SatchFan
Q-School Graduate
My club also has its greens attacked by crows searching for leatherjackets. It was EU legislation back in 2016 as far as I can remember which banned the pesticide which dealt with them.
Crow Damage
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need_my_wedge
Has Now Found His Wedgie
Mir was about 3 years ago when he told me, maybe longer. I'm sure I remember him telling me he had to have a license for it. Looking at this link https://www.fieldsportschannel.tv/generallicences/ seems it is not a crime.
KenL
Tour Rookie
Yes as it is wildlife crime. A manicured course is less important than an animal suffering ("even" a crow).
D
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So why do you need to know the name of the club ?
I’m at the same club and one of our GK staff indeed used to shoot the crows
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rulefan
Tour Winner
There are two different grubs that could be the cause of the crows digging. Either Crane Fly/Daddy Longlegs (ie Leather Jacket) or Chafer Beetles (Garden & Welsh Chafer Grubs).
The eggs are layed in the ground and the grubs eat the roots of the grass. Which is why a lawn which should be deep freen may start showing yellow patches mid summer. The crows go for the grubs. For some odd reason chafers seem to favour domestic gardens and crane flies prefer golf course fairways.
The original chemicals were banned here some years ago but are still available in the USA. I identified my grubs as chafers. A friend was a BA pilot and used to bring me supplies from the US but has now retired. I haven't seen any for a few years but treating the lawn is insurance for me and for the past couple of years I have been using nematodes from gardening-naturally.com (but there other suppliers).
The eggs are layed in the ground and the grubs eat the roots of the grass. Which is why a lawn which should be deep freen may start showing yellow patches mid summer. The crows go for the grubs. For some odd reason chafers seem to favour domestic gardens and crane flies prefer golf course fairways.
The original chemicals were banned here some years ago but are still available in the USA. I identified my grubs as chafers. A friend was a BA pilot and used to bring me supplies from the US but has now retired. I haven't seen any for a few years but treating the lawn is insurance for me and for the past couple of years I have been using nematodes from gardening-naturally.com (but there other suppliers).
Hammertoe
Assistant Pro
We don't have this problem thankfully, as we are links so only seabirds around and absolutely no trees to attract the grubs. We get the odd gull and a short time ago one of the members clattered one sitting in the middle of the fairway with a daisy cutter of a drive and killed it stone dead.
KenL
Tour Rookie
Why do you think I would ask?
KenL
Tour Rookie
Why mention that?
KenL
Tour Rookie
Sad, but at least that was an accident.
D
Deleted member 15344
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I have no idea ?
PhilTheFragger
Provider of Entertainment for the Golfing Gods 🙄
Ken keep up
We have a regular poster called crow, (nick) he is the vintage equipment expert on here
it’s a play on words .......
jeez
KenL
Tour Rookie
Jeez ?
Is it OK to flippantly discuss possible illegal activity on here?
PM me if you wish to know my concerns
Hammertoe
Assistant Pro
Why not?? It was a funny story!!! God forbid people would have a bit of a giggle on a golf forum
KenL
Tour Rookie
Somebody falling on their ass, or 5 putting yes but an animal being killed by a golf ball is NOT funny.
D
Deleted member 15344
Guest
One of our swindle hit his tee shot from our 8th into a tree - a loud squeal and this squirrel feel to the ground brown bread - ?? it took a while until we all stopped wetting ourselves.
Hammertoe
Assistant Pro
Oh it was funny, you do understand that different people find different things funny?? A gull getting hit by a golf ball is a funny accident as it is such an unlikely thing to happen especially as the drive was so bad but perhaps if I had said he fell on his arse when swinging and had 5 putted the previous green you might have enjoyed it a bit more. Lighten up boyo, life is hard enough at the minute and I don't need misers on a forum I have just come back to and thoroughly enjoy.
Hammertoe
Assistant Pro
Unbelievable story Phil, what are the chances of that happening?? Can just imagine the squirrel falling and the ball dropping beside it.
KenL
Tour Rookie
Laughing at that makes you a psychopath
Wilson
Head Pro
We’ve got it on the green surrounds, not sure what the plan is but they’ve caused a fair bit of damage.
KenL
Tour Rookie
That was a quick edit!
