Sqwelchy Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Hi all Went out shooting today,didn't kill one just injured it so i tried to breck its neck but ripped its head clean off. Whats the correct way of doing this? Also do you lot wear ear plugs and glasses when shooting or only when your shooting clays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Only wear ear plugs when I am clay shooting (which is occasionally) and the best method of dispatch is a knock on the head with a good old preist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trxnav Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 take it you are talking pigeons mate if so just hold them by the head thumb behind and nip the neck between thumb and finger for a few seconds normally does the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqwelchy Posted December 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Sorry forgot to mention what im shooting but yeah its pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Only wear ear plugs when I am clay shooting (which is occasionally) and the best method of dispatch is a knock on the head with a good old preist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb79 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 My preferred method of dispatching game is the ol' stretch 'n twist method. Grab the head lightly between your thumb and fingers and hold the body in your other hand. Gently pull your hands apart thus stretching the neck and twist at the same time. Quick and quiet. I only wear glasses for clays, but ear defenders are on every time my gun goes bang! - too many 'old duffers' on my local shoot that can't hear a word anyone says give me enough reason for me to wear mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groach1234 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 A stick with a smack to the head/neck area or with a priest does the trick nicely and i always wear ear defenders but only glasses when on clays when it is the site rules George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 (edited) I was shown years ago by a shooting man...Pull out 1 of the tail feathers with a big quill and push the quill through the gap between its skull and spine (back of head)...Goes straight into the brain....Very quick.....Other than that...A priest... Ear Plugs all the time for me.... Edited January 1, 2010 by smig4373 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 hold the bird, first finger under beak against throat, second finger behind head, thumb pressed on top of head, with bird hanging at your side, quickly flick your hand first towards your body, then away, in a circular motion, the birds own bodyweight breaks its neck, quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbly Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 I just twist the head round once,twice,third times a charm. I always wear ear plugs when shooting and defo glasses when on the clays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heladoxa Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Hold it down and shoot it again LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeainscow Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Pull and twist method for me. May sound like a pansy but if they're scratching their feet around i just shoot them again. Just something about them scratching me i really dislike lol Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Ear defenders/plugs surely a must?? I use active ear defenders, the new Deben 'affordable' model. Re dispatch, anyone use or tried the pressure point method where the feathers change on the back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 You'll more than likely regret not always wearing them. It only takes one bang to damage your hearing, not just when firing lots of shots on the clays. I had a near deaf experience once ( ) when I only fired 5 or 6 shots. Had a rattling and ringing in my ear for weeks and it still isn't back completely to normal. I whack em on the ed wiv a stick, or shoot em again if they're running too fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron airgunner Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 i just grab the body with my right hand, head with my left and pull and hold it there for a few seconds. this kills them. all your methods sound quite fancy compared to mine..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Ear defenders at all time plus a hat and glasses when on clays, for dispatch either the spine of a heavy hunting knife to the back of the neck breaking it or the old gravity method of seperating the neck. But if it`s a flapper and i don`t want to leave the hide because of other pigeons around then a headshot with my .22rf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Some one showed me the "death grip". Put your middle finger around its neck and squeeze for 30 seconds, they just go to sleep, no trauma, no head pulling off!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 A stick with a smack to the head/neck area or with a priest does the trick nicely and i always wear ear defenders but only glasses when on clays when it is the site rules George If you are general rough shooting, rabbits and birds etc you will have a problem with ear defenders, quite simply because you need to hear as well as see, there are options here though of some of the electronic sort of ear defenders! If you are simply pigeon shooting, and particularly decoying I suspect defenders may well be a good idea! Glasses optional, but to be fair, you only have one pair of eyes so worth thinking about it. An old phrase, You can eat with false teeth and you can walk on a false leg, but you can't see with a glass eye!! The best way to despatch a pigeon is the QUICKEST, stubby probably has that below but the priest or stick can be quick as well. There is a also the "nutcracker", as I call it, where a spike is driven through the skull of the bird on the end of what looks like a nutcracker! (often used on Pheasant shoots) hold the bird, first finger under beak against throat, second finger behind head, thumb pressed on top of head, with bird hanging at your side, quickly flick your hand first towards your body, then away, in a circular motion, the birds own bodyweight breaks its neck, quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 However you decide to dispatch a bird, always cover your ears up when shooting. Theres more than enough deaf old ******** floating about in the shooting world, it really doesn't need any more. I shot a box of carts with no hearing protection and suffered severe tinnitus for 2 weeks after, it faded after about a month but I never want to go through it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 WHAT? 15 you say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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