My Dad had a running battle with magpies at the Ranch. Hated them.
Magpie Trap:
https://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex3496/$file/685-3.pdf?OpenElement
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Unfortunately, the magpies’ carnivorous habit presents a problem when it preys on beneficial wildlife, inflicts injury on young livestock and spreads livestock disease. Ultimately, there may be a need for some type of control.
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