Pigeons..! - Do you have them where you live?
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Call them by their ancestral name Rock Doves, they sound better.
I live in Gloucestershire and those damn flying rats are a real problem. Our fences are streaked with their mess as are our cars. At least every couple of weeks one flies into one of our windows.
I recently bought a .22 air rifle with a scope. As soon as my marksmanship is at a level where a clean kill is most likely their days will be numbered.
I recently bought a .22 air rifle with a scope. As soon as my marksmanship is at a level where a clean kill is most likely their days will be numbered.
t on cars! 
Shooting pigeons with an air rifle is not recommended - it will likely just hurt them.
They breed incredibly fast anyway. A local farmer was getting his crops murdered by them 2 years go, and they shot over 2000 of them in 100 acres about half a mile away. 2 years later, the place is crawling with them again. Woodies are nice enough birds though, unless you’re a farmer....
They breed incredibly fast anyway. A local farmer was getting his crops murdered by them 2 years go, and they shot over 2000 of them in 100 acres about half a mile away. 2 years later, the place is crawling with them again. Woodies are nice enough birds though, unless you’re a farmer....
We've had feral / wild ones in every place I've lived in, and my parents have a flock of 20 / 30 visiting their garden every day. Some have been coming for years and will take food from their hands etc.
I currently have two pet ones; one retired racing pigeon and another giant runt pigeon. They're far more intelligent than people realise, and make great pets. They can of course be pests in large numbers, and I don't have any problem with people shooting them provided they actually know what they're doing and have permission to shoot, rather than chavs firing air guns into their neighbours gardens. I feel the same about the large number of stray dogs and cats where I live, but for some reason people think it's only OK to shoot animals that aren't "cute".
I currently have two pet ones; one retired racing pigeon and another giant runt pigeon. They're far more intelligent than people realise, and make great pets. They can of course be pests in large numbers, and I don't have any problem with people shooting them provided they actually know what they're doing and have permission to shoot, rather than chavs firing air guns into their neighbours gardens. I feel the same about the large number of stray dogs and cats where I live, but for some reason people think it's only OK to shoot animals that aren't "cute".
I wouldn't recommend letting a 12 bore off in a housing estate, that would be silly.
If you can't get a pigeon in the head with a decent air rifle and scope then you're a bit crap really. There is a never ending supply of them so making good use of them is just fine.
It's only like shooting rats, but not eating them.
If you can't get a pigeon in the head with a decent air rifle and scope then you're a bit crap really. There is a never ending supply of them so making good use of them is just fine.
It's only like shooting rats, but not eating them.
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