English Sparrow (pest) eradication from bird feeder

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  • Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
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    "Without question the most deplorable event in the history of American ornithology was the introduction of the English Sparrow." -W.L. Dawson, The Birds of Ohio, 1903
    This video shows the removal (by hunting) of English (House) Sparrows from a feeder for the purpose of creating a friendlier environment for native song birds. This method equals instant death for the birds in question - much better than poisoning or netting.
    This was one of 4 trips I made to this location. By the end of the fourth trip, the English sparrow numbers were reduced significantly enough so that they no longer "swarmed" the feeder. Native song birds returned in healthy numbers. I estimated I shot around 200 in total (over the 4 days). I also tore sparrow nests out of the trees and barns. I hit 'em like a ton of bricks. And the result was that there were song birds all over that bird feeder at the end of day 4. (the video was filmed on day 3). I moved around this location, shooting at 3 or 4 "hot spots". This spot was just the easiest to film.
    Equipment details:
    The Camera Mount I used to record through the scope can be found here:
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    The slow-motion camera I use to film the shots through the scope is the Casio EX-FC150. That camera is no longer made, but you can buy its successor (which is actually a better camera than the one I use) here:
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    The Exact same Hawke Scope that I use in this video (Sidewinder TAC 30 6.5-20x) can be found here:
    www.amazon.com...
    Gun - Edgun Matador .22 PCP air rifle
    Scope - Hawke Sidewinder 30 6.5-20x (video at 10x)
    Pellets - JSB 18.1g shooting at 920 fps (34 ft/lbs energy)
    [It goes without saying that] All birds were legally shot, and all are exotic species. I can't say this enough - if you have a problem with hunting do NOT watch this video. Friends can comment without approval. All others will be screened.
    For those who do enjoy hunting...um....enjoy. :)
    European house sparrows are an out-right plague on some farms. If left unchecked, their numbers swell out of control. They eat a lot of the livestock feed. But, what is worse is that they defecate in that feed. In this way, they can spread crippling disease very quickly to the animals.
    Furthermore, these birds are quite aggressive and disrupt the nesting of tree cavity-nesting birds, such as Purple Martin, Eastern Bluebird, Carolina wren, and a variety of woodpeckers.
    We not only shoot sparrows and starlings, we remove their nests and habitat (brush) as much as possible. Some folks think it doesn't make a difference. I can tell you that they are not trying hard enough. If you make life tough on these birds, they will find alternative areas to congregate.
    Do a Google search on "House Sparrow" and you will find much information about the damage they cause. One thing I'm sure of is that if these birds were ugly like a rat, fewer people would be so quick to chastise me for blasting them.

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  • @davec6244
    @davec6244 6 років тому +142

    These birds aren't real smart. Sparrow: "Every time one of my buddies lands on this branch over here his head explodes. Weird. Oh well, it's a good spot to land, I'm going in."

    • @zedpwner
      @zedpwner 4 роки тому +3

      Holy shit ikr

    • @Usbdh1291
      @Usbdh1291 Рік тому

      You are really correct, sparrows are dumb, this is from 2+ years experience in having house sparrows they took 2 years (from baby) to know the house window path to nest but now they only know how to get in to the house through different windows but they only go out through the main door and windows near the main door. They don't have intelligence to go back from the other windows they came from.

  • @koryaiine7393
    @koryaiine7393 6 років тому +665

    6:26 "I'm gonna warn ya, it's pretty graphic.."
    *pause video, change from 360p to 720p, view in full screen*
    'Ok' 👌

  • @roguedoge2479
    @roguedoge2479 8 років тому +547

    5:14 The bird on the right still has Vietnam PTSD to this day.

  • @kc6kkn
    @kc6kkn 2 роки тому +6

    11 years later, still enjoying these videos.

  • @markbarrett2006
    @markbarrett2006 10 років тому +25

    A friend has killed a bunch of English sparrows and now we see native species at the feeder that we never saw before.

  • @andreacharais8070
    @andreacharais8070 8 років тому +646

    :) I'm a bird nerd, and as much as I love these flyers, I'm really glad your knocking down the colony- sparrows are a ridiculously invasive species, and I'm glad somebody is keeping those bullies in line!

    • @remikogallaway3925
      @remikogallaway3925 8 років тому +11

      but the sparrows interfered with the local nature with the first place... as he said "ridiculously invasive species"

    • @legitgaming1787
      @legitgaming1787 8 років тому +10

      DAVY that is very stupid, if they are invasive then you want to kill them because the other birds can't compete with them, so shut up.

    • @hateUmankind
      @hateUmankind 8 років тому +6

      sorry i Agree with Andrea Charais i do love color bird more then starling woodpecker and sparrows then other bird i hate seeing them taking over my Area neighborhood wil paid him to get them out of their ASAP

    • @TheCraigy83
      @TheCraigy83 8 років тому +2

      DAVY-D-TV your too kind ! wanna join my stand up* to internet bullys campaign?

    • @kidslayer89
      @kidslayer89 8 років тому +2

      Davy is just a little bitch. I hope he continues to bitch about a video he chose to watch lol

  • @RyeOnHam
    @RyeOnHam 9 років тому +133

    I remember learning about Killdeer and their broken wing act. I've seen it from other birds as well, but those buggers really sell it.

