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hi all, i was just wondering how amny of you stop shooting pigeons this time of year? i do because they are raising their chicks and i would hate to shoot the parents and for the chicks to die slowly in the nest. i'll give it another month and a bit and i'll resume shooting them.

thanks,

Aaron

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hi ya buddy

there isn't anything saying that you cant shoot pigeons buddy even if they are bringing chicks up if you are asked to get rid of them matey it's a job that needs doing it's like the young rabbits buddy i dont like it to much but it's a job at the end of the day :thumbs:

 

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Hi Aaron mate,

 

Where i am they are just starting to build nests so not yet sitting over chicks.

 

As a rule i wont shoot them when they are bringing up young uns.

 

I like to wait and then shoot them when they are eaters.

 

As Shay says though buddy if its a paid job it as to be done.

 

I used to shoot on a golf driving range and the owner wanted the rooks shot. Nesting time was the best time to do this so i used to hit them on their nests.

 

Si

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HHHHHMMMMMMM :hmm: it's hard to know what to do when it comes to shooting pigeons this time of year. I feel its not right to do but if i dont the farmer will get anoyed and get some one els to shoot them and i would rather me shoot them humanely rather then his grandson who just wings them or shoots them through the stomach :no: So that would be me loosing land and the birds dieing in pain slowly :icon_eek:

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Depends where the wood pigeons are, if they're shitting all over feed stocks or grain, then they get some lead, as long as they're not doing any damage, then they can get on with it as far as I'm concerned, but ferals get it all year round ;)

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  On 09/04/2010 at 16:34, pest hunter 151 said:

HHHHHMMMMMMM :hmm: it's hard to know what to do when it comes to shooting pigeons this time of year. I feel its not right to do but if i dont the farmer will get anoyed and get some one els to shoot them and i would rather me shoot them humanely rather then his grandson who just wings them or shoots them through the stomach :no: So that would be me loosing land and the birds dieing in pain slowly :icon_eek:

but those birds your shooting will have chicks which starve to death. the farmer on the land i shoot on totally understands and is fine with me not shooting woodys at this time of year. just this morning i was walking round the land and saw a woody nest with chicks in it and the parents were regurgatating food to the chicks. i would hate to see them die slowly because the parents were'nt around.

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surely sinse there are two parent pigeons feeding the young, if one is shot then the other could look after them and the chances of you shooting those exact two pigeons would be slim. I read once that when a pair of woodies go out to feed they keep seperate so if one is killed then the other could still look after the young, i dont know if this is true but if it is then you could still shoot woodies this time of the year without worrying about harming the young.

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:hmm:

  On 09/04/2010 at 17:58, aaronpigeonplucker said:
  On 09/04/2010 at 16:34, pest hunter 151 said:

HHHHHMMMMMMM :hmm: it's hard to know what to do when it comes to shooting pigeons this time of year. I feel its not right to do but if i dont the farmer will get anoyed and get some one els to shoot them and i would rather me shoot them humanely rather then his grandson who just wings them or shoots them through the stomach :no: So that would be me loosing land and the birds dieing in pain slowly :icon_eek:

but those birds your shooting will have chicks which starve to death. the farmer on the land i shoot on totally understands and is fine with me not shooting woodys at this time of year. just this morning i was walking round the land and saw a woody nest with chicks in it and the parents were regurgatating food to the chicks. i would hate to see them die slowly because the parents were'nt around.

I dont think that i would shoot both parents befor the chicks are out the nest. But i do see your point like i said its a hard one :hmm:

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