codling99 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Last time I necked a bird, it cost me a chinese meal and 6 lagers! Also, I went shooting once, and the local vicar came along as well, because I could'nt find a priest! lol steve ,good answer,and knowwhere your coming from personally ,when i do wing a bird,if it starts to run off,i shoot it again from around 15 yds,all over immedeatley.if it sits still,if a crow i pick it up,and knock his head on stone or tree,and dies straight away,if pigeon ,i hold by kneck and swing body in cirular movements and that sort s them out quickly.every one gonna have their own way really,aslong as its quick as possible ,no worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEINVISIBLESCARECROW Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 i bought a humane killer - like a set of pliers that you just place round the neck and squeeze - works like a treat. they are used in the poultry trade and cost about £22 - no more heads twisted off!!!! Dispatching pliers. Sqeeze around the neck, quick flick & the wieght of the body hanging down does the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 well i have never known such a fuss over necking birds .why dont ye take a vice clamp and clamp them to a tree and put a tow rope round there heads and pull with ya 4x4 's sure that would work. i took some stick over a safe shot on a fox which died from the shot some 60 yards away but talk of beheadings beatings secound shots .i was advised not to shoot unless i was sure it was go ing to be a clean kill ? well looks like only applies to fox . o by the way i crack mine over the head with a short hard bit of tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 i shoot crows frequently and i allways "neck" a bird even if its a head shot to make sure its dead. however, the other day i was shooting crows and a dove landed so i shot that. when i necked that i pulled its head off so now im a bit put off necking birds! but what do you all do ? nd can you give me some tips on necking the bird in a more efficient way. sorry if this sounds too noncy, but feel free to take the mick if needs be ! A quick 'chop' to the back of the neck/ head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnybasher07 Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 has anyone heard of the method of holding the shot bird and running your thumb down its back and pushing on a pressure point or something? Cheers GM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leethunt Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Yeah funnily enough although no idea on how it works Miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Geddon Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 The best way to wring a pigeons neck if winged,is to pick the bird up by its head.It will usually then flap its self around and twist its own neck.You only need to help it on its way and its neck will break.Easy. If not practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudemonkey Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 A VERY GOOD QUESTION ... This one concerned me too, so I asked a veteran pigeon shooter who told me an Excellent QUICK solution !! Hold the pigeons head in your hand, placing thumb on top of its head AND PRESS DOWN HARD INTO SCULL with your thumb. It dispatches quickly and keeps pigeon in good nick to be used in decoy pattern !!! All pigeons, especially young ones have a soft top of the head. I find this quick and the least distressing for the bird. ALTERNATIVELY, get close and shoot it again, but a bit messy !!! Dudemonkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerico Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 What a load of fannying around Put your little finger and the finger next to it into your palm, now put your index and middle fingers round one side of the neck and your thumb around the other and grip just enough that you feel the bird breathing, after a few seconds the bird is dead with no mess and no fannying about. Like a snake grips it's prey, when the bird exhales out your finger will instinctively grip a bit more, because the bird has been blasted out of the sky and hit the deck like a brick and is now being manhandled he's a little bit out of breath due to the shock. So, in simple terms, walk to non dead, pick it up with your thumb and his two neighbours and after a few seconds put it in your game bag It's so easy a TMNT could do it: Disclaimer It doesn't not work on pheasants that well, although if using a rifle to hunt them they will be dead after the first shot anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Pliers for the dispatching of pigeons etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fallowbuck Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 What a load of fannying around Put your little finger and the finger next to it into your palm, now put your index and middle fingers round one side of the neck and your thumb around the other and grip just enough that you feel the bird breathing, after a few seconds the bird is dead with no mess and no fannying about. Like a snake grips it's prey, when the bird exhales out your finger will instinctively grip a bit more, because the bird has been blasted out of the sky and hit the deck like a brick and is now being manhandled he's a little bit out of breath due to the shock. So, in simple terms, walk to non dead, pick it up with your thumb and his two neighbours and after a few seconds put it in your game bag It's so easy a TMNT could do it: Disclaimer It doesn't not work on pheasants that well, although if using a rifle to hunt them they will be dead after the first shot anyway Very good tip that, as I normally wring their necks or bash them. Also you never forget your fingers as you may with a tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 A bit of an obvious plug... >>> short sharp knock - job done <<< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretman Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 i e\ather break there neck or put my thumb on there wind pipe only takes a few sesonds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbob Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 I find if I hold onto the birds feet with one hand and pull the birds head away and back it only needs a gentle pull and you can feel the neck break without pulling the head off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 (edited) Quick tap off a tree....job done Have seen a guy put a wounded woodcock's head in his mouth and CRUNCH. It worked but I dont fancy trying it! :blink: Edited July 7, 2008 by CZ452 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32 grams of pain Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 when rabbit shooting i normally just put a pellet behind the eyes of the rabbit with my s16 from nearly ontop of the rabbits head, quick , silent no risk of bein bitten and clean way but with pigeons just make or buy a cheap preist and nok them on the back of the head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 For pigeon, duck and all smaller feathered game I bite their heads. I was shown the trick many years ago by a retired professional puntgunner. Hold the bird by the beak and give a quick, firm nip with the eye teeth placed just behind and above the birds eyes. You need to bite hard enough to crush the skull and destroy the nervous system, but not so hard that you get a mouthful of brains. You`ll get it right on about the third attempt after which it becomes second nature. As a method it has a number of advantages. No special tools are required. The carcase is not decapitated, the eyes are not knocked out nor is the head severed from the body inside the skin. The bird is not spattered with blood and it can be done with one hand, useful if you`re miles from land on the mudflats and carrying a "cripple stopper" which you can`t put down on the mud. It works well on pigeon and leaves a bird that is apparently completely unmarked which the game dealers seem to appreciate. It is quick, discrete, respectful to the quarry and the chosen method of market hunters for generations. Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cushat Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 (edited) For pigeon, duck and all smaller feathered game I bite their heads. It is quick, discrete, respectful to the quarry and the chosen method of market hunters for generations. Yep, I can't think of anything more respectful than biting a bird to death. For the love of God - this is a wind up, right?? 4 pages of how to dispatch wounded game??? :blink: Edited July 25, 2008 by Cushat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Doesnt sound like something i wish to try sometime soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Not a wind up on my part, but if you want my opinion, some of those chaps who are talking about Mills bombs and RPG`s ARE being humorous. Those cheeky monkeys! The "respectful" was more of a philosophical thing, you know, a quick,nervous system destroying bite to the head as against much flailing,twisting,twirling and smashing. Each to his own, although the woodcock head biter mentioned earlier was probably another older and more experienced shooter. At least the chap who raised the query in the first place now knows more than before he asked. Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbithunter2008 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Give them to a ferret they will kill it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 i just knock them on the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beretta_boy Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 i use a .410 with magnums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 i use a .410 with magnums For dispatch?? I wouldnt have thought you would need to worry about dispatching anyway, given that you use 50g BB's for everything. Given that and the "fact" that you use .410 shells for a job which can be done by hand, you must be so rich that you could probably afford to hire Ozzy to pick up for you. ZB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 (edited) Edited because I cant be ***** argueing about what I started argueing about. ZB Edited August 6, 2008 by Zapp Brannigan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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