steve3562 Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 hi had my new scope yeserday spent afew hours zeroing it in. the while doing it the stupidest pigeon in the world landed in the tree above!! :thumbs: omg such a easy shot (20-25) yards dumb ***! bang head shot down well chuffed! :blink: thanks steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Have a little more respect for your quarry please Pigeons (especially feral) can become used to people around, and theres no need to start calling them dumb *** etc.. its how they are :thumbs: Good shot, and im glad you aimed at the correct kill zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve3562 Posted April 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 thanks hunter but please remember that they are very dumb!!!! lol no last twitches or anything! just stone dead gald i put those extra hours zeroing my scope. despacing wounded pigeons is not very nice. thanks for your reply steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Steve I always say "Never give a sucker an even break". Count your blessings because the next shot may be a 35 yarder through branches and twigs and suchlike. And the shooter that never missed the kill zone never lived - at least not when he was starting out. I know exactly how you felt! Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Pigeons can't be THAT dumb when they see a Human to fly off :thumbs: Also they have it pretty well sorted flying up there shatting on US so i would say they have it pretty well sussed LG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 No offence Steve but you have got to be less naive. You dont see anyone else on here talking about a kill like that, you have got to give more respect for your quarry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve3562 Posted April 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 i was merly happy about doin my scope my self and getting head shot my self im 14! thanks for your reply though steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 im 14! year younger than me! but i have been shooting for years and have never laughed at my quarry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fulltimeshooter Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 i Agree with ''beatingisbest'' im only 14 and have been shooting since i was about 6 but i dont laugth at my quarry i respect it.... If you cant respect your quarry then dont shoot it. :< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 i Agree with ''beatingisbest'' im only 14 and have been shooting since i was about 6 but i dont laugth at my quarry i respect it.... If you cant respect your quarry then dont shoot it. :< thanks mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fulltimeshooter Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 no problem i strongly beleive that you should respect what you shoot and how you shoot it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Well done Steve on you kill It's nice to christen a new bit of kit. In time you will come to understand what Hunter meant, respect your quarry and report your kills with a slighty different tone. Keep up the sport mate. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 no problem i strongly beleive that you should respect what you shoot and how you shoot it.... if you dont respect what you hunt you shouldnt even bother to get a gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc M Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Count your blessings because the next shot may be a 35 yarder through branches and twigs and suchlike. I had a shot like this on Sunday evening, I spotted 2 crows land in a tree up ahead, with thick cover of twigs and branches between me and them, about 30 yards away. I knew I couldn't get my looped .22 pellet through to them from the place I was standing as too many branches were in the way so I moved slightly until I found what appeared to be a perfect "pellet tunnel" between all the trees. I could sight one of the crows heads and had approx 6 inches of branchless headroom which I calculated would allow my pellet a perfect, unhindered passing. It was a shot to nothing, either a head shot or a complete miss, so I pulled the trigger. My calculations turned out to be right, too, as down flopped a cleanly head shot crow, immediately putting a big grin on my face The other crow flew off at the same instant his mate was downed so I didn't get chance to take him out too. Doesn't have feel good when a plan comes together, huh? :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 no problem i strongly beleive that you should respect what you shoot and how you shoot it.... if you dont respect what you hunt you shouldnt even bother to get a gun I think that we need a bit of balance here chaps. Show me a shooter that 'Respects' a rat that he has shot, and I have never met one yet. Show me a farmer that 'Respects' a flock of pigeon that is decimating his crops, and I have yet to find such a farmer. I am pretty sure that if we shooters were not there to shoot pigeon, then he would resort to less respectable ways to control pigeon. What I am trying to say is that whilst I am very much against shooters flinging their dead pigeons in a heap with no respect, pigeons are rightfully classified as vermin. Whilst it is every shooters intention to kill their quarry stoney dead, sometimes this does not happen in spite of hours and hours of practise. You cannot guarantee it. Whilst most pigeons have very conditioned reflexes not to get shot, there are dumb ones about that just ask for it - a bit like the odd dumb shotgun shooter that leaves empty cartridges scattered about the countryside. If a dumb pigeon comes along, then count your blessings and shoot if before another shooter gets the chance. Survival of the fittest and all that. A bit more tolerance please - we all have our opinions, and as long as someone does not step too far out of bounds, then respect his statement - if not then a gentle reminder gets a far better reaction and consideration for your point of view. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.17 hummer Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 no problem i strongly beleive that you should respect what you shoot and how you shoot it.... if you dont respect what you hunt you shouldnt even bother to get a gun im all for a frank and open exchange of views ,as you will know if youve ever read any of my posts. can i just say thought, that like texting, this internet chat stuff is very open to the wrong interpretation, and its very easy to condemn someone for a post, that if it was in the spoken word, would have a very different slant on it. so please, especially young shots, with the greatest respect , you are our shooting future after all , dont be too quick to condemn and be humble when reqd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 sorry people, its just i hate it when people laugh at a shot animal just because they killed it, no other reason. When i kill an animal i am pleased but i dont laugh, i never have and i never will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ratcatcher Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 good shooting m8, keep it up, a good pigeon is a dead pigeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzer1 Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 good shooting m8, keep it up, a good pigeon is a dead pigeon :thumbs: I'll second that **** shot buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve3562 Posted April 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 cheers boys for some exseptions of the comments i was just please with the shot. thanks steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 what size scope was it anyhow?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fulltimeshooter Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 sorry people, its just i hate it when people laugh at a shot animal just because they killed it, no other reason. When i kill an animal i am pleased but i dont laugh, i never have and i never will. Yes that basically sums it up for me to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Theres nothing wrong, as said above, with feeling good and smiling to an honest good shot, you have made the right calculations, and your quarry dropped cleanly. I also feel good when the shot went well.. but that different to laughing at a dead animal for it being dumb etc some good posts! Out of interest, what gun/pellets are you using Steve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve3562 Posted April 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 boys i think you have miss-understood me here i wasnt litally laughting at the pigeon just ahd a grin on my face! for yoiu question the scope is 3x9-40 mildot, and for you hunter i am using a bsa supersport carbine with the scope above and webley lazadomes= bloody good pellets. i have been out tofay if you want to hear about that add a reply! thanks steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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