    • @wadeslovick2815
      @wadeslovick2815 6 років тому +1

      oyinbo peppe
      They are a type of plover.

  • @shlamimk4664
    @shlamimk4664 6 років тому +159

    We're actually running low on these both of these bird species back here in the UK now. Maybe you should start wrangling them and mailing them back to us!

    • @roanoneill2260
      @roanoneill2260 6 років тому +10

      Shlami Mk4 not a bad plan

    • @bottletree33
      @bottletree33 6 років тому +5

      not in Sheffield they're not. I have 13 sparrow nests in my garden alone.

    • @tothethreshold.9965
      @tothethreshold.9965 6 років тому +29

      Then you are lucky, domestic cats (far as i am concerned a highly invasive species) have slaughtered local bird populations. I have not seen a sparrow in weeks. They also destroyed a nest and killed 4 blackbirds chicks last night :(.
      I bloody hate roaming cats, our native wildlife just has not had time to adapt to them.

    • @shlamimk4664
      @shlamimk4664 6 років тому +20

      ratbike rider The solution is as simple as putting a bell round the thing's neck. It should be a legal requirement to having a cat.

    • @michael_en
      @michael_en 6 років тому +2

      Still a pest on feeders here on the north coast of Ireland, bullies that chase the tits and finches and robins away in a swarm. Wouldn't care if they didn't appear like a plague of locusts devouring everything.

  • @tobeyblanton9929
    @tobeyblanton9929 9 років тому +71

    I've gotten a few with my daisy model 25. After doing some research on these evil creatures, I will spring for a more sophisticated shooting system. I had always wondered what happened to the red cardinals that used to be around. I called fish and wildlife and they said they are trying to eradicate the english sparrows, along with starlings. They gave me their blessing to blow them to smithereens. their last words to me were "Happy Hunting"!

    • @wiggsan
      @wiggsan 9 років тому +6

      Tobey Blanton Happy hunting from me too.... :-)

    • @Jordan-vf6sn
      @Jordan-vf6sn 9 років тому +1

      Lmao 😂 lol

    • @CFITOMAHAWK
      @CFITOMAHAWK 9 років тому +2

      Dalton Locklear
      Songbirds are like "singing flying kids" around us...I fight for them.. like I will fight like hell to protect a kid from an predator..ANY PREDATOR...

    • @wiggsan
      @wiggsan 9 років тому

      +CFITOMAHAWK Have you taken your medication today. Get a life......

    • @rendem9539
      @rendem9539 7 років тому +1

      Too bad my damn city don't allow 20 gauge shotguns. Dem suckers would be gone!

  • @charmander5066
    @charmander5066 9 років тому +209

    Pidgey fainted

  • @allywilkeforsenate
    @allywilkeforsenate 4 роки тому +5

    I like the fact that you show your misses.At 50 years old my eyesight is deteriorating.I was on pest control at the family farm the otherday and I just switched to a 20 gauge shotgun with 7 1/2 shot.I went to town on them lols.I got sick of missing with the 22lr.

  • @uncaboat2399
    @uncaboat2399 2 роки тому +7

    I did not know that these sparrows were an invasive species. I've been feeding the dang critters!
    At least now I know why the _only_ birds I ever see are sparrows.

    • @10.11.9
      @10.11.9 Рік тому +3

      House sparrows. The rest of the native sparrow population is free to thrive.

  • @void3923
    @void3923 7 років тому +202

    I see more people talking about hate comments then actual hate comments

  • @williamhall5671
    @williamhall5671 8 років тому +20

    The problem with invasive species is that they cause the loss of native birds in their natural environment. Depending on things like size, aggressiveness, and dependence on the same food source the bigger more aggressive non native drive out the native birds and can cause loss of the native birds. An example is the more aggressive European starling drives tree cavity nesting native birds like tree sparrow, blue bird and red headed woodpecker out of their nest and take them over.

  • @seanmuller7579
    @seanmuller7579 5 років тому +10

    Starling: exists
    Ted: purge this heresy

  • @JM10344
    @JM10344 3 роки тому +2

    I've learned so much about bird, wind, airgun ballistics, just how to be a good person. Ted of the year award.

  • @mybestlifeoutdoors7077
    @mybestlifeoutdoors7077 6 років тому +8

    You get a lot of haters who really don't understand what invasive species can do to an ecosystem. As an avid fisherman and hunter I have seen it first hand many times with dfferents species. Like the reintroducing of wolves in Idaho, pet goldfish and carp dumped in lakes and ponds, iguanas and pythons in Florida released in the wild by uneducated people. Keep it up

    • @mybestlifeoutdoors7077
      @mybestlifeoutdoors7077 4 роки тому

      @OldPossum and is there a problem with enjoying it? I enjoy hunting and fishing and I grin like I fool when I get a deer on the ground or land a big fish...

  • @AncientCreature-i2o
    @AncientCreature-i2o 4 роки тому +5

    You are an intelligent, knowledgeable and skilled professional. Thank you for your effort in the fight against invasive bird species.

