I don't have a remedy but have to admit they are a pest.
You can chase a whole lot off the bow and by the time you are back in the cockpit they are all up at the stern having a nicle little chatter among themselves as though nothing had happened. Now, if I had an air-rifle,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Back last century river bird hunters used a punt gun
Biggest kill with one shot was 1600 birds ducks in this case

What I find quite ironic is,

That when I was a delinquent teenager I could walk down the road with an air rifle over my shoulder (in Randwick, Sydney) and shoot every living thing I could see. (excluding humans) and no one batted an eyelid.
Now, as a lot more matured (my opinion) adult I can't even buy the slugs for the air-rifle without having to go through my adult son who has a permit and can therefore buy some slugs for me.
LooseChange, When I had a .22 before the Howard Govt decided to buy back the guns from responsible shooters but then leave them in the hands of the loopy s who were never going to hand their guns back anyway, I never used to shoot long Z ammo, I just used normal .22 longs.
While I am sure your long Z ammo is quieter than most air-rifles I really don't give a rats anus as my original quote was just hypothetical anyway.
On the flip side, it's quite relaxing sitting in the cockpit plinking away at targets floating away behind you in an anchorage without anybody knowing your enjoying yourself so much.
Double flip side. Nothing gets coconuts out of tree's like a 12 gauge.

HG02 said..
Did you know that one Loose Change

Will it make you happy if I say no?......... No.

LooseChange said..

HG02 said..
Did you know that one Loose Change

Will it make you happy if I say no?......... No.

ok

LooseChange said..
A much better option which I have successfully used is a blow gun made from 16mm alloy tube with darts made from nails with a flattened diamond shape point. They don't have much range so are not a threat to others and don't need to be licenced. With practice very acceptable accuracy can be obtained as attested to by the local Indian Mynah bird population, a declared pest.

And after you clear your deck of birds you can go fishing...

LooseChange,
How do I make a "flattened diamond shaped point". Do I need real diamonds for this or will industrial diamonds suffice ?
It sounds expensive but I guess it's a worthy cause.
Thank the Lord pelicans aren't a problem on the same scale.

lol, nothing like a good home brew,
I'll drink to that,
My recent enforced week at Island Head Creek was long enough to brew another eleven liters at 40%.
Can't complain about that.

I cooked a brew yesterday and got 4.5 liters at 84% so that is roughly nine liters at 40% which is about where you want it.
I have no idea about rate per hour as I don't measure it on an hourly basis.
In general, I get between three and a half to four and a half liters at between 80% and 90% depending on the time of year with the cooler months providing a much better yield.
I usually brew three lots in a row as thats what a 25kg bag of Dextrose provides, so going on yesterdays yield I expect to get about 27 liters of 40% from my current bag of Dextrose.
That will keep me going for quite a while. I will do another batch in a few weeks time and that will be enough to get me through until next winter. Hopefully.

Ok , So I should drink Home brew at a certain hourly rate , then start shooting Swallows with either air rfle or 22 if all fails switch to a blow gun....
Got Im all good now..

DAMA said..
Ok , So I should drink Home brew at a certain hourly rate , then start shooting Swallows with either air rfle or 22 if all fails switch to a blow gun....
Got Im all good now..

Yup, you seem to be getting the hang of it.
After doing this for a while, you won't even care about, or notice the Swallows.

DAMA,
Ya can't just use any old blow gun. It has to have flattened diamond shaped points. LooseChange knows all about this stuff. We should listen carefully.
BTW, how do I listen to a post.