A magpie hunting.... not hunting a magpie!

session savage

I was working on a roof yesterday and the field below us was alive with rabbits with the odd pigeon and magpie landing in the same field every so often. As we were working we heard a young grazer squealing and when we looked down there was a magpie flapping around the rabbit pecking at it. As the rabbit was trying to crawl away the magpie was really going for it and was pecking and clawing at the rabbit and the both of them eventually disappeared into the ditch at which point the rabbit let out one last squeal.

I'm sure we have all seen magpies hunting for nests along hedgerows before but this was the first time I saw a magpie hunting down a rabbit.

Anyone else seen this before?

meathstevie

session savage wrote: »

I was working on a roof yesterday and the field below us was alive with rabbits with the odd pigeon and magpie landing in the same field every so often. As we were working we heard a young grazer squealing and when we looked down there was a magpie flapping around the rabbit pecking at it. As the rabbit was trying to crawl away the magpie was really going for it and was pecking and clawing at the rabbit and the both of them eventually disappeared into the ditch at which point the rabbit let out one last squeal.

I'm sure we have all seen magpies hunting for nests along hedgerows before but this was the first time I saw a magpie hunting down a rabbit.

Anyone else seen this before?

Yes and no, seen four of them together doing exactly the same with a young hare a right few years ago.

Cass

I've seen magpie mobbing other birds, cats, dogs, and any animal that gets too close or simply pisses the magpie off (:D), but never seen one continuously attack an animal.

session savage

Cass wrote: »

I've seen magpie mobbing other birds, cats, dogs, and any animal that gets too close or simply pisses the magpie off (:D), but never seen one continuously attack an animal.

Yeah it was a first for me and the guy with me. But this magpie was clearly going for the kill.

Cass

Wonder if it did kill it. Cannot believe a rabbit would not run like feck. Enough to escape a magpie.

tomtucker81

This afternoon I saw from my bedroom window a magpie drag a chick from a nest and peck away at it. I'd never seen this before but knew magpies did such. Best part was the missus saw it too('oh god, leave it alone, shoo, get away,its not listening to me'), and she now wants me to aid the survival chances of smaller songbirds in the area by whatever means.....

EPointer=Birdss

tomtucker81 wrote: »

This afternoon I saw from my bedroom window a magpie drag a chick from a nest and peck away at it. I'd never seen this before but knew magpies did such. Best part was the missus saw it too('oh god, leave it alone, shoo, get away,its not listening to me'), and she now wants me to aid the survival chances of smaller songbirds in the area by whatever means.....

Oh how the masses only know they're bleeding when they put their hands in the wound! Education is truely an eye opener - if only more people would open their eyes & minds we would avoid a lot of headaches!!

Get her trapping lad quick!

Capercaille

Magpie just doing what it's supposed to do.

Holdover

Got the larsen going again its worth putting in the effort now, as the fledglings are on the move and haven't smartened up yet, got 5 in last 4 days.
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stop animal cruelty

Holdover wrote: »

Got the larsen going again its worth putting in the effort now, as the fledglings are on the move and haven't smartened up yet, got 5 in last 4 days.
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wtf is that? doese it trap the magpies??


thats horrible about the poor rabbit :(

DieselPowered

Magpie's are vermin. My uncle has a cage (similar idea to above) and regularly catches them..

1shot16

What do they do when they trap them?Feed them lead of what :P :pac:

DieselPowered

They do what you normally do with vermin

1shot16

I knew they did that with rats but not birds.They should really feed em lead much more humane if i say so meself!

hedzball

stop animal cruelty wrote: »

wtf is that? doese it trap the magpies??


thats horrible about the poor rabbit :(

lol...

stop animal cruelty

hedzball wrote: »

lol...

lol at what

TriggerPL

stop animal cruelty wrote: »

lol at what

Let me guess , poor rabbit ! Horrible trapping birds , were all sick in the head bla bla bla !!

wexfordman2

stop animal cruelty wrote: »

lol at what

I'm taking a guess, but based on your username, you walking into the hunting forum, is a bit like a Muslim cleric waking into a gay bar. Your perfectly safe, but your probably not going to like what you see. I would turn around and walk out the door if I was you.

Of course, you may be just be a cleric in the closet, and if so, pull up a stool and order a babysham for yourself! :-)

wexfordman2

session savage wrote: »

Yeah it was a first for me and the guy with me. But this magpie was clearly going for the kill.