  • @JustJoeKing5
    @JustJoeKing5 6 років тому +24

    I’m a bird person and I know about sparrows and I was sorta sad for the birds but I liked the videos and I like what your doing saving some birds from these other birds that steal homes and stuff

    • @Al_Dente-d1p
      @Al_Dente-d1p 5 років тому +1

      can we weep together for the fucking birds? Moron.

    • @ProfessionalNamielleLewder69
      @ProfessionalNamielleLewder69 5 років тому +3

      @@Al_Dente-d1p Start weeping once those same birds you love so much start to overpopulate and ravage the ecosystem. Hunting invasive species is *HELPING* nature you uncultured sack of bovine excrement.

    • @Al_Dente-d1p
      @Al_Dente-d1p 5 років тому +1

      @@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69 I hate those birds.

    • @Kki00_1
      @Kki00_1 4 роки тому

      @@Al_Dente-d1p who cares you hate birds or not.

    • @b-bopeddie1290
      @b-bopeddie1290 3 роки тому

      @Toneri Ōtsutsuki mabye we should kick them out instead !!! good idea....

  • @ManMak6
    @ManMak6 4 роки тому +2

    Don’t mind me...just rewatching old Ted’s videos. My favorite!

  • @blakesterr.9599
    @blakesterr.9599 4 роки тому +3

    Up in the mountains we get steady 5-11mph and then hazardous conditions---gust up to 55mph, but 37mph is steady. I have to dope for wind too, and right where you walked the feeding lane, demonstrating the difference---that was good to show people. The hits were solid thwacking.
    I have to do this routine around my scratch pile. We have roadrunner sometimes. I had this young one that was curious that liked to hang out on my porch rail. We have the tall ones and standard size roadrunners. I feed them mice I kill. One liked going into my firepit to dig for things. I've been nailing things on the 18" Talon in .25 I made out of the pistol I bought 10 years ago. Sometimes it hits so hard on those Seneca 43gr, that the hit cuts the small varmint in half. Wicked hits. Short or long.

  • @mmmsoup1396
    @mmmsoup1396 6 років тому +4

    Black capped chickadees are my favorite birds so I salute you

  • @StevieLeee
    @StevieLeee 7 років тому +403

    When you put the sights on the cardinal i was like "WHAT THE HECK CARDNALS OR NOT PESTS" Then when you were talking about how they havent been there i was like "Ohhhhh"

    • @gaijillahimself908
      @gaijillahimself908 6 років тому +7

      I wasn't worried until he mentioned the woman in the window lol 7:03

    • @_MrLee
      @_MrLee 6 років тому +2

      Typical reaction....

    • @pumpkin6429
      @pumpkin6429 6 років тому +7

      So prepared to be offended. 😕

    • @wingbatzero
      @wingbatzero 6 років тому +3

      Right there with ya, that'll teach me to assume people's mostives.

    • @LeAgariolol
      @LeAgariolol 6 років тому

      Copied!!

  • @jeffhodgson588
    @jeffhodgson588 6 років тому +1

    Hey Ted just started watching you videos you make me howl with your humor it makes my day watching your videos

  • @bretthousman8317
    @bretthousman8317 5 років тому +3

    This video inspired me. I'm not a hunter by any means, but these jerks have annoyed me to the brink. I bought a benji 392 .22 and have done some small target practice over a month or two to see how dialed my shooting was. Yesterday, I noticed house sparrows harassing the wren house I set up and they were chasing the wrens off. I found a good downward angle (from the bathroom window). The male HOSP had a mid air tiff with the wren and chased her off and landed back on the front of the house. I didn't hesitate, pulled the trigger, and the bird didn't know what hit him. I was just happy my first shot was incredibly clean. I might've enjoyed it more than I care to admit....

  • @jackgaming93
    @jackgaming93 7 років тому +82

    Coming a cinema near you, American sniper 2 rogue bird, this fall 2017

    • @EpicBunty
      @EpicBunty 6 років тому +1

      falls this fall

  • @kermit2jo
    @kermit2jo 6 років тому +26

    •Loves cats
    •Guns
    •Helps struggling wildlife
    I'm in

  • @Hypergen-
    @Hypergen- 6 років тому +143

    *24 kill streak!*
    *tactical nuke ready for launch*

  • @ciscon97
    @ciscon97 8 років тому +75

    31 birds....
    that's a nuclear and a unstoppable

  • @mafacdf
    @mafacdf 10 років тому +10

    The ignorance on the internet is almost appalling. People who are upset that this guy is shooting birds, READ THE FACTS ABOUT THE BIRDS HE'S SHOOTING!!!! Not to mention they are in no way endangered or have a low population.

  • @trefod
    @trefod 10 років тому +12

    Oddly enough these sparrows have become scarce here in Denmark. they used to be everywhere, but improvements in the insulation of our homes, especially in the cities have caused a dramatic decline. they are no longer able to survive the winters.

    • @dkchen
      @dkchen 10 років тому +1

      How would that lead to the decline of the sparrows? I'm sorry I don't see the connection very well.

    • @trefod
      @trefod 10 років тому +6

      dkchen In the winter they would seek shelter under roof overhangs in the cities where poor insulation let out heat. As new insulation standards increased in an effort to reduce energy expenditures fewer of the sparrows survived the winter and populations dropped dramatically in the cities. They are still common in rural areas.

