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

Legally they are classed as a gamebird so can only be shot on the wing by a licensed gambird hunter.There is know law about running them down in a vehicle but your good lady might go sceptic about wheelies in her garden. The other option is kill the bastards anyhumane way as possible and don't get caught.And don't publish your sucsess rate

Originally Posted by gonetropo

air rifle. 1/2 a cotton bud but down it. hurts like hell but no penetration

But put a wallboard pin in the cotton bud sabot and it will go through 18mm MDF and through a garage door into a car bumper (I was 13).

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Originally Posted by JasonW

But put a wallboard pin in the cotton bud sabot and it will go through 18mm MDF and through a garage door into a car bumper (I was 13).

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at 13 i was gluing rifle primers on the front of 22 cal air pellets. local rats at the forestry dump never stood chance . my god they stunk when exploded !!

Frozen paintballs, oh sorry its not a stag do

Originally Posted by LBD

Right yes well... if that carry on is what it takes for you to prove your dominance.... (Mental note to self... turn down any invite to a game food meal at Massive Attacks house)

They generally won't stay still long enough for me to take a crap on them so this seemed easier.

Try putting up warning notices around the boundary of your Garden.

I.E.
"No Pukekos Past This Point".

If that doesn't work then maybe you could request a family group conference and politely ask them to stay off the garden.

If by a remote chance that doesn't work , and I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work, then I'd blast them with a 12ga and make sure you have open chokes fitted if your only shooting 25m.

Cheers
Pete

Use a full choke

Originally Posted by MassiveAttack

Once you catch it in the cage trap, don't just turn the hose on it. Prove your dominance over it by unzipping and pissing on it.

ah so now we know the true meaning of the moniker "massive attack", urea with ya pukeko anyone???

Trying the foil option now... if no change in a week it is a BB gun....

One future morning in Murch.....

Originally Posted by LBD

Trying the foil option now... if no change in a week it is a BB gun....

One future morning in Murch.....

Cool, keep us posted.
I'm interested to hear if the foil works.

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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.

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.

Originally Posted by LBD

Trying the foil option now... if no change in a week it is a BB gun....

One future morning in Murch.....

If thats the wife, where's the problem??

Originally Posted by Awaian

If thats the wife, where's the problem??

That is portraying the wife's mood... there will be a problem if the birds do not depart from the garden.

If all you have is a WSM300 go buy yourself a 12 gauge or get a cage trap bait it with maze and give them a swimming lessons. But if you do get rid of a few more new pooks will keep coming cus there overpopulated. So go hard out on the duckling eating beggers this game bird season.