My old man has always raised chickens since I was a kid. These aren't just any chickens. They come from imported lines (Gamecocks) raised for fighting.
Kind of a cultural thing with my ancestors since the 1500's, 1600's which was introduced to my island (Guam) by the Spanish and Filipino soldiers who first set foot here.
My father keeps all his chickens inside a pen or they are tied to a leash. We occasionally get wild/feral chickens from the jungle that come onto our property and cause havoc.
These feral roosters would pick a fight with my father's rooster which is tied to a leash and they are not able to defend themselves. In most cases, my fathers roosters are beaten to death or they are badly injured.
As a kid, the old man always told me to eliminate them. I started out with the Benjamin 392 and it was okay for what it was back then in the 80's.
As long as I kept the distance in close and I had good shot placement, it would do the job but in most cases, not all the time. If you have never shot a rooster, they are tough!!!
Enter the Edgun R5M in .25cal. It's a good day to be an airgunner! Now any .25 airgun can do the job but my R5M does it in style.
One thing about feral chickens, especially roosters, they are smart, skittish and rarely do they keep still making them challenging to shoot.
I've been noticing this one feral rooster roaming in my yard on two occasions and of course, I didn't have my airgun with me. As soon as I would retrieve my airgun from my room, that bird is nowhere in sight.
NOT TODAY!!!
Got him at about 25 yards unsupported with a Predator Polymag .25cal. DRT!!! The entry wound is right above the top of his wing. I tried to look for the exit wound but couldn't really find it.
One of the old man's birds tied to a leash...
Kind of a cultural thing with my ancestors since the 1500's, 1600's which was introduced to my island (Guam) by the Spanish and Filipino soldiers who first set foot here.
My father keeps all his chickens inside a pen or they are tied to a leash. We occasionally get wild/feral chickens from the jungle that come onto our property and cause havoc.
These feral roosters would pick a fight with my father's rooster which is tied to a leash and they are not able to defend themselves. In most cases, my fathers roosters are beaten to death or they are badly injured.
As a kid, the old man always told me to eliminate them. I started out with the Benjamin 392 and it was okay for what it was back then in the 80's.
As long as I kept the distance in close and I had good shot placement, it would do the job but in most cases, not all the time. If you have never shot a rooster, they are tough!!!
Enter the Edgun R5M in .25cal. It's a good day to be an airgunner! Now any .25 airgun can do the job but my R5M does it in style.
One thing about feral chickens, especially roosters, they are smart, skittish and rarely do they keep still making them challenging to shoot.
I've been noticing this one feral rooster roaming in my yard on two occasions and of course, I didn't have my airgun with me. As soon as I would retrieve my airgun from my room, that bird is nowhere in sight.
NOT TODAY!!!
Got him at about 25 yards unsupported with a Predator Polymag .25cal. DRT!!! The entry wound is right above the top of his wing. I tried to look for the exit wound but couldn't really find it.
One of the old man's birds tied to a leash...