I keep chickens down the bottom of the garden, and last month or so, been getting no eggs. Fecking magpies and grey crows been taking em it turned out.

Put a netting over the coop, threw out the larsen trap, and managed to get a grey and a magpie first day, but they stayed clear of the trap after that.

Took em a while to figure out I had the shottie as well though :-) 4 grey crows less and I'm back in eggs now. Theivin barstewards

Hitchens

Does anyone seriously believe that magpies have only recently started preying on other animals?

Their behaviour is only what millions of years of evolution has proven to be a successful strategy for their species.

They don't hate the rabbitt or any other animal, like we don't hate cattle or sheep just because we eat them for food.

stop animal cruelty

TriggerPL wrote: »

Let me guess , poor rabbit ! Horrible trapping birds , were all sick in the head bla bla bla !!

no, l asked lol at what?

you're a bit OTT with the "were all sick in the head" lm not some crazy animal rights activtist. I simply hate animal cruelty. l also asked what was the trap thingy the magpies were in. Dont like magpies cause l think their vermin, but l still wouldn't trap them or anything like that. Im not here to give a leature to ye (just cause of my username) l simply asked a question.

stop animal cruelty

wexfordman2 wrote: »

I'm taking a guess, but based on your username, you walking into the hunting forum, is a bit like a Muslim cleric waking into a gay bar. Your perfectly safe, but your probably not going to like what you see. I would turn around and walk out the door if I was you.

Of course, you may be just be a cleric in the closet, and if so, pull up a stool and order a babysham for yourself! :-)

Iv seen/come across worse, il pass on the babysham, thanks all the same

TriggerPL

stop animal cruelty wrote: »

no, l asked lol at what?

you're a bit OTT with the "were all sick in the head" lm not some crazy animal rights activtist. I simply hate animal cruelty. l also asked what was the trap thingy the magpies were in. Dont like magpies cause l think their vermin, but l still wouldn't trap them or anything like that. Im not here to give a leature to ye (just cause of my username) l simply asked a question.

Ok fair enough we just have so many antis trolling from time to time , don't judge what we do till u experience what we do

Cass

Okay folks, let's keep this on topic and civil.

Everyone is welcome to post here. As long as people stick to the rules, and know what they are "getting into" when posting here. This forum is for hunters, and sports shooters. The discussion of hunting as an ethical or morally right pursuit is off limits as it's 100% legal.

The discussion of certain issues within hunting is permitted once the rules are not broken as are questions about hunting. Such as the use of traps, etc.


@ stop animal cruelty - Please understand that the majority of people against animal cruelty come on here to troll, and make accusations, and the term "sick in the head" has actually been used (among other not so subtle comments). Your username only heightens the regular posters apprehension. So they become immediately more skeptical.

stop animal cruelty

TriggerPL wrote: »

Ok fair enough we just have so many antis trolling from time to time , don't judge what we do till u experience what we do

I'v seen hunting going on, I know people who hunt, I am in a postition to judge it. I simply dont like it. I can go on but l'm not gonna. Like l said in my previous posts, l came on this to ask a question, l didnt come on to give a lecture. In fact my question still hasn't been answered but got the "oh this ones a troll" vibe. Im not a troll & tbh I know ld get a bit of a bolli*ing if l threw my views about hunting on this forum not interested in doing that.

Maybe ye shouldnt judge the username til ye know what the user has to say?

stop animal cruelty

Cass wrote: »

Okay folks, let's keep this on topic and civil.

Everyone is welcome to post here. As long as people stick to the rules, and know what they are "getting into" when posting here. This forum is for hunters, and sports shooters. The discussion of hunting as an ethical or morally right pursuit is off limits as it's 100% legal.

The discussion of certain issues within hunting is permitted once the rules are not broken as are questions about hunting. Such as the use of traps, etc.


@ stop animal cruelty - Please understand that the majority of people against animal cruelty come on here to troll, and make accusations, and the term "sick in the head" has actually been used (among other not so subtle comments). Your username only heightens the regular posters apprehension. So they become immediately more skeptical.

Ya I understand that but l honestly didnt come on this to troll etc. cba getting into a "fight" abou the whole thing, l dont like that on boards. I just asked a question. That was it. Some people over reacted over nothing.

endacl

The hunters I know wouldn't be all that keen on cruelty. There's more behind a 'clean kill' than pride in a good shot.

