Virtually all native birds are protected by the Lacey Act. Blackbirds, crows and magpies can sometimes be...

Jun 13, 2021
6:44:54pm

Brisco All-American

controlled when harming crops, etc. This means that the only birds you can kill any time you want are English sparrows, European starlings, Eurasian doves and pigeons.

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Brisco

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Any ideas on how to legally persuade birds to keep off of power lines. We have

Pepe

6/13/21 4:33pm

Is it illegal to shoot them with a pellet gun?

Slim

6/13/21 4:34pm

Depends on the species

WhirleyPop

6/13/21 4:34pm

What kind of birds are they Pepe?

Slim

6/13/21 4:35pm

Worthless pigeons.

Pepe

6/13/21 4:37pm

RE: Worthless pigeons.

WhirleyPop

6/13/21 4:41pm

Megaphone category? What was that for? Yelling at people? Seems redundant.

ponys

6/13/21 4:43pm

There are a couple of crows I'd like to shoot. I wonder if they're fair game.

Cougar Junkie

6/13/21 4:37pm

Just make sure they are crows and not ravens

CBaass

6/13/21 5:18pm

That was informative. Thanks! Now I'm sure they're crows.

Cougar Junkie

6/13/21 5:37pm

And ravens can learn to talk

Nat Gas Man

6/13/21 5:38pm

Virtually all native birds are protected by the Lacey Act. Blackbirds, crows and magpies can sometimes be...

Brisco

6/13/21 6:44pm

No difficulty getting permits to kill birds that attacked our blueberry farm

CougarThug

6/13/21 6:56pm

I was always told that growing up, but I do live in Texas now...

Pepe

6/13/21 4:36pm

Sgooting in the city is the tough part here

Backcountry

6/13/21 4:43pm

Well, legally you could file a motion with the court

Carnac

6/13/21 4:39pm

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Grammar Police

6/13/21 4:41pm

This

claw

6/13/21 4:40pm

RE: Any ideas on how to legally persuade birds to keep off of power lines. We

Oompabluepaw

6/13/21 4:40pm

That is amazing.

Pepe

6/13/21 4:41pm

Don't some places put up fake owls to keep birds away?

Ragnar Danneskjold

6/13/21 4:41pm

RE: Don't some places put up fake owls to keep birds away?

Cougarrr

6/13/21 5:20pm

Fake owls almost never work after a few days.

Brisco

6/13/21 6:36pm

What about a stuffed bear?

Ragnar Danneskjold

6/14/21 9:48am

Have you tried reverse psychology?

yahtzee

6/13/21 4:42pm

I have a Gamo Urban .22 pellet gun. Super accurate and plenty powerful for

WhirleyPop

6/13/21 4:42pm

How do they taste?

Leishdoggydog

6/13/21 5:22pm

Sorry, moral of the story. Don’t buy houses near power lines

Nat Gas Man

6/13/21 5:18pm

How about a drone? You could get people to pay you for the experience of

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