveAttack

All jokes about taking a crap on a pook's head aside I think you are doomed to fail. Wild animals are driven to survive and obtain food. If your garden has food then all harassing them will do is make them wait until you are not looking before they come in and start destroying things. Ultimately you need to either kill them or keep them out with physical barriers like chicken netting cages over your veg plants.

However a bit of backyard target practice is always fun so try all the suggestions first.

massive is totaly correct but try this
dig a massive hole conseal yourself in said hole.
wait for prey.
grab said pook by legs literally scareing the shit out of him/her.
step 2
after wiping pook shit from face and general area repeat until pooks desist or you run out of hidey holes
it goes without saying amount of pook excreta will vary with size of pook so dress accordingly and grip the smaller ones more gently.