101 Reasons to shoot pigeons

[Juriew]

I was reading an old thread about air rifles and then someones motives were questioned and thus...


1. They poop on my car.
2. If they are grain fed you can eat them.
3. The make a mess in the warehouse.
4.

[The Beast]

4. They eat my dog food
5. They are tasty and organic

[pigeonpie]

6. They spread diseases
7. They chase the smaller birds away from my bird feeder
8. They’re rats with feathers
9. They cause millions of rands’ worth of crop damage according to farmers I’ve spoken to
10. Pigeon pie is delicious

[knipmes]

11. Crop losses. They sit on top of the sunflower and peck at the seeds. Pecks one and another ten falls to the ground.
12. As mentioned they make very good eating. Some chap I knew used to supply the French Embassy with the pigeons we shot. Apparently there was a high demand for the pigeons.

[Juriew]

13. Fun

[sakush]

14. They taste like chicken

[janfred]

14. They taste like chicken

Uhm,.... nope. Well, at least not in my experience. Meat is red and quite game-like. Closer to tough ostrich. Very tasty though. https://www.wildmeat.co.uk/products/wood-pigeon-breast-fillets

[Vaal]

15. Its a challenge.
16. Therapeutic - spend time outdoor with gun in hand.
17. Good exercise for your retriever dog

[FFourie]

18. Very effective in deflating the ego

[Vaal]

18. Very effective in deflating the ego

Especially those that claim: how can you miss with a shotgun?