Royboy Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 When Im pigeon shooting it doesnt bother me at all. But when i shoot a crow it makes me feel bad for the rest of the day ! And i really want to like crow shooting because there more field craft involved. Maybe its because the pigeons dont get wasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semiautolee Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) is it because they croak when they are hit my crows dont get wasted the ferrets eat them Edited October 17, 2011 by semiautolee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 I feel the same about crows and squizzers mate! I really like them both for what they are, just don't like what they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastair0903 Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 i am the opposite , i sometime feel bad for the pigeons but love knocking the whiley old crows out of the sky . even better is a bit of magpie bashing ( i shot 3 yesterday morning) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted October 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) Sad i know but ive called crows in with a call and decoys with no intention to shoot at them ! hahaha Edited October 17, 2011 by Royboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermincinerator Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 I feel the same about crows and squizzers mate! I really like them both for what they are, just don't like what they do. +1 excepting squizzers Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan_J Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 I love whacking carrion crows out the sky they are evil horrible ******** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) I love whacking carrion crows out the sky they are evil horrible ******** How can any animal be "evil", or "good" for that matter? They're just filling the evolutionary niche they've evolved into. To the OP, have a read of Corvus or Crow Country if you like crows and rooks I like crows, but recognise they sometimes need controlling. Shoot them if there's a need but there's no need to project human attributes onto them to justify it IMO? Edited October 17, 2011 by Blunderbuss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 I feel the same about crows and squirrels, I guess it's because they display obvious signs of intelligence. I still shoot them though. Did you know that crows can use tools in an intelligent fashion ? Watch this; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41Z6Mvjd9w0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) If it feels bad don't do it. Nothing wrong with that. You probably have no good reason to shoot them so your instinct tells you to leave them alone, in which case your instincts are sound. Mindless slaughter just because a species is on the quarry list should have no place in hunting. Crows are not an alien species, they have a place and a part to play. They clean up carrion, consuming the parts that other creatures reject. If they are causing harm, on lambing ground for example, or their numbers are upsetting the balance they've become vermin and then its a different matter. A pair of pigeons nest in a clump of pine trees behind my house. They come into my garden but never do any harm. They don't even attack the greens in my veg patch. Nor do they hassle the garden birds. They drink from the bird bath occaisionally and they waddle round the garden collecting nesting material. They work so hard at it I've never had the heart to shoot them, though I could do so easily and I'm very partial to pigeon. If I was decoying over a field of rape the other side of the road though, different story. A place for all things and all things in their place.. Edited October 18, 2011 by Gimlet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyflier Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 I feel the same, daft isn't it? I am a glider pilot, I have soared with seagulls and crows at my wingtip, I promise you there is no better feeling, I just can't shoot 'em and hate it when my Dad in law does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 If it feels bad don't do it. Nothing wrong with that. You probably have no good reason to shoot them so your instinct tells you to leave them alone, in which case your instincts are sound. Mindless slaughter just because a species is on the quarry list should have no place in hunting. Crows are not an alien species, they have a place and a part to play. They clean up carrion, consuming the parts that other creatures reject. If they are causing harm, on lambing ground for example, or their numbers are upsetting the balance they've become vermin and then its a different matter. A pair of pigeons nest in a clump of pine trees behind my house. They come into my garden but never do any harm. They don't even attack the greens in my veg patch. Nor do they hassle the garden birds. They drink from the bird bath occaisionally and they waddle round the garden collecting nesting material. They work so hard at it I've never had the heart to shoot them, though I could do so easily and I'm very partial to pigeon. If I was decoying over a field of rape the other side of the road though, different story. All things have a place and all things in their place.. Spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted October 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Glad im not the only one ! Ill just stick to the pigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 I feel the same way about foxes.I don't see any creature as being evil.For any creature to act with evil intent it would have to have the ability to reason,to be able to know the difference between right and wrong,for evil intent,and only humans have that ability as