Seagulls for food

[Accidentman]

Regardless of the legality, because in a shtf situation that goes out the window, what is the best way to catch a seagull (or a land gull seeing as there are so many of them).

Also, for arguments sake, what are the laws regarding catching and eating seagulls ?

Thanks.

[SilentPartner]

Im not sure on the law but i dont think its allowed to kill them for food.
I think the simplest way of catching them is frut, nuts etc threaded on a line about a foot apart, the line should be 3m+ long. A bird (most will go for this) will eat the bait and the line will get caught up in its stomoch and as long as that line is tied to something youve got yourself a bird with very little effort.

Not you should only do this in a shtf/survival situation.

[Moony]

Seagulls are wild birds. Killing wild birds is illegal. end of story. (only exemption is near airports where they pose a threat to aircraft)

[tigs]

Seagulls are wild birds. Killing wild birds is illegal. end of story. (only exemption is near airports where they pose a threat to aircraft)

i legally shoot pigeons , ducks , geese, grouse, pheasant , quail , partridge etc all wild birds it depends if the bird is classed as game and or a pest , it used to be legal to shoot and eat blackbirds and crows but became illegal in the 1950's

[crubble]

Have you searched the internet?
I found this topic on "eating seagulls" on yahoo answers and someone there says:

There are fines for killing seagulls; I have seen the fine range from 50 bucks to $500.

Not sure if it's true though...

[scoobie]

Seagulls are wild birds. Killing wild birds is illegal. end of story. (only exemption is near airports where they pose a threat to aircraft)

i legally shoot pigeons , ducks , geese, grouse, pheasant , quail , partridge etc all wild birds it depends if the bird is classed as game and or a pest , it used to be legal to shoot and eat blackbirds and crows but became illegal in the 1950's

That's not quite true.

You can shoot carrion crows, but not hooded crows.

However, the issue is a little more complex than that (as always!) See here: http://www.basc.org.uk/en/media/key_iss ... 32BAB8478F

and

http://www.basc.org.uk/en/shooting/general-licences.cfm

[Maddie_cat]

Have you searched the internet?
I found this topic on "eating seagulls" on yahoo answers and someone there says:

There are fines for killing seagulls; I have seen the fine range from 50 bucks to $500.

Not sure if it's true though...

*chuckle*

I liked the bit about them not being too good to eat because of their diet - mainly garbage. Or as one writer put it, fish oil and McDonald's French Fries!

As usual, not an easy answer but then in a TEOTWAWKI situation, who is going to be around to prosecute you if you do catch and eat one? I would imagine that all rules would go out of the window.

[jansman]

Sea birds were a shtf diet for remote islanders in the Winter , places like the Orkneys and Hebrides. I wouldn't fancy them much, but I am not hungry enough. Ibelieve they climbed down cliffs and grabbed them. You have to be hungry to do that!

[Moony]

Well I was trying to give a simple answer but as others have pointed out its not always simple.

Some birds are wild, and are vermin. You can kill these (mostly those of the corvid family - crows, etc)
Some birds are wild, and are game birds. You can shoot these at specified times of the year and various other conditions (pigeons, ducks, geese, etc)
Most other birds are Wild Birds, you may not shoot, trap or otherwise kill or interfere with the nests of these birds except where they represent a danger to humans (for hygiene or air safety purposes - and you need permission even under these exemptions)

As you can see, a bird that lives in the wild is not the same as a Wild Bird, legally speaking

Oh and they taste awful from what I have read from people who say they have tried them

[diamond lil]

Islanders used to take the young birds from the nests but they're supposed to be far too salty to be nice.