    • @dkchen
      @dkchen 10 років тому +3

      trefod Thanks for clarifying :)

    • @notjustnature7401
      @notjustnature7401 10 років тому

      where I live, in England, they are dramatically declining too!

    • @trefod
      @trefod 10 років тому

      Not Just Nature :(

  • @simoncollett4524
    @simoncollett4524 6 років тому +3

    5:00 "Joke's on you" :)
    Love your videos. Interesting and educational. Can't ask for more than that!

  • @GrizzlyCountry
    @GrizzlyCountry 5 років тому +6

    Good on ya mate, I see I am going to have to get after the House Sparrows myself. I just placed 3 new Swallow nesting boxes, and I noticed a Sparrow eyeing them up...

  • @nemesis9330
    @nemesis9330 7 років тому +3

    I would have been fine seeing the 31 birds Ted :) Great videos, thank you for doing these :)

  • @ralphdials4987
    @ralphdials4987 8 років тому +8

    when I was a teenager one of my jobs around the farm was keeping the sparrows in check! the local cats loved me too! thanks for the memories. your equipment sure makes my old pump up Daisy pellet rifle look sad.

  • @joshgretzky1005
    @joshgretzky1005 5 років тому +2

    I've been binge watching your videos all night now. You crazy dude I love this! 😂

  • @brendanschmitz321
    @brendanschmitz321 7 років тому +11

    I fully support you. You seem to love birds and hunting pests is the skill you're really good at. You are both education and entertaining. Don't let people get in the way of that. If they don't like your videos tell them to move along. I wish you the best.

  • @FYMM69
    @FYMM69 4 роки тому +4

    Amazing Ted how those sparrows love perching on that Weeping Mulberry

  • @MeestahChuklesOne4
    @MeestahChuklesOne4 9 років тому +7

    The comments on here are hilarious! You earned a new subscriber buddy!

  • @davidschmidt6013
    @davidschmidt6013 6 років тому +1

    Ted, remember, ...
    ...some of the negatives just may be newbies to your channel. If they manage to take in a few more of the vids, especially those dealing with pest control, they'll see that your background in the area of native fauna is extensive and valid, and that any harvest is made for quite justifiable reasons. Negative commenters should also remember that growing up and living in rural or farming areas is quite different than growing up in a city's interior. Vastly different approach to, and repercussions from, excessive numbers of a pest species, than a city dweller could perhaps truly 'get'.
    I've never seen hunting vids where the narrator had not only such a deep background of research and hands-on experience with these particular species, but were as enjoyably presented as well.
    Keep it up, Ted.

  • @Dsneedy
    @Dsneedy 9 років тому +78

    How much money do birds have on your head

    • @ghostviper117
      @ghostviper117 9 років тому +14

      Nasty Snipes enough to know that every bird in wisconsin knows his name....

    • @obeyxana34
      @obeyxana34 9 років тому +7

      About 2570 pumpkin seeds, or in capitalist terms about 1000$ I speak bird

    • @dmeingojohnson2570
      @dmeingojohnson2570 7 років тому

      code lyoko 34 love that

    • @carsonmoore1509
      @carsonmoore1509 7 років тому

      5K VENOM A SHIT TON

    • @jacknutcrack7685
      @jacknutcrack7685 5 років тому

      About 4 grand

  • @egdiryellam68
    @egdiryellam68 6 років тому +27

    Its good you are getting the sparrows, now it is time to eliminate the cat population then you will see native birds return. The domestic / feral cat is one of the worlds major predators of small native birds and animals.

    • @imnotimportant
      @imnotimportant 5 років тому +1

      They are terrible for ground nesting birds, and some bush nesting. The barn cats (farm cats) like you see in the video are more important to keep mice off the farm, can't get rid of them unless you want mice in everything you own. Wild feral cats are terrible though! I wish my state would let us shoot them, but its animal cruelty if you are caught. Makes no sense to me. A feral cat is not a farm cat or a domestic "outside" cat. These things get about twice the size of a house cat and will tear you to shreds if you corner one, they eat birds and rodents. Basically a slightly smaller bobcat.

    • @theotheseaeagle
      @theotheseaeagle 4 роки тому +1

      People only do this for fun and where I live in the uk it is illegal to shoot them as they are endangered if people like this carry on than the species may go extinct and he calls them pests just so people subscribe a real pest he should be shooting is cattle and other animals which are bad for the environment!!

    • @Smokecorleone415
      @Smokecorleone415 4 роки тому

      That part 💯💯👍🏽👍🏽

  • @jfsmarcelino1124
    @jfsmarcelino1124 4 роки тому +3

    *6k sparrows disliked the video*

  • @mqbitsko25
    @mqbitsko25 5 років тому +1

    We used to go bird blasting with pellet guns. Our fluffy Persian cat would come with us. He'd literally go on point when he saw a bird. It was hilarious.

  • @jorgecallico9177
    @jorgecallico9177 6 років тому +4

    Congratulations. Glad you've made it safe for tge chickadees.
    May the kitties eat well!

  • @BILsResearch
    @BILsResearch 6 років тому +7

    Pretty sure my neighbors would call the cops on me if I was out shooting my guns at birds. Have you ever been in that scenario where you had to explain to them how invasive these species are?

