were do i shoot pigeons with an air gun

[pest hunter 151 15]

were should i shoot pigeons they poo all over my roof but apart from head and neck shots were can i shoot them to make a clean kill. thanks to all who reply

[davyt63 1,845]

were should i shoot pigeons they poo all over my roof but apart from head and neck shots were can i shoot them to make a clean kill. thanks to all who reply

 

hi buddy

best to shoot them in head,any where else will not be humaine,plus will spoil the meat,if you want to eat it?

 

regards

 

davy

[jackinbox99 41]

I also go for the head on pigeons. Nice clean kill and the meat does taste good!

[BellySlater 15]

Got to be a head shot mate, drops them where they stand, more humane and prevents them flying off and dying somewhere else ( less attention from neighbours if you know what I mean ) Just make sure you have a back stop.

[Phantom 631]

Head shots are the only way to go

 

Phantom

[pest hunter 151 15]

thanks a bundle people

[Jane Doe 0]

It depends which way they're facing. I get a lot on the apex of my stable block. If they're facing me a Hollowpoint to the breast does the trick. You hear a "thwack" as the slug hits them, next thing they're on the floor dead. Regards. J.H.S.

[ratattack 111]

Head is fine if you can hit it, i doubt theres many that can consistantly hit a 5p piece at distance which is the size of a woodie's head. In the back if facing away or breast if facing or just where the wing meets the body will stop em just fine. This will prevent a stray pellet potentially passing over the garden boundry which of course is illegal and could land you in the brown stuff.

 

I shoot loads in public places with my job so a head shot is out of the question due to risks involved if i miss.

[pest hunter 151 15]

thaks alot

[hughes_jh 0]

Ratattacks right, I've shot hundreds of pigeons and there's nothing inhumane about a chest or back shot. When they're in a tree directly above you a head shot is out of the question.

 

The one thing I would always look out for is where they might land after they drop..... (brings back memories of having to walk across the yard with the ladders, to go into the cattle house, onto the slats, wedge the ladders in between the slats and climb up to fetch any pigeons wedged behind a truss!)

[Edgar 1]

Chest shots are fine, but don't aim too far up as you could hit the crop which can stop a pellet if its full of grain.

[jamie g 17]

head or nexk shot

[c side 21]

I hope you dont have neighbours , cuse if your shooting and the pellet leaves your boundry , then your committing an offence .

[Sexy_Shot 5]

id go for a head on shot wherever they are roosting

 

Best of luck

 

Cheers

 

Trevor

[The one 8,511]

Head or a neck shot if its on