Speaking of roost shooting.......

[El Gringo]

Will they switch roosting areas if pounded too hard? And when using the term, are you referring to areas where the birds tend to congregate for the night, or simply to rest for a while before continuing feeding routines?

 

I ask because I've not yet found anything I'd describe as a roosting area for the birds I'm shooting here in Venezuela. I do shoot birds over a small pond with a lot of surrounding shrubs. But it appears they use this spot to rest and water before moving on late in the evening.

 

I try not to hunt it more than a couple of days in a row during a week's timeframe.

 

El Gringo

[Will Beasley]

Will they switch roosting areas if pounded too hard?  And when using the term, are you referring to areas where the birds tend to congregate for the night, or simply to rest for a while before continuing feeding routines?

 

Certainly. As any animal will do if too much pressure from hunting is applied. If Mike Tyson punched me on the end of the nose every time I went to bed I'd be finding another place to sleep fairly smartish!!

[fert]

whats mike tyson doing in your bed?

[boneythedog]

Is roost shooting at night not illegal :*)

[Cranfield]

"roost shooting", is shooting the birds as they enter the wood to roost, in the late afternoon.

This is quite legal.

[Devilishdave]

It is only criminal between 1 hour after sunset! and 1 houre b4 sunrise

 

Dave

[digger]

in my humble opinion its one of the best ways to shoot pigeons.leaning against a big old oak or beech tree in a gale and feeling it move all the way down its trunk whilst the wind muffles all other noise,sheer bliss.

the woods on my bit of land are shared by crows so i leave the pigeons alone for the last three quarters of an hour and wait for them to come in.why the hell do crows roost so late ?