    • @imnotimportant
      @imnotimportant 5 років тому +2

      If its legal, than nothing anyone can say. Maybe they would send a DNR officer over to make sure you weren't shooting anything illegal. If you are in a city, check and see if air guns are banned first (they are usually not considered firearms), then see if there is an ordinance against killing/hunting animals, if its legal to shoot and legal to take game, there's nothing your neighbors can say.. and really you shouldn't try to explain it. If they are curious, then maybe explain what you are killing and why, if they are pissed off then best to call the police and have them explain to the neighbor that its legal and to stop harassing you.

    • @theman9048
      @theman9048 3 роки тому

      He is in the sticks were you can do this. In the city u can't shoot or hunt outside a state park. The population is too dense.

    • @thunderbolt5354
      @thunderbolt5354 2 роки тому

      Use a Damn BB or pellet gin dummy !

  • @sunayrastogi3910
    @sunayrastogi3910 6 років тому +21

    I respect this, this has given me a new appreciation of songbirds and a new hatred for house sparrows.

    • @jonnyboy8244
      @jonnyboy8244 6 років тому +1

      I’m a vet but I know and have seen the impact of these animals it’s horrible

    • @ProfessionalNamielleLewder69
      @ProfessionalNamielleLewder69 5 років тому +1

      Yeah. Here in the Philippines, we deal with quite the invasive species of fish ravaging our aquatic farms so we hunt them down and eat those bastards for good measure. Not only does it help nature, but it's a delicious way of asserting dominance.

    • @zebrafinch2955
      @zebrafinch2955 5 років тому +2

      Sunay Rastogi: These videos + house sparrows kicking barn swallows out of stores made me despise the birds. They are my least favorite bird species because they aren’t even remotely as friendly as Barn swallows and flycatchers yet store owners don’t give a single crap about controlling House sparrows and keeping the friendly Barn swallows safe from invasion.

  • @ethantvvidshouse521
    @ethantvvidshouse521 6 років тому +3

    when you said "they just eat them up like Buffalo wing" I was Hungary.

  • @hillleavitt967
    @hillleavitt967 7 років тому +32

    31 Birds man that's awesome

  • @Hidden02
    @Hidden02 10 років тому +45

    I love all the hate, but clearly you haters have no idea how big of a pain in the ass sparrows are! The cats become feed for other animals. I like the vids, I'll sub
    We did this in PA, had to remove dozens of chipmunks destroying crops and land.

    • @ShadowriverUB
      @ShadowriverUB 10 років тому +3

      And you have no idea how pain in ass we are for nature that feeds us.

    • @album6620
      @album6620 7 років тому

      Who's cooking cats :D? Smells good!

    • @DrChobot
      @DrChobot 6 років тому

      What hate?

    • @harleyme3163
      @harleyme3163 6 років тому

      awe to bad, here in canada we just relocate them... easy to trap em, they love peanuts, and there stupid as hell.

    • @oscarsurf311
      @oscarsurf311 6 років тому

      Hidden02 if you don't like it move too Mars and fuck yourself!!! sounds better :)

  • @cichlidmunga1684
    @cichlidmunga1684 10 років тому +13

    your vids are perfect... i subbed

  • @icebluscorpion
    @icebluscorpion 6 років тому +1

    Well done Ted well done keep it up btw do you make Rats and mouse control too? I would like to see some graphics on this pests too ^^

  • @MycketTuff
    @MycketTuff 6 років тому +6

    Being ignorant, I've always found these cute. No more.

  • @thebmoc95
    @thebmoc95 5 років тому +5

    Ted,
    Did you do a video protecting your bluebirds from House sparrows as well?

  • @mitchmoe6224
    @mitchmoe6224 5 років тому +6

    "That's 25 ft lbs of energy hitting a little birds head" ... Lmao, dude you crack me up. You are a super hero to the Chickadee bird population. Nice work.

  • @pwn3ronetwothree
    @pwn3ronetwothree 6 років тому

    Sometimes you gotta remind pests that a true Apex Predator doesn't tolerate no shenanigans.

  • @kunibertrandolf1886
    @kunibertrandolf1886 6 років тому +2

    In germany where he belongs he was an endangered species for some years and everywhere else he's running havok. Very informative, thank you

  • @BrotherhoodOutdoors
    @BrotherhoodOutdoors 8 років тому +32

    Love the videos you create!

    • @warlock242
      @warlock242 6 років тому

      Vacuous is not a word you normally use, is it. What does that make you?

    • @refugiorico5606
      @refugiorico5606 6 років тому

      warlock242 I have big thumbs and I'm too bothered to read your pointless comment.

    • @warlock242
      @warlock242 6 років тому

      But I bet you can't fucking bend those big thumbs, you dumb fuck.

    • @oscarsurf311
      @oscarsurf311 6 років тому +1

      Brotherhood Outdoors because you are a hillbilly's fucktard that's why ;)

    • @kiwikobat3011
      @kiwikobat3011 6 років тому

      warlock242 Judging by your name I'd say your 9-10 years old and ok think that name is cool.

