abolter

I would drop ALL magpies given the chance, and carrions. Larsens are the way to go though if you want to really help the local wild bird population. I have taken 38 magpies and 92 crows this year. We dont extend any courtesy to rabbits that probably have young underground, or pigeons mullering crops. I will put 54g through the nest if I know where it is though. If your magpie is feeding chicks then it will be feeding them on other birds young and eggs for sure. Do what you feel comfortable with

I blitz them hard but use larsens and then rifles for the ones that wont play. Got them down to a single pair last year and it took 2 months to nobble the last 2 with the rifle and shotgun. Last one involved me bursting out of the patio doors with the semi auto 12g like rambo and leathering it in the back field. Since then another pair turned up and I got em both in 10 mins with .17hmr. Then insult to injury yesterday 4 (!!!) turned up yesterday. .17 from bedroom window got one. Just bought more larsend for this year tho. (for the record I dont live on a housing estate in toxteth!!)

Varmint hunter in the US. http://www.varminthunter.org/ only first couple of articles free. Surprisingly well written though