far as I know.Foxes,cats etc are just doing what they do.A great white shark may look evil,but it's just doing what sharks do. Though I may feel saddened by the death of a fox,it doesn't mean I feel gladdened by the death of anything else I shoot.I find it hard to explain to people sometimes,exactly what it is I get out of shooting.I don't feel I have to justify it,to anyone,further than the fact I eat meat,and there's no doubt I enjoy it,but the act of killing anything(including rats)isn't conciously enjoyable.Though I often smile after a good shot.Strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 I think it comes to most of us at sometime or other to question why I am I doing this . I have a great respect for pigeons and no longer really care if I dont shoot a hundred or more on the day . I dont go out after deer as often as I used to and generally now only shoot deer if they are a problem on the farms . I am very reluctent to shoot does any more but will certinally eat them if I do . I have friends who were as keen as me to shoot but no longer shoot because they say that they have had enough of shooting game . I think that I may be slowly going down the same road . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Doe Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 I don't really have any feelings one way or the other. Here, I have the only stand of trees for some miles around, and songbirds nest in them. The crows will steal eggs and young alike and bully the smaller birds. I don't see them as evil for that but if I see a pair of songbirds especially stressed I mention it to the local ranger and he shoots the crows. He also feels bad about doing it though! On the plus side he gives the bodies to me for my taxidermy. I'm a pragmatist. Rabbits are getting into my veg plots so I'll snare them, and tan and use the fur and the meat to feed the dog. Deer have to be regularly culled as they are a problem here with overbreeding....many of them suffered last winter because of lack of food. We don't have too many pigeons, but I do have one locally shot pigeon in the freeer to mount later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 When Im pigeon shooting it doesnt bother me at all. But when i shoot a crow it makes me feel bad for the rest of the day ! And i really want to like crow shooting because there more field craft involved. Maybe its because the pigeons dont get wasted. Maybe its just because your a sensitive wee soul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 I love whacking carrion crows out the sky they are evil horrible ******** same here I get great satisfaction if they are in the sky or if they are sitting in .243 range its almost more satisfying to get a good centre mass hit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breastman Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Read some BNP literature, it might change your mind Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Funker Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 I once shot a rabbit that had a full on dose of mixy, It was the sound of munching that brought my attention to it. It has ventured out only ten yards from wher I was so I took the shot. I still feel like **** when I think about it, and probably wish I hadn't killed it. Part of me says I put it out of it's misery. Then the other part says who am I to decide? How do I know if it was in 'misery'. I wish I'd left it for nature to decide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon 3 Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 I once shot a rabbit that had a full on dose of mixy, It was the sound of munching that brought my attention to it. It has ventured out only ten yards from wher I was so I took the shot. I still feel like **** when I think about it, and probably wish I hadn't killed it. Part of me says I put it out of it's misery. Then the other part says who am I to decide? How do I know if it was in 'misery'. I wish I'd left it for nature to decide Always put a rabbit with mixy out of its suffering, it is going to die anyway be it then and there or within the next 10 days or so as the illness develops and other infections take hold. If it was a pet rabbit you would be off to the vets to pay to have it euthanised. If i was in that situation (and have been many a time) no other thought than pulling the trigger would cross my mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 nothing better then hitting crows out the sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 I fully agree with hanser. Walking thru the stubble the other day and a group of English partridge got up. My mate made a remark about not having the gun with him and my first thort was why. A magnificent bird I'd of rather shot it with the camera. So I've decided not to shoot partridge or pheasants this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 I once shot a rabbit that had a full on dose of mixy, It was the sound of munching that brought my attention to it. It has ventured out only ten yards from wher I was so I took the shot. I still feel like **** when I think about it, and probably wish I hadn't killed it. Part of me says I put it out of it's misery. Then the other part says who am I to decide? How do I know if it was in 'misery'. I wish I'd left it for nature to decide fark me are you on the right website, shouldn't you be on one for vegans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeance111 Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 I'm sort of like that with pigeons and rabbits, but they are really tasty so I shoot them anyway, squirrels on the other hand after 2 of them attacked me, I kill at least one a day and I couldn't care less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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