Model Comparison: Margo Electra Scare Cannons

 Margo Supplies carries a variety of Scare Cannons. Using the Margo Electra Scare cannon as as base, each option allows the user to control the cannon in a variety of different control options. Base Cannon: Margo Electra Scare Cannon Power Source: 12V Battery and Propane Control: Margo Digital Timer / Clock # Programmable Shots: 1-4 Tripod Compatible: Yes The Margo Electra Scare Cannon uses an advanced digital clock for pre-set firing times, multi-shot bursts, and two random firing modes to reduce animal tolerance. Compatible Upgrades Base Cannon: Margo Electra Scare Cannon Power Source: 12V Battery and Propane Control: Push Button Controller # Programmable Shots: 1-4 Tripod Compatible: No This cannon uses the Margo Electra Scare Cannon as a base, with the added push-button controller. The push-button controller allows the user to fire the cannon on demand. Compatible Upgrades Base Cannon: Margo Electra Power Source: 12V Battery and Propane Control: High-Frequency Radio Control # Programmable Shots: 1-4 Tripod Compatible: Yes This cannon uses the Margo Electra Scare Cannon as a base with a High-Frequency Radio Controller that allows the user to fire the cannon remotely on a line-of-sight range of up to 8km (5mi). Radio operates at 900MHz with 99 channels. Compatible Upgrades Base Cannon: Margo Electra Power Source: 12V Battery and Propane Control: Cellular Data   # Programmable Shots: 1-4 Tripod Compatible: Yes This cannon uses the Margo Electra Scare Cannon as a base with NEW Cellular control. Experience the added ease of remote firing and monitoring. Control your cannon, view its status, and customize settings from anywhere with an internet connection. Compatible Upgrades

Model Comparison: What Scare Cartridge Launcher Do I Need?

Margo Supplies provides the Best Launchers for wildlife management. Below you will find a list of all the launchers that we currently carry and a comparison between them. Compare the models of Scare Cartridge Launchers to find the best launchers for you The Record Single-Shot Launcher is a simple and affordable option that is easy to maintain. The single-shot uses 6mm crimped blanks. It is Ideal for hikers, hunters, and other outdoor enthusiasts as well as for light industrial use. It comes in a bright safety orange colour.  Blanks: 6mm Good For: Affordable low volume use. 5-Shot Adapter Compatible: No Fast Firing: ModerateEase of Maintenance: Simple daily maintenance.  Unlike the single-record shot, this Record Double-Shot Launcher can load 2 blanks and cartridges at a time to be fired in quick succession. Ideal for hikers, hunters, and other outdoor enthusiasts as well as for light industrial use. It comes in a bright safety orange colour.  Blanks: 6mm Good For: Affordable low volume use. 5-Shot Adapter Compatible: No Fast Firing: Moderate, Double Shot allows for more aggressive hazing. Ease of Maintenance: Simple daily maintenance The RG-3 is one of our more compact launcher options. Simple in its use and easy to carry.  Blanks: 6mmGood For: Light to moderate industrial use. 5-Shot Adapter Compatible: NoFast Firing: YesEase of Maintenance: Simple daily, frequent deep cleans The RG-300 is very similar to the RG-3, but the RG-300 loads 10 blanks in a clip.  Blanks: 6mmGood For: Light to moderate industrial use. 5-Shot Adapter Compatible: NoFast Firing: YesEase of Maintenance: Simple daily, frequent deep cleans. The RG-59 revolver uses .380 blanks and can load up to 5 at a time. This launcher is able to be used with the 5 shot adapter which screws into the barrel and allows for simultaneous launching of any combination of up to five 15mm pyrotechnic scare cartridges. Blanks: .380 Good For: Aggressive scaring and cold weather use. 5-Shot Adapter Compatible: YesFast Firing: YesEase of Maintenance: Simple daily with detailed monthly cleans.  The RG-89 revolver is the more weighty version of the RG-59. It also uses .380 blanks.  Blanks: .380Good For: Aggressive Scaring  5-Shot Adapter Compatible: YesFast Firing: YesEase of Maintenance: Simple daily with detailed monthly cleans.  The Margo Thunderstick is a non-gun launcher designed specifically for the airport and industrial use. The Thunderstick is easy to use and has 3 safety mechanisms: A safety switch, a pin, and a gravity trigger that locks the trigger when the launcher is pointed downward.  Blanks: 6mm Good For: Heavy industrial use. 5-Shot Adapter Compatible: No Fast Firing: Yes Ease of Maintenance: Simple maintenance at the end of each use.  If you have any questions about the information above, please contact info@margosupplies.com

Do Visual Pyrotechnics Scare Birds?

Birds rely on their sight more than any other sense, so it’s no surprise that our visual pyrotechnics provide great results for wildlife managers at airports, landfills, and beyond.

