Steve Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 Is anyone else having as much fun as I am with the young "branchers" this past week?? I'm using the air rifle to pop the little ones off the branches (or as they make a run for it after falling out of the tree :laugh: :laugh: ), then use the shotgun to blast mummy and daddy who've been circling and cawing for the last 15 mins!! Oh what fun! :evil: *Note - B4 anyone else says so, I do become mildly psychotic at this time of year (well, more psychotic than the rest of the year :laugh: :laugh: ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC Futrett Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 In my case I can't think of a better way of spending a Spring evening. If one of them make it to the flight stage its too many as far as I am concerned. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave15 Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 Has anyone seen babby pigeons around theres loads in a cow shed I know any way there quite young and cant fly there great fun to shoot :( Theres nothing like spotting a brancher in your back garden it brings the whole garden out in a spring time joy! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazza Posted May 18, 2002 Report Share Posted May 18, 2002 Hiya Steve, we've been knocking off some young rooks in the rookery. We shoot the young with the rifle's & then shotgun the adults as they come back. The trees we are shooting into are tall trees, so the 12 bore shots are being taken at 55 yards. So it's 3/4 & full time. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave15 Posted May 19, 2002 Report Share Posted May 19, 2002 Or turn it into a decoy :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin15 Posted May 19, 2002 Report Share Posted May 19, 2002 martin why do you just take the breast? thats a bit off old chap when you can make crow stew from the rest an indeed an indian headress from the feathers, not forgetting a jolly good back scratcher from the feet like you said whats the point of killing it if you are not going to use it old boy " what... what..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deako Posted May 19, 2002 Report Share Posted May 19, 2002 Lazza and Kev, don't be at it, you know very well you can't hit anything over 20 yards.........stop trying to show off! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazza Posted May 20, 2002 Report Share Posted May 20, 2002 You could be right Deako...........you can get a nice sized hole at 10 yards :( ...............too big for Kev though! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 20, 2002 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2002 You obviously don't hit a whole lot Martin! If I ate every rook I shot on Saturday, I'd be the size of a house mate! :laugh: Do you eat foxes and rats? Maggies perhaps?? :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstopper Posted June 28, 2002 Report Share Posted June 28, 2002 Yes i have had great luck, i havent been able to reload in time get bout 30 odd and only stopped because i had run out of air :( But that is a great way of controlling rooks and crows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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