Is it ok to kill magpies ?

goldfishlover

can i legally kill them ?

minxie

And why would you do something like that

Dumb

minxie wrote: »

And why would you do something like that

Exactly. What's up with you.

doctor evil

They are considered vermin so go ahead.

Nature is red in tooth and claw, a magpie wouldn't hesitate in pecking the eyes out of a cast sheep.

Dumb

doctor evil wrote: »

They are considered vermin so go ahead.

Nature is red in tooth and claw, a magpie wouldn't hesitate in pecking the eyes out of a cast sheep.

Yes but why go out and kill amagpie?

opti76

Dumb wrote: »

Yes but why go out and kill amagpie?

to play devils advovate -why not???

jill_valentine

Yeah but, a farmer would probably know whether it's alright to kill them or not.

Wanting to kill stuff for the sake of killing it is a bit odd?

Dumb

This thread will go off in a rampant. What's the point of it? Obviously one should not kill anything but argue away if ye must

goldfishlover

i have 6 magpies that torment the swallows in my shed

they also torment the 2 backyard chickens that i have

Resi12

For the sake of it , No.
You wouldn't shoot a person for the sake of it so why would you shoot something that also breathes?!

Dumb

goldfishlover wrote: »

i have 6 magpies that torment the swallows in my shed

they also torment the 2 backyard chickens that i have

Yea. But that's hardly a reason to murder them.

minxie

goldfishlover wrote: »

i have 6 magpies that torment the swallows in my shed

they also torment the 2 backyard chickens that i have

How about leaving some food out for them

thats all they are after

olaola

ARG! I was just woken up by the critters cackling in my chimney. grrrrrrr

cowzerp

Dumb wrote: »

Yea. But that's hardly a reason to murder them.

So if you had 6 rats visit your house every day to get food would you just leave them be?

Your looking with blinkers on im afraid.

Gordon Gekko

Discussed here before.

We humans are a great species altogether - something interferes with our 'right' to do what we want, and we seek to exterminate it :rolleyes:

cloudy day

goldfishlover wrote: »

can i legally kill them ?

Think maybe you'd be better off posting this in the shooting forum where the lads actually know what they are talking about.

It would help to state your circumstances.

Yes Let's protect the Magpies. Stuff the beautiful little baby songbirds that they murder. And the poor ewes who get their eye's took out of their heads when they are awake when they are cast and the baby lambs.

sos33

goldfishlover wrote: »

i have 6 magpies that torment the swallows in my shed

they also torment the 2 backyard chickens that i have

get the chickens and the swallows to join forces and defeat the dictatorship of magpie:D

star-pants

Magpies annoy people and other birds/animals yes, but so do many other creatures.

I do not advocate killing magpies. Nor am I saying 'lets save the magpies'. There's a few in our area but I'm not going to get out the pellet gun. We have food for the birds, but the smaller ones, the large birds can't get to it. We have had mice before and yes we set traps, but that's because mice can get into your house with diseases whereas magpies don't.

Everything is relative.
Should we kill foxes because they kill chickens? no
Should we kill cheetahs because they kill ibex and other animals? no
Should I shoot the wood pigeons that sit on top of my chimney and coo down it at insane hours of the morning & wake me up? no

Gordon Gekko

cloudy day wrote: »

that they murder.

*sigh*

lightening

Resi12 wrote: »

For the sake of it , No.
You wouldn't shoot a person for the sake of it so why would you shoot something that also breathes?!

cloudy day wrote: »

Stuff the beautiful little baby songbirds that they murder. And the poor ewes who get their eye's took out of their heads when they are awake when they are cast and the baby lambs.

Hilarious!!!! High drama from both camps!

Won't someone think of the poor baby trildren?