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Magpies everywhere
BIGINNER:
is it just me or are there $hi& not of magpies everywhere? this morning I probably saw 50+ on the way to work. there was a bunch today picking on a family of quails.
I bet those things do lots of damage to the game bird chick population and eggs.
I killed one today in my yard,... suckers are picking on my baby chickens and even going into by chicken coop after the eggs.. :bash: :bash: holy crap they cause a lot of damage in my yard,.. imagine how much damage they cause everywhere else.
these suckers are smart too... they wait till I put my shotgun away before they move in,... and they aren't very scared of me either until I reach for the shotgun,.. and they take off right away....
I need to come up with some kind of plan to get them by surprise so I can take care of the problem birds.
anyone else shoot these suckers?
eastsidemallard74:
Just a fyi, I don't think it's legal to shoot those
BIGINNER:
--- Quote from: eastsidemallard74 on June 07, 2013, 07:55:37 AM ---Just a fyi, I don't think it's legal to shoot those
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its legal if they are committing depredations...
BIGINNER:
I got this from the wdfw website.
I looks like I can shoot them for messing with game birds too. :chuckle: I didn't know that. so,... time to protect the baby quails and pheasants. :)
and i'm pretty sure they are always "about to commit" depredations
--- Quote ---Legal Status
Magpies are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. However, under the Code of Federal Regulations, “a Federal permit shall not be required to control . . . magpies, when found committing or about to commit depredations upon ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife, or when concentrated in such numbers as to constitute a health hazard or other nuisance . . .”
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PlateauNDN:
I used to have a problem with magpies to.........until I got my son a bb gun. :tup: now the pheasamts are increasing and its nice to see them running around the yard fighting for women. :tup:
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