Shooting Pigeons

[CSACANNONEER]

There are companies that will trap the pigeons for you.

Pigeons are not a protected bird so you can kill them. When I do bird dog training I call these companies for birds $3 per bird.

Pigeons eat real good!

Some pigeons are protected to the point that there's a 2 bird a day limit and the season is only 9 days long in CA.

[whatmeworry]

Open your doors to a handful of homeless folk. They will sort this problem out (but you may end up with another set of issues)

[Dano3467]

Don't waste them. Take um home. They make a good meal, in rice dishes.

[MJB]

Some pigeons are protected to the point that there's a 2 bird a day limit and the season is only 9 days long in CA.

Those Bandtails live in the mountains no where near any city. Pretty easy to see the difference and they taste even better feeding on acorns!

[acourvil]

We get bandtails in San Jose. But it is easy to tell the difference.

[CSACANNONEER]

Those Bandtails live in the mountains no where near any city. Pretty easy to see the difference and they taste even better feeding on acorns!

I'm just 3 miles outside the city limits and have them here for about 6 months a year at about 1100 ft in elevation.

[A-J]

What's the old saying? Shoot, shovel, and STFU!

[Ishooter]

There are companies that will trap the pigeons for you.

Pigeons are not a protected bird so you can kill them. When I do bird dog training I call these companies for birds $3 per bird.

Pigeons eat real good!

I didn't eat pigeons, but I'm positive that they make nice bbq meals with beers.

[Flouncer]

Not legal.

[TKM]

https://cooking.nytimes.com/tag/squab

[Helpful_Cub]

Btw, those questioning the legality... If a registered raptor takes a bird, that bird is legal food of the raptor regardless of what it is. In the wild they will eat anything they can catch. You as the hunter are not allowed to benefit from the kill if it is off-season for example. However, the raptor is a different story. In some cases it is still technically still owned by the State (if wild caught).

Which is why Falconers (with the right other permits) can do a lot of odd things like bird abatement at airports or in warehouses.

[W.R.Buchanan]

I don't think this guy is talking about "Band Tailed Pigeons. I think he's talking about common "Flying Rat" type Pigeons.

Probably wouldn't eat one of those.

Randy

[TOMBSTONE]

[P5Ret]

There is a huge difference between farm raised pigeons, and the city dweller pigeons. If you're foolish enough to eat a pigeon in LA, you may not enjoy the experience.

[c good]

I think a paint ball gun would be pretty effective on a pigeon.