catching a callbird

franknrol

hi all, how do you go about catching the first magpie for your trap? i put a bit of a dead rabbit in the center compartment to avail. have 4 in the garden every morning taunting/laughing at me.

mightymouse311

hey i had a trap in my parents house not set for ages put it in the grass with some moss in the bottom and made up a nest with a small chicken egg in it on saturday and by midday sunday had my first bird transferred it to the middle section fed and watered it came back later to check it my dad had let two of them out on me not a happy bunny but thats how i got my call bird

franknrol

Thanks lad, i,ll try that now. hopefully it'll work as there's 2 outside now. starting to p*** me off.

dclarke1977

hi there used a decoy magpie in center compartment about a month ago next morning had magpie caught transfered her to middle compartment and then the fun started have 37 caught since and have only moved the trap about four times to new areas all within a 1000 yard radious of my house

richiedel123

mightymouse311 wrote: »

hey i had a trap in my parents house not set for ages put it in the grass with some moss in the bottom and made up a nest with a small chicken egg in it on saturday and by midday sunday had my first bird transferred it to the middle section fed and watered it came back later to check it my dad had let two of them out on me not a happy bunny but thats how i got my call bird

Put chicken eggs in mine yesterday too and had a grey crow this morning so it worked for me too

quicko

I always struggle to get the first. The only magpie I have caught without being given a call bird was under very strange circumstances. One morning I heard a loud tapping at our patio doors in the dinning room. When I looked a magpie was pecking furiously at a butterfly on the opposite side of the glass. It flew off once it seen me only to return about 2 mins later. I caught the butterfly in a pint glass and put it in the trap on the deck. Within about 30 mins I had caught the magpie :-)

franknrol

quicko wrote: »

I always struggle to get the first. The only magpie I have caught without being given a call bird was under very strange circumstances. One morning I heard a loud tapping at our patio doors in the dinning room. When I looked a magpie was pecking furiously at a butterfly on the opposite side of the glass. It flew off once it seen me only to return about 2 mins later. I caught the butterfly in a pint glass and put it in the trap on the deck. Within about 30 mins I had caught the magpie :-)

Are butterflys as hard to catch?:D if they are i think I'll give up this trappin lark

Cass

Lads.

On the issue of trading, selling, etc of callbirds. This issue has come up on many occasions, and unfortunately the answer is still the same.

The trading, selling, giving, lending, etc, etc of call birds is a tricky subject, and one we have on numerous occasions sought a resolution to from those in the know. Thus far we have yet to receive a definite "Yay" or "Nay" as to whether this practice is 100% legal.

We are continuing to seek a definite answer, but until such a time we are airing on the side of caution and do not want to risk the site or our members by allowing discussions on what may very well be illegal activity.

We will update as we get new information.