As far as technique, just get on a flight line away from the cows. lol.
Starlings make a terrible mess in the barn, as well as in the silage rolls.
The big cottonwood I mentioned, is the tree that they aggregate in the top of it as they fly back-and-forth from the dairy barns.
I use an AO Mossberg .410 pump as often as any other. 2 1/2” cartridges, 1/2oz #8’s
When they are really flying, the hard part is only killing one with the shot.
That’s why the full choke.
Leonard shot light 12ga loads (5/8, 3/4oz) and tight chokes. He wanted the shots long and tall.
Some people shoot them on their way to the barn, and other people shoot them on their way away from the barns.
Because plastic wads harm cattle, my preference is to stay well away from the barns.