  • @ohiobottles
    @ohiobottles 10 років тому +7

    You people knew exactly what you were clicking on. Now quit crying and get over it.

  • @Dark0niro
    @Dark0niro 6 років тому

    My brain is playing Duck Hunt sound effects in the background

  • @nosoupforyouever15
    @nosoupforyouever15 6 років тому +6

    I know some people are gunna see this and hate cause your killing animals but, we the intelligent informed people know that some animals are invasive and come in to new areas and disrupt the ecological balance of things and need to be forcefully removed before the damage is to sever

    • @nosoupforyouever15
      @nosoupforyouever15 6 років тому

      And there we go lol

    • @oscarsurf311
      @oscarsurf311 6 років тому

      There is nothing intelligent about you !!! What a fucking uneducated hillbilly !!! LoL :):):)

    • @ProfessionalNamielleLewder69
      @ProfessionalNamielleLewder69 5 років тому

      @@oscarsurf311 And this is why natural selection doesn't show mercy on people like you.

    • @oscarsurf311
      @oscarsurf311 5 років тому

      @@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69hahahaha !!! you are way more stupid that I thought !!! Omg really !!! Hahahaha !!! you don't even have a remote idea of what natural selection means !!! Your hillbilly ingnorance is truly amazing !!!
      🤣🤣🤣

  • @z11542
    @z11542 6 років тому +5

    Native birds are singing your praises

  • @Noactualdirection
    @Noactualdirection 7 років тому +4

    In England over the last few years Sparrows are becoming rarer

  • @haggis53
    @haggis53 6 років тому +1

    Thank you for your videos! I need to go do some research and see if I can start to cull some of the colonies of sparrows around where I live. They're everywhere!

  • @matthewmoseman8962
    @matthewmoseman8962 10 років тому +11

    I respect you, you seem like a really awesome guy! I love that your helping with this problem.

  • @AbuGrabIt
    @AbuGrabIt 11 років тому +4

    Thanks for doing a service. Sparrows have dominated the native birds where I live in Texas. Ignore the ignorant idiots who are so desperate to portray themselves as superior human beings.

  • @NeoFreezz
    @NeoFreezz 6 років тому +6

    "they'll eat them till they're round"
    no kidding, that cat was chubsssss~ xD

  • @greg6162
    @greg6162 3 роки тому +1

    “Eat em till they’re round” 😂🤣. Loved that last shot of the Cardinal!!! That’s my favorite bird as well (bluebird is close 2nd) and I’ve noticed the house sparrows and starlings have taken over. I got a female house sparrow at 19yds with my Hatsan 125 Vortex at 28/FPE with JSB 18g and it was definitely overkill. He literally landed 1/ft from my splatterburst target while I was plinking. I do a lot of bird watching and man those starlings really are the bully’s on the block now. Haven’t smacked one yet because they’re pretty crafty but those are mean little suckers watching them through the binoculars

    • @10.11.9
      @10.11.9 Рік тому

      The Eastern bluebird is the state bird of New York State, however, growing up in downstate NY, I never saw ONE in twenty years. Zero. Nada. Zilch. Shoot them until you run out of ammo, then reload and shoot some more. (I realize that's easier said than done in the cities.)

  • @HotelCharliHill
    @HotelCharliHill 6 років тому +3

    @3:50 actually, I wanted to see all 31 birds. A montage.to Orfeo in the Undeworld: overture - offenbach hahha
    Also, i can't imagine what anyone would think driving by seeing you up against that tree like a freakin' assassin lol

  • @kevinphan9907
    @kevinphan9907 6 років тому +8

    Seeing you headshot 31 birds would’ve been so much cooler

  • @thenamesskeet
    @thenamesskeet 8 років тому +6

    Trying to remove the sparrows from my friends barn where he keeps his cars. They just love pooping, a lot! We can't shoot inside the barn because there's too many supporting boards in the way. How could I entice the sparrows out or at least onto the ground of the barn?

    • @ArtificialDjDAGX
      @ArtificialDjDAGX 6 років тому +1

      Molotov Cocktail, my comrade. Works every time. :^)
      :DDDDDD

    • @blackdiamond9636
      @blackdiamond9636 6 років тому +1

      Sounds harsh but you could gass the barn by puting bowls of gasoline around and not going back untill the next day

    • @jonathanbair523
      @jonathanbair523 6 років тому +1

      Could get a figer of a hawk. I think if i remember right that hawks kill sparrows, so they wont want to get near what they think is a predator bird.

  • @RH0DI
    @RH0DI 6 років тому

    I clicked the link at the beginning of the video.
    I like your sense of humor.

  • @superman52534
    @superman52534 6 років тому +6

    "The just eat em up like chicken wings"🔥👌💯

  • @7028301890193
    @7028301890193 6 років тому +5

    Thank you, you taught me something! I used to think "bird=bird" but now I understand that not all "pretty little birds" are benevolent. Can I as what camera you are using to take the videos through your scope? That is VERY cool!

  • @chiraqkenny
    @chiraqkenny 8 років тому +14

    what kind of gun are you using?

    • @claiborne_kick
      @claiborne_kick 7 років тому +4

      Ken Q edgun matador .22 pcp air rifle

    • @harleyme3163
      @harleyme3163 6 років тому

      edgun matador?

