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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Hunting Gate => : Silo April 11, 2007, 05:14:36 PM

: I've almost cleared the neigourhood of English / House sparrows....
: Silo April 11, 2007, 05:14:36 PM

I started throwing a shredded slice or two of bread out onto the back lawn each afternoon these
last few weeks to attract the sparrows. Waited for them to get the real "casual dining" feeling
and wam! killed 7 males in the last two days. No offence but these little beggars are running more
than one nest each!
The females I'm a bit unsure about and will only take one if I see it fly from it's nest to where I can shoot it
and I've got all three of those already. The females look to much like half a dozen other "good" local
finch / song bird females that we have around here to chance it.
The starling like the bread too... I'll start in on them tomorrow.
Kids have the camera.... it'll be back on the weekend. Sorry no pics :-(

: RE: I've almost cleared the neigourhood of English / House sparrows....
: longislandhunter April 12, 2007, 02:24:29 AM

Looking forward to seeing some pics.  

Jeff

: RE: I've almost cleared the neigourhood of English / House sparrows....
: Big_Bill April 12, 2007, 05:09:48 AM

Hay Roald,

Good thinking, and fine shootin partner !

Maybe you can slowdown the hoards of flying bird feeder emptier.

: RE: I've almost cleared the neigourhood of English / House sparrows....
: nyairman April 12, 2007, 10:57:17 AM

Way to go Roald...yea lets see them pics dood. Now go get them dang Starlings tomorrow. We really need to cull em out! !

Greg

: RE: I've almost cleared the neigourhood of English / House sparrows....
: April 12, 2007, 12:17:37 PM

Like the idea of harvesting only males. Seems that way you can say they have a fighting chance.

: RE: I've almost cleared the neigourhood of English / House sparrows....
: shadow April 12, 2007, 02:32:47 PM

The thing's us airgun hunters will do for a kill hehe. Good idea guy. Ed