On 6/7/2019 10:29 AM, Simeon Nevel wrote:
# I apologize if isn't the place to ask...
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# I'm having a major pigeon issue. I'm considering the purchase of an airgun
# deal with them.
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# How much power do I need to avoid simply maiming them? I live in a suburban
# area but can make sure that no pellets leave my property.
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# Thanks for any advice.
#
# Simeon
Check out "Ted's HoldOver" on YouTube (e.g.
https://youtu.be/fV-8pdVAogg), this guy covers everything re. pigeons
and airgun setup. Probably much more than you need for casual pest
control, but his comments and techniques are invaluable.
Another control option is to trap the birds. There are relatively
inexpensive (<$50) one-way cage traps that you can set and forget for a
few days. I've used them successfully to eliminate the pigeon problem
in my back yard. (I'll take the live birds outside of city limits and
get some good wingshooting practice for fall bird hunts. Those few that
do escape, I've found, isn't a bad thing. They do not come back to my
house, and I think that they tell their friends, because NO pigeons come
to the back yard after that...)
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