    • @ArkFisted
      @ArkFisted 6 років тому

      Ken Q to me it looks like a aug mixed with famas cutted in half

    • @someguy1688
      @someguy1688 6 років тому +1

      tjizzle blaze not sure that’s really possible but If he was, there would be no birds for the cats to eat XD

    • @GamersTrashTalk
      @GamersTrashTalk 6 років тому +1

      jesus, cut down a tree with that :D

  • @saulurena7681
    @saulurena7681 6 років тому +1

    Your set is is probably more expensive than my 5.56 rifle lol. Nice.

  • @afrog2666
    @afrog2666 10 років тому +4

    Warning! Cats will be fed after this video :p

    • @r4nowo
      @r4nowo 9 років тому +3

      fuck cats

  • @TheRageCommenter
    @TheRageCommenter 8 років тому +6

    LOL a Christmas story 2.

  • @1stsampan
    @1stsampan 5 років тому +3

    Why they call them English Sparrow? Ours were speaking Czech.

  • @deshantor4136
    @deshantor4136 6 років тому

    Meanwhile in a parallel universe, some sparrows are shooting humans quoting "fcking pest"

  • @agentsproductions6237
    @agentsproductions6237 6 років тому +3

    The dislikes are from vegans

    • @Al_Dente-d1p
      @Al_Dente-d1p 5 років тому

      and they should be next to go!

  • @mike5556
    @mike5556 9 років тому +4

    I really love to watch starlings and HOSP die! Props to you!

  • @HunterJA
    @HunterJA 10 років тому +9

    People pay you to do that ? That's cool

  • @purplemartinfanatics6600
    @purplemartinfanatics6600 3 роки тому +2

    I've had a Bluebird trail since 1988 and I've been Purple Martin Landlord since 2003. I have killed well over 1000 House Sparrows in that time. I hate them. I love your videos! Every dead HOSP or Starling protects a native cavity nesting bird!

  • @HowdyThere88
    @HowdyThere88 8 років тому +20

    Sad to have to take these little birds out like this - I don't enjoy seeing them die - but they really need to be controlled.
    Most people don't realize it, but the sparrows are killers themselves. They kill other birds and steal their nests.

    • @mikefoley3785
      @mikefoley3785 8 років тому +1

      They don't try to contain venomous snakes in the Everglades because they are native species. The snakes that are being contained if Florida are non-native pythons and boas, which are constrictors.

    • @HowdyThere88
      @HowdyThere88 8 років тому

      Thank you for the correction. I am going to edit what I wrote.

    • @mikefoley3785
      @mikefoley3785 8 років тому

      HowdyThere88 --No problem. I went to Florida last year, and I saw quite a few Burmese and Reticulated pythons while I was there. The state hires people to capture and remove (or kill) them. I love snakes, but I recognize that invasive species must be removed when possible. The constrictors in Florida are decimating the native wildlife. They have no problem eating alligators when they can't find anything more palatable.

    • @Arkie407
      @Arkie407 5 років тому

      - - that is a FACT that I personally witnessed in my front yard! Saw 3 HS take on a single female native bluebird at the nesting box I installed. They killed her. I was traumatized... The day I learned to loathe envasive non-native house sparrows.

    • @nikhilsuryawanshi1373
      @nikhilsuryawanshi1373 3 роки тому

      Save sparrow mad fellows

  • @LapisMinecraft
    @LapisMinecraft 6 років тому +4

    Are they an invasive species? (Just wondering.)

  • @ALRIGHTYTHEN.
    @ALRIGHTYTHEN. 5 років тому +3

    #5 is the Zapruder film of the sparrow world.

  • @MysteryD
    @MysteryD 6 років тому +1

    "Here's my first shot of the day..."
    "0 for 3!"
    Uh... wouldn't you be 0 for 1?

  • @hamo4558
    @hamo4558 6 років тому +16

    No problem shooting ferals, but isn't there a kind of irony doting on the cats ?? They're 10x more a killer than Sparrows.

    • @HoratioAccel
      @HoratioAccel 6 років тому +7

      Hamo Those are barn cats. They eat rats and other pests, so they are probably doing more good than bad.

    • @hamo4558
      @hamo4558 6 років тому +8

      Wow, don't be so naive. You maybe right but they are indiscriminate killers, including native wildlife.

    • @rocco9851
      @rocco9851 6 років тому +3

      Hamo gr8 b8 m8

    • @rocco9851
      @rocco9851 6 років тому +1

      Dex4Sure Double b8 m8

    • @ProfessionalNamielleLewder69
      @ProfessionalNamielleLewder69 5 років тому

      @@rocco9851 Cats can be good pets to jeep around when culling down bird populations, but they can potentially be just as destructive. Remember the cat that genocided an entire species of birds?

  • @davidsample8378
    @davidsample8378 8 років тому +6

    If you don't enjoy hunting, don't watch the fucking video. Yet you will buy beef and chicken from a store, by doing so you're contributing to the death of more animals than this man has probably ever killed. Hunting is humane and done out of respect.

