Catapult with a non-lethal load? Maybe something like dried peas, although that might have the opposite effect. :-)
OT: Scaring pheasants off
Mar 06, 2018
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LOL!
Only a Freudian slip I'm sure.
Cheers, T i m
No. A bird on your land is 'fair game'
Pheasants are certainly breeding in the wild,
"The bird was naturalized in Great Britain around the 1059 AD, arguably earlier, by the Romano-British.[25] It was the Caucasian species mistakenly known as the 'Old English Pheasant' rather than the Chinese pheasants (torquatus) that were introduced to Britain.[26] But it became extirpated from most of the isles in the early 17th century. There were further re-introductions of the 'white neck-ringed' variety in the 18th century. It was rediscovered as a game bird in the 1830s after being ignored for many years in an amalgam of forms. Since then it has been reared extensively by gamekeepers, and was shot in season from 1 October to 31 January. Pheasants are well adapted to the British climate and breed naturally in the wild without human supervision in copses, heaths, and commons."
So they have been here longer than socialism..
Generally it will immobilise thenm enough to break their necks
Yup. Place here is crawling with them
Yurking and strutting
No big deal.
That's what Harvey Weinstein thought.
Oh dear, I'm getting older! I read c*ck pheasant in the OP and turned that into peacock. I wondered why people thought it was okay to shoot a valuable bird like a peacock. :)
what makes a peacock valuable?
Dunno, but they are worth around £100.
Well they seem to be pretty thick in the smarts department so you might be onto a loser. maybe you can get a special dispensation to shoot them and turn them into dinners? Brian
AIUI it's the shape that scares them, with the movement in the wind giving extra realism. Just fixing one on top of a pole, not on a string, might be effective.
The allotment next to me uses them, and swears they work OK. pfj
And possibly longer than rabbits. Doesn't mean I have to like them.
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TNP has correctly pointed out that they are out of season from Feb. 1st.
Old country trick to discourage straying dogs was to reload a 12 bore cartridge with pearl barley:-)
I read that as "you might be onto a laser" :-)
I know plastic owls that just sit there are used to deter some bird species, but I assumed the hovering motion was a significant part of the effectiveness of the hawk kite.
There's a kite kite near Aberystwyth that does rather dramatic if not very natural swoops and fools me until I remember, or look straight at it.
I like them roasted or in casseroles
Perhaps for pigeons. Lots of pheasants and buzzards locally, I don't think they take any notice of each other either way.
In *that* context, I agree.
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