What do you prefer?

Glenbulldog

Always wondered when doing vermin control is there one type of vermin you prefer getting rid of than others? Personally for me it's the grey's:D

deerhunter1

Glenbulldog wrote: »

Always wondered when doing vermin control is there one type of vermin you prefer getting rid of than others? Personally for me it's the grey's:D

ya loved shooting them with 17hmr:D. but having said that the magpie i believe does more damage, ie to song birds etc hopping along hedge ways etc

FISMA

Glenbulldog wrote: »

Always wondered when doing vermin control is there one type of vermin you prefer getting rid of than others? Personally for me it's the grey's:D

If you have ever seen cows during the summer months, you may have felt some sympathy for them when it comes to the flies.

Certain birds, such as magpies and crows eat insects and larvae, which help keep down the insect population causing less stress to cattle.

Crows are also particularly intelligent and will mimic people when kept in captivity. Check youtube for "talking" crows.

Thus, I tend to give them a pass. If they damage bales of silage, that is another case altogether.

Also, all birds are protected. However, farmers are allowed to cull when they are causing damage.

Glenbulldog

deerhunter1 wrote: »

ya loved shooting them with 17hmr:D. but having said that the magpie i believe does more damage, ie to song birds etc hopping along hedge ways etc

Haven't been lucky enough to shoot the maggers maybe soon:)

garv123

Shooting rabbits on a summers evening is a great way to relax

sniperman

garv123 wrote: »

Shooting rabbits on a summers evening is a great way to relax

+1 to that;)

One shot on kill

garv123 wrote: »

Shooting rabbits on a summers evening is a great way to relax

España eh

I've been heading off for a walk most evenings when the kids go down have to say it is grand to settle the brain and a bit of alone time with no nagging.

garv123

One shot on kill wrote: »

España eh

I've been heading off for a walk most evenings when the kids go down have to say it is grand to settle the brain and a bit of alone time with no nagging.

Im missing the summers evenings this year cos of it withdrawal symptoms are kicking in. I make it back the day before the open day though

extremetaz

another vote for the rabbits.

TriggerPL

Magpies and grays ! I get the hide of a lab out of the slaughter house and corner of meadow , shoot mags with the .22magnum all week then

patdahat

It's hard to bate a mink in a cage. Love trapping them.

dodderangler

I personally don't have many rabbits on land I shoot so I don't really consider them a problem in fact I would love to see a lot more around so I'm only taking one or two when I get out on Saturdays or Sunday and seeing a few young rabbits about which is great
Not many greys or rooks about my areas either but plenty of jackdaws and magpies about and these lads are eating a lot of cattle feed
Farmer seems happy about the a amount we've taken so far but from what I see every week we've hardly even made a dent in them. They've also started picking at the bales.
Magpies have been taken mainly with the 22 while jackdaws are being done with shotgun

session savage

For me its the greys and then the maggies.
Lots of sheep being reared around here so keeping the greys in check feels like Im really doing a service. Ive seen first hand some of the things greys are capable of and there are loads of them around here.