  • @j.k.salser499
    @j.k.salser499 8 років тому +7

    I enjoy your videos. Unfortunately, by promoting the domesticated cat, the song bird population is suffering tremendously here in the USA and in other parts of the World. Studies have confirmed that House Cats kill tens of millions of birds and other creatures each year. Entities such as the Sierra Club and others are calling upon cat owners to keep cats indoors in order to preserve our native birds. You would do well to bury or otherwise dispose of the English Sparrow and European Starling bodies in another fashion rather than to whet the appetites of the cats. jay salser

    • @machinech183
      @machinech183 6 років тому

      Humans do far more damage to animal populations than any cat... shall we start culling according to our preferences for various species... I'm all for it, just say when. :)

    • @Hypergen-
      @Hypergen- 6 років тому

      machinech wow that’s a useless point that I totally haven’t seen a billion times.
      Guess what dumbass humans are doing a lot of damage and house cats are one of them. By bringing house cats to every continent on earth their damage IS our fault. We can start fixing it by keeping cats indoors, and controlling the population of feral domesticated cats. Because guess what, it’s our fault and we need to fix it.

    • @machinech183
      @machinech183 6 років тому

      I'm all about fixing the issue at the source... "guess what dumbass humans are doing a lot of damage *and house cats are one of them.*" wtf? Didn't realize cats were human too, or your grasp of english is as shit as your comment. I agree we do need to start fixing it... eat a tide pod already and you can do your part. Cheers! The point fyi isn't useless, it's fact. You'll get over it one day.

  • @CitizenShane
    @CitizenShane 6 років тому

    those sunglasses tho 😂

  • @ryanpaloma4951
    @ryanpaloma4951 7 років тому +3

    Dude you should put hitmarkers

  • @abloogywoogywoo
    @abloogywoogywoo 9 років тому +37

    I just wish we could keep their numbers down to sensible levels here in the UK.
    Unfortunately, we've taken it upon ourselves to be a nation of "animal lovers", a retarded notion, as we fail time and again to identify when an animal has become...a pest. A rat. A cockroach. A destructive parasite, a bully and a thug towards ACTUAL songbirds. No, the house sparrow is not a songbird, for it has no song. Its an unremarkable flying rat.
    The noise and their aggression, is starting to get me down.

    • @mrcaboosevg6089
      @mrcaboosevg6089 9 років тому

      abloogywoogywoo Even if it was classed as a pest you wouldn't be able to shoot it just because you don't like them, i suggest you read up on the laws before you attempt to shoot anything..

    • @thomashanson6607
      @thomashanson6607 9 років тому +4

      ***** I'm afraid you're the one who needs to research the legal definition of a pest and what is allowed to do to one of them. At least here in the US where Ted lives. I think your caboose has detached itself from the train.

    • @tfreviews3693
      @tfreviews3693 9 років тому +5

      You know that house sparrows are on serious decline, right? 70% gone in 20 years. It's illegal to harm or kill any, and to steal eggs. The reason why we live besides them is because they rely on us for food. Not like in the USA where they aren't endangered.

    • @AyOopLad
      @AyOopLad 9 років тому +2

      abloogywoogywoo They are on the endangered list!!!

    • @TheRattlehead69
      @TheRattlehead69 9 років тому

      abloogywoogywoo they are in fact beautiful song birds, youre perception of things is very screwed up, shall we judge you as a "flying rat" because you can get food before someone else who actually needs it and your voice sounds like shit and shoot you down?? thought not

  • @Tensho_C
    @Tensho_C 6 років тому +7

    this made me wish i lived in the US

  • @nelsonramirez8905
    @nelsonramirez8905 6 років тому

    The bird hitman put on a disguise so little bird gangs wont catch him😂😂😂

  • @Badr-il3pg
    @Badr-il3pg 6 років тому +4

    #5:14 Commander fluff taking a break before getting sniped, Vietnam war, Colorized.

  • @michaelcho3564
    @michaelcho3564 8 років тому +12

    its head exploded !!!

    • @harleyme3163
      @harleyme3163 6 років тому

      imploded, hydrostatic shock is nasty huh.

    • @Tensho_C
      @Tensho_C 6 років тому

      ikr, pretty nasty, but the instant it happened it's nothing but a pile of flesh, so nothing to feel bad about

  • @nikeking5413
    @nikeking5413 10 років тому +10

    do sparrows look like chickadees

    • @TedsHoldOver
      @TedsHoldOver  10 років тому +11

      Not to me. Their sizes and color patterns are very different and discernible.

    • @nikeking5413
      @nikeking5413 10 років тому

      and are they usually in large packs

    • @te_twiist397
      @te_twiist397 9 років тому

      +Ted's HoldOver what do you do with the bird after

    • @Deven-Guglielemencci
      @Deven-Guglielemencci 9 років тому +2

      +Max Withers he cooks them

    • @radiated117
      @radiated117 9 років тому +1

      +dogunit100 With its vagina.

  • @carlossalomonsabajaliaga1844
    @carlossalomonsabajaliaga1844 Рік тому +2

    😎saludos desde chile muy buen control de plagas es pajaros aca los llamamos gorriones y son un verdadero dolor de cabeza por que han desplazado a muchas especies nativas por eso es de mucha importancia el control que hizo usted y como siempre tiene una magnifica presicion 👏👏👏👍👍👍