Killing the dark ones.

[Jheikkila]

Did pretty well for a 2 hour pest hunt at the farm. Same rules as last time. Only shoot the dark birds. We are attempting to make a white flock. Shots taken from 15-60 yards. I had two times where I got two with one shot using the huntsman regal .22 with Jsb 18.1gr. One of the birds has a deformed foot. Any idea as to what caused it? 

 

[Bob_O]

Dang Jonny you got a lot of them in 2 hours!! Crazy the foot on that one, I have no idea what that is.

 

[Hunt4Dinner]

Nice shooting and good eating! The deformed foot could be an old healed injury of some sort?

 

[daystate395]

Bumblefoot, caused by infection.

 

[HD2010]

Nice shooting.

 

[L.Leon]

Good shooting on those tasty pigeons. 

 

[Samuel]

Shooting pigeons around farm buildings is about the most fun you can have with an airgun, I think. Great job.

 

[Jheikkila]

Dang Jonny you got a lot of them in 2 hours!! Crazy the foot on that one, I have no idea what that is.

Yes it was crazy. I haven’t been there in weeks and they were as tame as ever. It almost took the fun out of it shooting 2 or three every time before they would relocate. Almost. Lol

 

[Jheikkila]

Bumblefoot, caused by infection.

I will look it up.

 

[Jheikkila]

Nice shooting and good eating! The deformed foot could be an old healed injury of some sort?

Yes I cleaned them up and will have them tomorrow. That’s what I was thinking. Maybe frost bite? 

 

[Jheikkila]

Nice shooting.

Thanks!

 

[Jheikkila]

Shooting pigeons around farm buildings is about the most fun you can have with an airgun, I think. Great job.

I agree! I was going to try for other small game. I think I made the right call. 

 

[Jheikkila]

Good shooting on those tasty pigeons.

Thanks. It was fun. Most I have shot in one outing. 

 

[fr8rbum747]

Bumblefoot is correct. Common problem for birds due to an injury which is an abscess healed over. Turkeys, ducks which I have hunted have had this ailment as well barnyard flocks such as chickens. 

Nice shooting.

 

[airgunmike56]

pox, a virus of pigeons, outbreaks on eyelids , beaks, or feet of infected birds

Does not effect humans,

I would not eat the birds , Myself.

Mike 

 

[Scrufhunter]

That foot may have gotten in a rat/mouse trap. I've heard of people placing them on known roost. Or just stepped in one some place with a rodent problem like in a barn or near some kind of feed

 

[Bob_O]

pox, a virus of pigeons, outbreaks on eyelids , beaks, or feet of infected birds

Does not effect humans,

I would not eat the birds , Myself.

Mike

Sounds just like this crow I shot in August.

 

[hunterone]

Strategic wordplay...

 

[Jheikkila]

Strategic wordplay...

In what way?

 

[airgunner343]

Really!! Do you guys eat the pigeons? I didn't think you could eat those because they carry diseases and rabies.

I would eat wild dove for sure they seem to be clean birds.

airgunner343