Early winter here in the Northern part of Norway. Got this magpie on my baitpile this morning. Shot with my old .22 CZ Brno Mod.2. Ammo CCI Stinger. (Hollowpoint.) No foxes yet :/
-- Edited by NNorway22cal on Tuesday 1st of December 2015 01:50:41 PM
-- Edited by NNorway22cal on Tuesday 1st of December 2015 01:51:04 PM
Norway, Magpies are common birds here in Western Canada mostly on the agricultural landscape. Ours look identical to the specimens depicted in your photos. I shoot a good number each season.
Ted
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Yesterday I shot this HUGE crow on my baitpile. This is one of the biggest I have shot in my "career." It was eating some old bread on my baitpile, with 6 more crows.
It was shot with my old .22 Brno Mod.2, ammo CCI Stinger Hollowpoint. As you can see from the exit-wound, this is a scary powerful bullet!
I went out to my parents farm this afternoon. I have an active baitpile there, for fox hunting.
There were ALOT of magpies going crazy over the baitpile this afternoon. So I could not resist... I shot one quick with the Brno .22 , then for some reason the rest of his buddy's got crazy. Flying around the baitpile making noise. So I reloaded the .22 and got another. Its the first time I've shot 2 of them in a couple minutes. Good day!
-- Edited by NNorway22cal on Thursday 6th of October 2016 10:55:04 PM
Good shooting NN!! Two down with more that know about the bait pile.
Maybe your magpies are like our crows. When they see a dead or wounded brethren, they rally around them squawking and circling. It can be a real frenzy (and an opportunity to bag a couple more birds).
Keep up the pressure!
Demi
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A friend of the family came by the farm today. We were standing outside the house talking when we heard some magpies making noise in the trees by the baitpile. He grabbed my brothers shotgun and a #5 and got one of the bandits!
-- Edited by NNorway22cal on Sunday 23rd of October 2016 04:37:47 PM
-- Edited by NNorway22cal on Sunday 23rd of October 2016 04:38:17 PM