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The laird provides an unhurried pace for the animals that live on his land. In return, the laird can do as he sees fit.
For a better part of the year, the place is their own - never fearing being shot just for the sake of of being shot.
What I do on my land, is what I do...sport!

Fox you know I just like to tug on ma'Paakas dress tail.

Lowell you really should try using spell check

lard is spelled l a r d not "laird"....sport.

Not quite sure what you mean here Lowell-I might interpret your response as saying "why shoot feral pigeons, crows, woodchucks, raccoons, possums" leave them be and wait until the Fall for game birds and animals to be in season. I shoot feral pigeons and crows because, IMO, they are the best wingshooting practice in the off season for an avid shotgunner like moi. No clay target, no matter how it is launched, can keep on a truckin' like a dove sprinkled with No. 8 shot, or a redhead or can at Mach 3 over the blocks and the water splash of your pattern shows your error in leading the bird. Crows destroy nests for game bids- as do fox, raccoons, possums etc. And if you have ever shot Geese or Mallards landing against the headwind in a Winter cornfield-with or w/o dekes- they flare back and down at the first shot, and crows do the same- I'm not into the SC circuits per se- went to one years ago with one of my well worn Model 12's and some AA reloads- had a few misfires and the scorekeeper chided me for shooting an "Old crappy gun"- rest of the squad had high $ over-unders- wasn't the guns fault but mine, the resizing die and crimping die were worn and loose in my old Pacific reloader-n ow I shoot new shells at the twice yearly DU Sponsor SC shoots-I average about 35 out of a std. 50 bird course- those "battues" and the bouncing bunnies are my "Waterloo" I'd guess- anyway, Destry and I will have some high volume shooting Sunday- hope others will show up-weather looks iffy- but "It Never Rains On The Rifle Range" for me- Foxie

Joe- you never heard old Jim Croce's song and advice- "You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit in the wind, you don't pull the mask offen that old Lone Ranger- etc." I enjoy our open forum "crapfests" as I know not to take either Lowell or you dead nuts seriously- you guys are the "spice" that makes Cajun food taste so great-instead of "bland city" but Market Hunter, and I sure as Hell won't speak for him on this subject, might not see it quite the same as I do-sometimes, as old Kenny Rogers once sang- "We gotta know when to hold 'em, and when to fold 'em"! Nash Buckingham used to shoot at Rogers Springs in your Vol. State- wonder if they still havea gun club there?? Foxie

My brother in law took part in one of the pigeon shoots as described above. His view was, "one of the best uses of pigeons he had ever seen".

It seems they like to nest in the eves of his house and do what all pigeons do.

A farmer friend calls them "rats with wings" because of the mess they make in his barn lofts.

Destry

Yup-good call. In one of Gene Hills many fine books he talks about groups and various terms for wildlife- a "pride" of Lions (certainly not Detroit Lions) a "gaggle of Geese", a "Duel of a Pity of Doves" and my favorite- a "Murder" of Crows- so with respect to one of the best writers no longer with us (damned shame too) I'll coin one here- A "*&^%Load" of pigeons- Farmer once told me the best rat poison, other than a .22 hollowpoint to their heads, was to mix 50-50 plaster of Paris and cornmeal-they go for the taste of the cornmeal and the plaster powder gets carried along for the ride, so to speak, into their guts where moisture is present-24 hours later you have a "dead brown brick with a tail for a handle" and no stench. Always amazed me, as a lad, shooting rats at the Township dump Saturday and Sunday afternoons in Spring and Summer- wound one and its death squeals brought others- like sharks- eat their own wounded I guess-

That's about right Fox. I maintain the place in the summer and hunt in the fall. The things in the woods and field have nothing to worry about durning tick-season. The thought of spring turkey makes me itch.
Now I have shot crows in late winter - a Kimber with Eley sub-sonics keeps the day somewhat peaceful and the birds coming to the call 'n branch.

It's too far to drive or I'd be there. Don't scoff at pigeons on the table. I hope it comes out well for you. I think it's a grand idea and would like to have a tower shoot with 100 pheasants and 200 pigeons.

Sounds like great fun.