Wiggum Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 I managed to get half a day off work so decided to dust my fishing gear off and wet a line at a little pool which is always good for a bite or two. We'd been fishing around an hour with the pool to ourselves when I noticed a guy dressed in camouflage and cradling an air rifle wander along the far bank, on cue two woodies land in an oak above his head, he raises his rifle takes aim and a second or two later I heard the whack as the pellet hit one of the woodies which came tumbling through the branches. I initially remarked "good shot" to my friend who was next to me but then notice the woodie flapping around on the floor, the guy walks over to where the wounded woodie is and I thought he would just pick it up and dispatch it but he reloads and puts another pellet in it from point blank range, this still doesn't dispatch the bird which now falls off the bank and into the water. He reloads again and puts a third pellet into the bird in the water which is still flapping around and drowning, he then wanders down the bank lays his rifle on a bench unattended and disappears only to return a couple of minutes later with a garden rake to fish the pigeon out of the lake he then takes it around behind the tree to I assume dispatch it properly. I was appalled at what I'd just witnessed as it displayed a total lack of respect for his quarry and also poorly represented the shooting community especially as there's a caravan site attached to the lake and his action were on display for all to see. I know people will say it's only a woodie and you always get pricked birds when say decoying but I for one always dispatch pricked birds as quickly as possible to avoid any unnecessary suffering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmytree Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Not good but nothing new. Recent video on here shows "Crowman" ripping the crop out of a still living and flapping pigeon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) Really ? can you link to the post by Crowman ? Edited October 3, 2015 by digger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmytree Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) Really ? can you link to the post by Crowman ? http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/320032-the-way-of-the-crow/ 6 minutes and 40 seconds or thereabouts. I wouldn't lie about something that I find abhorrent and disgusting. Edited October 3, 2015 by timmytree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Thanks. I know Andy and am surprised at watching that. Apologies for taking this off topic op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biketestace Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/320032-the-way-of-the-crow/ 6 minutes and 40 seconds or thereabouts. I wouldn't lie about something that I find abhorrent and disgusting. Just watched it, Crikey, that's grim Edited October 3, 2015 by biketestace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmytree Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Thanks. I know Andy and am surprised at watching that. Apologies for taking this off topic op I don't know him but always had respect for him as a countryman, sadly that respect has been lost by a few seconds of video which should never have been filmed and certainly never shown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Mm. certainly not a good thing to do let alone show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bry-M Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 could have been dead, just doing the death twitch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Funker Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 could have been dead, just doing the death twitch? It didn't look great but I'd go with that, it certainly didn't look alert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 I'd give odds the pigeon was deceased, but who knows for sure? In the light of todays PC attitudes I think whoever edited that, whether the bird was dead or not, should perhaps have left it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Yes a simple editing isue, but then you would think thats just a matter of common sense. Pound to a pinch of salt it wasn't even a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonblasterian Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 You would have thought he would have picked a bird that was not kicking and flapping to tear the crop open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewluke Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 I don't know him but always had respect for him as a countryman, sadly that respect has been lost by a few seconds of video which should never have been filmed and certainly never shown. it should not happen whether it's being filmed or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 I would imagine he's broke the pigeons neck and it's nerves kicking, he seems like the kind of bloke that has respect for his quarry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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