Thread: HELP WITH MAGPIES

Originally Posted by Flyblown

Haha @Dundee. A good pile.



An older adult magpie that survives a cull like this will wise up pretty much immediately and flatly refuse to come to the call. You can see the adult birds pretty easily from the plumage and it’s really important to get these birds first. On one of my sessions recently I screwed up the first shot in the wind and clipped an adult bird - feathers only - and since then the three of them (parents and this season’s juvenile) have played games with me and just won’t come in. So I have to get them in the paddock feeding, not always easy as they’re so sharp.

I have this problem, been chasing them for a couple of weeks, either just too far for me (newish shooter), or sit in the trees beyond which are more lifestyle blocks (so can't take the chance), or like the rabbits on the ground but in front of my water tanks another no go area.