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Surprising Outcome From Magpie Trap
Last week I posted about the Magpies I had trapped around my house in the city. There were a large # of the annoying nuisances (about 11) that were really causing some aggravation. After trapping 3 the first day and 2 the next, I must admit that I just didn't have the heart to kill them, so they were released unharmed after a strong talking to.
Since then not one Magpie has been seen or heard around our block. Guess they decided to move to another neighborhood. I find this very strange, but am glad their gone.
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07-18-2015, 12:06 PM
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You scared them off. That's a good outcome. They are neat looking birds.
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07-18-2015, 12:54 PM
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He scared them from his neighbourhood to yours.... 
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07-18-2015, 01:07 PM
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Oh good. Now they are someone else's problem.
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07-18-2015, 01:09 PM
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Oh good. Now they are someone else's problem.
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And twice as hard to trap again. 
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07-18-2015, 01:33 PM
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Reasonable solution to a problem, lmao
Similarly the Park Managers in Stanley Park , Vancouver BC, net large numbers of Canada Geese, whom goose poop the lawns so thouroughly that humans fear to walk, much less play or picnic there, , ,
So upon having enough trapped geese to fill their transportation poultry truck/van , the staff hurriedly drive their precious cargo of pretty poooping geese many miles out to the Fraser Valley , where lovingly they release the goose poooping culprits into the wild.
NOW by some wondrous marvel of nature , the Newly Re-located Canada goose poopers take flight and are back in Stanley Park about 3 hours before the the poultry truck can fight its way back into Vancouver though the snarrelled traffic,,,
What a bunch of morons,
Simple solutions for simple people
Birds can fly ? ? Wow, who'd a thunk ?
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07-18-2015, 01:44 PM
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Magpies are bad buggers and attack nests and they are smart enough to know
exactly when the fledglings are ready to leave the nest. We always get a nice family of wrens each year that I have to protect sometimes.
The wren family made it and flew the coop without as much of a thank you. 
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Magpies are bad buggers and attack nests and they are smart enough to know
exactly when the fledglings are ready to leave the nest. We always get a nice family of wrens each year that I have to protect sometimes.
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They are a pest/invasive species , introduced here long ago, like in BC they can be hunted/killed anywhere anytime with no limit, as do house sparrows, European starlings and domestic pigeons ( pests) DOA
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07-18-2015, 02:12 PM
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They are a pest/invasive species , introduced here long ago, like in BC they can be hunted/killed anywhere anytime with no limit, as do house sparrows, European starlings and domestic pigeons ( pests) DOA
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I know about those other birds and that you can shoot them but I was unaware that Magpies were not a native species. Interesting...
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07-18-2015, 02:49 PM
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I know about those other birds and that you can shoot them but I was unaware that Magpies were not a native species. Interesting...
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No, they are a Native species, used to associate with the bison herds, but obviously very adaptable
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-billed_magpie
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Yeah I thought so Grizz....
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07-18-2015, 05:44 PM
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They eat my berries, where do I buy a trap?
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07-18-2015, 05:57 PM
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Pellet gun depending on neighbors...
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07-18-2015, 06:52 PM
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They eat my berries, where do I buy a trap?
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Well I'm moving it to a friends house next week for a few days, then you can borrow it the week after. Doesen't take long to do the job. PM me if your in Edm. area, and want to use it.
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Pellet gun depending on neighbors...
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Bought the good old Daisy red Ryder BB gun for the Magpies in my yard. It's very quiet, spring actuated, and non lethal, 275 ft/sec. I was very impressed at at accuracy once I set up the sight's. Can nail them at 25 yards every time. The Whack from the BB and Squawk they make once hit makes me giggle each time!.
Unfortunately, after a couple busy day's, they now avoid my yard like the plague.
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07-18-2015, 11:16 PM
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What kind of trap do you use?
How is it constructed? Can you post a picture?
Thanks
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07-18-2015, 11:18 PM
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Can you show me some pics of the trap?
I badly need one myself.
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Magpies are bad buggers and attack nests and they are smart enough to know
exactly when the fledglings are ready to leave the nest. We always get a nice family of wrens each year that I have to protect sometimes.
The wren family made it and flew the coop without as much of a thank you. |
The buggers killed everything in my yard this year. Next year will be different.
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Magpie Trap
As requested here is a pic. of the trap I'm using. It is homemade by someone else, and bassically it is just a "drum" made of carpenter mesh, with a "funnel" in the bottom for magpies to enter. If you google "magpie traps" there is a lot of different designs and idea's on building one. Personally I would have added a floor and a latched door, but this did the trick.
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07-19-2015, 08:46 AM
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Thank you for posting waterninja, time to break out the tools.
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07-19-2015, 11:50 AM
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more pics
hey, can you post some more pictures of the entrance way please.
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09-28-2015, 08:23 PM
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Just wondering if anyone trapping them has kept the tails? Id be interested in using them as they are pests theres no regulations
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This thread needs more Treeguy...................
Unfortunately he seems to be yet another great member who doesn't make too many appearances here anymore. We are less for not getting to experience his stories anymore....
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09-28-2015, 09:54 PM
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This thread needs more Treeguy...................
Unfortunately he seems to be yet another great member who doesn't make too many appearances here anymore. We are less for not getting to experience his stories anymore....
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next time you catch a few magpies in nice shape contact a few taxidermists. Magpies make a nice touch on full body mounts placed in a scene. Like a bear in a tree. Taxidermists might want a few.
Also, guys that tie their own flies might be interested in some feathers. Nice iridescent and clear white feathers.
Waterninja... you are a crafty type of guy. Make some back scratchers from the feet for xmas gifts.
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Last week I posted about the Magpies I had trapped around my house in the city. There were a large # of the annoying nuisances (about 11) that were really causing some aggravation. After trapping 3 the first day and 2 the next, I must admit that I just didn't have the heart to kill them, so they were released unharmed after a strong talking to.
Since then not one Magpie has been seen or heard around our block. Guess they decided to move to another neighborhood. I find this very strange, but am glad their gone.
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They have friends, kinda like the Hells Angels, you are a mark now, starts with silence, then a glimpse every now and then, I would pack up and move now, don't contact no one for at least two years...good luck!
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Who's tree guy?
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He was a regular contributor to the forum and was very knowledgeable and seemed to be a really great guy. Too bad he's no longer posting......
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09-30-2015, 03:04 PM
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Nice try........
I don't really buy the fact that you have only been here since Sept 2014.....I have a feeling this is not your first rodeo.
You know darn well who Treeguy is........
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