Bird Repellent: How to Keep Unwanted Birds Away with a System-Based Approach

Birds can cause serious damage to agricultural crops, disrupt industrial operations, and even threaten human safety, such as during airplane bird strikes. Unfortunately, when birds find safe places to roost, food, or other high-value attractants, they become difficult to remove. Fortunately, using non-lethal deterrents strategically can chase birds away and prevent them from returning. Classes of Bird Deterrents Bird deterrents fall into three main categories: Audio, Visual, and Active. By combining options from each class, you can build an effective bird control system. This approach can protect anything from backyard blueberry crops to major airports worldwide. Although some bird species respond better to specific stimuli, this strategy works for nearly all species. How Deterrents Work   Deterrents trigger involuntary stress responses in birds by making them feel threatened. The stronger the perceived danger, the more likely birds are to avoid the area. We call this a “landscape of fear.” To succeed, the fear must outweigh the attractants that brought birds to the area. Using deterrents from all three classes prevents habituation and keeps birds away long-term. Deterrent Classes Explained: Audio Audio deterrents use loud noises to startle and scare birds. For example, our Margo Electra Propane Cannons emit 120 decibels (dB), similar to a shotgun blast. All bird species respond to this sound. Move the cannons regularly to prevent birds from getting used to them.   You can also pair propane cannons with our Squawk Box speaker systems, which mimic the cries of distressed or injured birds. This teaches birds to associate your area with danger. Sound combinations are available for most North American bird species.   Visual Visual Deterrents   Birds rely heavily on eyesight to fly, find food, and detect predators. Visual deterrents exploit this by using reflective materials, lights, flashing, or predator simulations. For instance, predator effigies or decoys trick intelligent prey species into thinking hunters are nearby. As a result, birds avoid the area, convinced it is unsafe.   Active Active deterrents respond to birds directly and often combine audio and visual effects. For example, our 15mm pyrotechnic scare cartridges create loud noises and visual effects, flying 30m–380m (90–1250+ ft) through the air. By combining different cartridges, you create more chaos and prevent habituation.   We also offer the strongest hand-held bird control lasers allowed in Canada. Geese, in particular, react immediately to the unusual light patterns. By using deterrents only when needed, you make it harder for birds to adapt. Like all tools, different tools to repel birds have their strengths and weaknesses. Don’t leave any safe havens in your control area; active and immediate use of deterrents prevent birds from being rewarded. The best bird control programs combine audio, visual, and active deterrents.

From Fruit to Fences: How I Became a Leader in Wildlife Management

My name is Jeff Marley and I’m the founder and owner of Margo Supplies. Working on my wife’s family orchard, I quickly learned how wildlife damage can impact total yields. I began experimenting with pyrotechnic scare cartridges and developed my own techniques to reduce damage in our fields back in the late 1970s. Using this experience, I began to develop my own techniques to reduce the incidents of wildlife in our fields.   Developing these products became a passion of mine. After moving to Alberta, I started expanding my product offerings, sold units to neighbouring farms, then began working with government agencies and other industries. Margo Supplies was born in 1980.    Behaviour-Based Solutions Throughout my career in wildlife management, I’ve learned the importance of working with and taking advantage of natural animal behaviour. By creating a “landscape of fear,” we can deter animals from entering control areas and create lasting changes in the local environment – your control area. Our goal is to get the target animals to associate your control area with negative stimuli, reducing their determination to enter the area.  Behavioural solutions are often the best way to ensure that an animal doesn’t simply replace another in the future. We want to create a lasting impact in the target area. Whether you have issues with birds eating your fruit or bears invading your camps and parks, if you convince them it’s unsafe, they will learn.  Non-Lethal We are manufacturers and users of our products. We prefer to use simple, yet effective tools that don’t get in the way of your home or operation. And because they’re effective, you likely will incur fewer costs with generate better results.    Practical Solutions Sucessful human-widlife co-existance requires pracitcal products that work and are affordable. People need to be able to count on your work when they need it. It needs to be available and easy to ship, as well as service remotely. We take a great deal of care providing only the solutions we can count on to work.  Systems-Based Approach I’m in this business because I love the outdoors. I believe it’s important to give back to support wildlife conservation efforts. We donate our time, products and services as well as financial support to the conservation of black, grizzly and polar bears in western North America and the High Arctic.  Conservation We take a systems-based approach to resolving wildlife conflict issues. This means by using our tools and techniques, we’ll help you create a comprehensive strategy that will keep unwanted wildlife away from the control area. Our systems and philosophy are implemented on our site and used by many of our industry partners. We extensively research and test each system and product.  Learn how our Liard River Hotsprings project helps conserve bears.  MargoTV Our products are used across the world in interesting, challenging, conservation scenarios. Now you can follow us around as we help solve human-wildlife conflict, test our products, and explore our wild planet. Follow Jeff Marley, Jared, Conrad, and our staff from Polar Bear fencing in Churchill to wrangling cows for tracking collar tests. Follow us along here     We do good work. We have made meaningful impacts to conservation across the world. Providing practical solutions allows people to live with wildlife. One of my passions is developing electric bear fence solutions that professionally exclude bears including grizzly and polar bears from human attractants. I have personally built hundreds of electric fences from the coastal pacific to the high arctic.  – Jeff Marley