How to get rid of crows??

[cqueen]

There's a big tree outside my bedroom window and the crows think it's hilarious so scream at each other from 04.30am.

How can I get rid? Am I allowed to shoot them with an air rifle? or would that make me a bad person?

Edited by cqueen on Sunday 9th May 10:34

[Dilligaf10]

You are only a bad person when you miss!

[anonymous-user]

They sound like Rooks! Shoot the 'Branches' (baby Rooks) and make a Rook pie! try and shoot '420' if you can!

[yazza54]

Air Rifle

[cqueen]

Glad we've not all turned into hippys just yet!!

Have a butchers at some of these bad boys...

http://www.airrifleshop.co.uk/Guns/BSA/BSAMain.htm

[mat13]

20 gauge

[PHmember]

What about seagulls? Can we shoot those f****rs as well?

[anonymous-user]

Air rifle would be my suggestion.... the legalities are a differant matter.

Do you live in a built up area? If so it is illigal to fire an air rifle in your garden.

But to be honest, no body is going to know if you're using a silenced air rifle at 4.30am.

[eldar]

MonkeyMatt said:

They sound like Rooks! Shoot the 'Branches' (baby Rooks) and make a Rook pie! try and shoot '420' if you can!

Rook pie is vile. I suspect added roadkill would improve it

[anonymous-user]

eldar said:

MonkeyMatt said:

They sound like Rooks! Shoot the 'Branches' (baby Rooks) and make a Rook pie! try and shoot '420' if you can!

Rook pie is vile. I suspect added roadkill would improve it

Mine are always lovely!

[V8mate]

Crows are brilliant. Magpies too.

Both chase the pigeons and squirrels out of my garden.

[anonymous-user]

V8mate said:

Crows are brilliant. Magpies too.

Both chase the pigeons and squirrels out of my garden.

Sounds like you have all the ingredients for a good meal in your garden!

[The Student]

champ54321 said:

But to be honest, no body is going to know if you're using a silenced air rifle at 4.30am.

It depends if you miss, and if so where the pellet ends up! Ideally if they are sat on a branch you want to shoot them so if you miss slightly the pellet hits the tree rather than next doors bathroom window!

[Killer2005]

Scarecrow?

[croyde]

[Fort Jefferson]

MonkeyMatt said:

try and shoot '420' if you can!

Don't you mean 24?

[Racefan_uk]

croyde said:

I could find some uses for that.

[remedy]

champ54321 said:

Do you live in a built up area? If so it is illigal to fire an air rifle in your garden.

No, it's not.

[Saddle bum]

remedy said:

champ54321 said:

Do you live in a built up area? If so it is illigal to fire an air rifle in your garden.

No, it's not.

Quite right, it's not. So long as the pellet does not leave the property.

[treehack]

Just hope that none of your nieghbours are greenie bird loving types. !st of April to the 1st September is considered as nesting season and ALL birds,chicks,egss and active nests are covered under this. Disturbing them or killing them can lead to a conviction and large fine if caught. Can't remember all the ins and outs of it but it does fk up a fair amount of treework.
Also rookeries may be protected all year round tho not sure of this. Just a warning.