cocker3 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 was asked to remove some pigeons from a barn so went for a look last night with my son jamie .**** me there must have been 300+ :D spoke to the farmers wife as he wasnt in yet and she was shocked when i said i was going to shoot the :o :o :o when i asked her what she wanted me to do she said could i not just shooo them out :lol:thought about saying well i could ask them to leave first if you like but i never :lol: then the farmer arrived and all was good he said i dont care how you get them out just get them out (they have been craping on all the hay in the loft and now its has to be burnt and every moring when he goes in to feed the cattle they **** every where as the fly out ).i told him i would lamp them as he said fire on :D the plan was i would lamped and jamie would shoot (he loves air rifles )we were using a .22 under lever air rifle (dont ask what make i have no idea had it for 20 years) me i like something with a bit more punch any how after 1 and a half hours there was no more pigeons in the barns alive most had flowen out and were now on the roof of the barn jamie shot realy well and i reckon he fired 150 shots for 130 kills .we will be back at the week end to finnish the job but the farmer was well happy when we showed his the bag. there were lots in with the cattle and there was no danger i was going in to get them and a few on the roof so he said he would get them in the morning jamie with half some of the bag this is the barn not very good photo in the dark sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroku4399 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Well done thats an impresive bag aspecially to get them in a barn you must be popular with the farmer hope it goes well for the weekend Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Well done thats an impresive bag aspecially to get them in a barn you must be popular with the farmer hope it goes well for the weekend Shane popular with him not so with his wife :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroku4399 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 cant she see the damage their causing and by shooing them away once doesnt she realise they will soon come back Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 cant she see the damage their causing and by shooing them away once doesnt she realise they will soon come back Shane she only married him 3 years ago and came from the town what more can i say :no: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroku4399 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 thats the same sort of thing my wife would try and do Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 nice one filthy bleeders!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfletch Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Ask the farmers wife if she wants them to make a pigeon pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Great shooting well done to both of you. Not sure about the rules and regs about lamping pigeon. I thought you can't do it, but thats maybe just woodpigeon. Someone i am sure will give the facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbasher Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 also thought it was illegal to lamp pigeons??... or any birds. :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young gun jm91 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 loool wat a night lol nd yeah i wasnt going in amongst those beef burgers 2 get them either haha wasn't expecting tht many 2 b there tho! bring on the weekend :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12borejimbo Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Nice, we have the same problem but with collard doves, but not on that bigger scale, Its great fun, and looks like you and your boy had some good shooting, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 also thought it was illegal to lamp pigeons??... or any birds. :look: Yes it's ok. It is illegal to lamp any bird with the exception of ferals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 I was under the impression that feral pigeons classed as vermin so it was OK to shoot them under tha lamp. We always used to when I was working for the NBC doing ant "pigeon control" jobs. It may be a different matter with woodies but as far as I know lamping ferals in a building is fine as they are a major health hazzard! That bag is quite impressive, well done and great that you have a lad that loves to shoot with you! I have a farm with a pigeon problem but they do not want we to shoot inside the buildings as they are new corregated clad buildings with lots of sky lights which they feel could get damaged. I got round this yesterday by taking my QB78 up there and spreading some grain on the ground between two of the buildings on a concrete hard standing with a nice breeze block wall behind it. I parked the motor in a place where I could sit in it to shoot about 20 yards away. The first 2 or 3 were a bit slow to get but then after I had set them up as "decoys" things got easier. I could not get anywhere near as godd a bag as you but ended up with about 2 dozen of these nasty, messy disease ridden pests and an added bonus of a magpie and a crow which decided to come down and attack one of the "decoys"! Keep it up mate, they are filthy little things1 They need shooting and if you play your cards right they can offer some "testing" shots for a young shooter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 (edited) ended up with about 2 dozen of these nasty, messy disease ridden pests and an added bonus of a magpie and a crow which decided to come down and attack one of the "decoys" thats still a good bag for day time pete well done and yeh they are horrible stinking things Edited March 4, 2011 by cocker3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandmartin Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Nice bag.You've done a great job dropping those filthy ******! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly321 Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 now that is nice shooting my friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly321 Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 now that is nice shooting my friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 You said you shot 130 but you only photographed 50-ish of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve42 Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Good shooting got to keep those farms happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 You said you shot 130 but you only photographed 50-ish of them? The others were shy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 also thought it was illegal to lamp pigeons??... or any birds. :look: Perfectly legal wish people would actually read and take in the general license conditions WHAT THE LICENCE PERMITS 2. For the purposes set out in paragraph 1 above, and subject to the terms and conditions, below, this licence permits: (i) Authorised persons to kill or take any of the wild birds listed at (a) and (B) below, to take, damage or destroy their nests or to take or destroy their eggs: Crow Corvus corone Dove, Collared Streptopelia decaocto Gull, Lesser Black-backed Larus fuscus Jackdaw Corvus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Pigeon, Feral Columba livia Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goose, Canada Branta canadensis Parakeet, Monk Myiopsitta monachus Parakeet, Ring-necked Psittacula krameri (a) to use a semi-automatic weapon; (B) to use a cage trap, the dimensions of which do not satisfy the requirements of section 8(1) of the Act; © to use any hand held or hand propelled net to take birds whilst not in flight; and (d) in relation to the killing or taking of Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) only: i. to use any device for illuminating a target or any sighting device for night shooting; ii. to use any form of artificial lighting or any mirror or other dazzling device. cheers KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted March 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 You said you shot 130 but you only photographed 50-ish of them? very true buddy we had already bagged up 30-40 before we thought about a photo and it was bad enough bagging them up once . and as i said before there was plenty lying on the roof and in with the cows and as the cows were young animals and very flighty i sure as hell wasnt gettin in with them for stinky ferals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted March 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 You said you shot 130 but you only photographed 50-ish of them? oh and if my memory serves me right it was 68 in the photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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