There's no tragedy in the sudden end of a prey animal's life. It's the inevitable end.

stop animal cruelty

Live & let live. I'll leave it at that.

Cass

stop animal cruelty wrote: »

I simply dont like it.

As per forum rules;

Forum Charter wrote:

This is a hunting forum so if you're anti-hunting, we recommend that you don't post and don't read any posts; you are going to be offended. .

stop animal cruelty wrote:

Maybe ye shouldnt judge the username til ye know what the user has to say?

It's kinda hard not to with a username such as your one. It would be very much like me going onto the A&PI forum with a username like "kill all animals".

stop animal cruelty wrote: »

Some people over reacted over nothing.

Appreciate the comment, but again the username and a long, long history of trolling, and abuse has people cautious. We try not to pre-judge, but it's human nature.


Getting back on topic. This incident has nothing to do with hunters or people. It's nature at it's very basic. However it's an interesting topic so let's not get too distracted with discussion of usernames, morality, etc. relating to hunting.

hedzball

stop animal cruelty wrote: »

Live & let live. I'll leave it at that.

Bar the rabbit the rabbit is dead.



I was "lol" ing at the username as said figured it was another troll but I will hold back my views there.

As for "the poor rabbit" if it wasn't for the conservation methods of hunters controlling vermin there wouldn't be too many "poor rabbit"'s abut..


I've seen antis and I wouldn't want to give you my view on them



Mags are cute heors.. I see them at the sea line where all along all I saw were greys .. they are picking up on what the greys have been at for years..





'hdz

1shot16

stop animal cruelty wrote: »

Live & let live. I'll leave it at that.

hedzball wrote: »

Bar the rabbit the rabbit is dead.

^ Too right haha nd also those magpies that end up in the traps :P :pac:

stop animal cruelty

^ and thats another reason why l dont like magpies!

ok lm off this, good luck!

TriggerPL

stop animal cruelty wrote: »

^ and thats another reason why l dont like magpies!

ok lm off this, good luck!

To ans ur question the steel mesh cage is a common method of trapping a magpie , buy using there teratorial instincts against them ! Bringing a magpie into another area , cause magpies in that area to attack or try to run the call bird out of it area , ending up with them in the trap .

Thanks for visiting ! Call anytime if ya have a hunting related question

1shot16

Shot two magpies yesterday left em out in the field and in the morning they were gone... rather the foxes eatin dirty dead magpies than those little bunnies if i say so myself! Love if i was able to record the foxes that would be nice to see!

Holdover

Wow! I hadn't checked again in till now, post got a bit busy Thanks for answering the query.
Got 1 more today and 2 more new ones hanging around, have a pond with a few ducks so its a busy spot, birds always coming and going trying to get a bit of barley.
Caught lots of mags in the trap but never any Greys, I keep the Hornet for them 35gr V-Max work well :eek:
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johnk123

1shot16 wrote: »

Shot two magpies yesterday left em out in the field and in the morning they were gone... rather the foxes eatin dirty dead magpies than those little bunnies if i say so myself! Love if i was able to record the foxes that would be nice to see!

Have a look at the posts on here about the trail cameras in aldi! I did a bit of youtubing the other night and found they are similar to another camera sold in the US.. seems to get good reviews! I'm going to get one myself I think

1shot16

johnk123 wrote: »

Have a look at the posts on here about the trail cameras in aldi! I did a bit of youtubing the other night and found they are similar to another camera sold in the US.. seems to get good reviews! I'm going to get one myself I think

Ive see primos sell a good camera u can record take photos and time lapse!Cant afford it though mabye birthday present Theres most foxes to record but i might record a mink or stoat or badger!

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/350811570254?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

dodderangler

1shot16 wrote: »

Shot two magpies yesterday left em out in the field and in the morning they were gone... rather the foxes eatin dirty dead magpies than those little bunnies if i say so myself! Love if i was able to record the foxes that would be nice to see!

Shot em with what mate?

Cass

Stab in the dark here, but a gun i'd imagine.

garv123

Cass wrote: »

Stab in the dark here, but a gun i'd imagine.

Cass

Well someone was going to do say it, just thought i'd beat them.










Don't worry i've infracted myself for being a dick.