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Since I'm out in the country I can shoot my little Henry as needed...been getting rid of vermin Interloper Starlings at with my house and my mom's...I will admit they are smart...after first one shot those remaining instantly learn to flee out a couple hundred yards when they see me step outside with my little Henry. However they all over last few weeks trapped up and got shot ,except this last crafty one...it finally got too complacent and stopped in the top of a tree about 45 yards from me and the Henry...using the side of an oak to steady me (I'm no great shot for sure!..but the Henry is! ...we kilt him thus freeing the Homeland for the native birds I love ....

there are times when I wished we were further out in the county where I give similar careful attention to such vermin ... wonder how long before a replacement flock comes along

Ozarkwoodswalker wrote:Since I'm out in the country I can shoot my little Henry as needed...been getting rid of vermin Interloper Starlings at with my house and my mom's...I will admit they are smart...after first one shot those remaining instantly learn to flee out a couple hundred yards when they see me step outside with my little Henry. However they all over last few weeks trapped up and got shot ,except this last crafty one...it finally got too complacent and stopped in the top of a tree about 45 yards from me and the Henry...using the side of an oak to steady me (I'm no great shot for sure!..but the Henry is! ...we kilt him thus freeing the Homeland for the native birds I love ....

I hate starlings. They should have never been here in the first place. They are smart, but I've taken out a few with the Sheridan pump. They go through the wife's suet cakes like buzz saws. Always grunt as they fly away...yuk!
The last few I took out were quickly taken away by the hawks...gotta love the raptors...

I'm not a fan of Starlings, either...dirty birds. Every year, we have a pair of Northern Flickers start a nest in a hollow tree in the back yard, and every year they get harassed by throngs of Starlings until they give up. Ticks me off every time.

Suet doesn't last long here either as long as they're around.

roddy wrote:I'm not a fan of Starlings, either...dirty birds. Every year, we have a pair of Northern Flickers start a nest in a hollow tree in the back yard, and every year they get harassed by throngs of Starlings until they give up. Ticks me off every time.

Suet doesn't last long here either as long as they're around.

Gotta be stealthy with those suckers, but good target practice!!

The knot hole in my maple tree that the starlings were nesting in before I put the .22lr to them
.. now has bluebirds using it. That's an improvement in my way of thinking.

Ozarkwoodswalker wrote:The knot hole in my maple tree that the starlings were nesting in before I put the .22lr to them
.. now has bluebirds using it. That's an improvement in my way of thinking.

Good job creating a new home for good birds.
And some target practice to boot!

roddy wrote:I'm not a fan of Starlings, either...dirty birds. Every year, we have a pair of Northern Flickers start a nest in a hollow tree in the back yard, and every year they get harassed by throngs of Starlings until they give up. Ticks me off every time.

Suet doesn't last long here either as long as they're around.

Tell this N/E Ca. muleskinner what suet is?

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Basically a fat and peanut butter brick with dead bugs in it. Although there are varieties with bird seed and/or dried fruit in the mix.

Jenkinsd wrote:

roddy wrote:I'm not a fan of Starlings, either...dirty birds. Every year, we have a pair of Northern Flickers start a nest in a hollow tree in the back yard, and every year they get harassed by throngs of Starlings until they give up. Ticks me off every time.

Suet doesn't last long here either as long as they're around.

Tell this N/E Ca. muleskinner what suet is?

Mags wrote:.
Basically a fat and peanut butter brick with dead bugs in it. Although there are varieties with bird seed and/or dried fruit in the mix.

Jenkinsd wrote:

roddy wrote:I'm not a fan of Starlings, either...dirty birds. Every year, we have a pair of Northern Flickers start a nest in a hollow tree in the back yard, and every year they get harassed by throngs of Starlings until they give up. Ticks me off every time.

Suet doesn't last long here either as long as they're around.

Tell this N/E Ca. muleskinner what suet is?

Yep. It is a good high energy food source through the winter, when pickin's are slim. Woodpeckers love the stuff.

JEBar wrote: wonder how long before a replacement flock comes along

Give it 5 minutes.

I use my wife's suet blocks for bait for Starlings and English sparrows. I sit on my back porch at my shooting bench with my CZ 452 sand bagged and just wait for them to show up. I use sub sonic hollow points and they are deadly. The bullet hitting the fat starlings is as loud as the ammo especially out of the Ultra Lux CZ with the 28.6" barrel. My other 452's are a little louder but not by much. Killed 41 one morning with it being a foggy rain drizzling day. The light rain days are best for a lot of shooting those lousy pests.

bandit1250 wrote:I use my wife's suet blocks for bait for Starlings and English sparrows. I sit on my back porch at my shooting bench with my CZ 452 sand bagged and just wait for them to show up. I use sub sonic hollow points and they are deadly. The bullet hitting the fat starlings is as loud as the ammo especially out of the Ultra Lux CZ with the 28.6" barrel. My other 452's are a little louder but not by much. Killed 41 one morning with it being a foggy rain drizzling day. The light rain days are best for a lot of shooting those lousy pests.

Keep up the good work bandit!
Reducing the population of those nasty birds is a good thing!