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Again, I have no problem at all with shooting feral pigeons they're rats with wings. What rubs me the wrong way however is the thought process that shooting something whether it is a racing pigeon (not "racin" pigeons) or not, that someone has invested their ( see what I did there duman I used "their" to identify an individual, not "there" which would identify a location) time into as a joke, regardless of how much of their money is invested, the time invested is much greater.

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"their" shouldn't be used for an individual. you should use his/her. their would be used if you were talking about more than one individual. just thought i'd help you out on your english lesson.

hahaa duman

Any relation?

How bout to "Thunderwing"?

Is this yo daddy?

tpr, the farm/ranch where I hunt doves is about 1/8 mile from a cotton gin. Since late June they have also been processing milo and corn. There is always about 100 pidgeons around there this time of year. The flock is generally thinned out during dove season. They sometimes come to the tanks where I hunt and I often take 4-5 when I'm hunting and yes I can tell the difference between doves and pidgeons. What I cannnot tell the difference is if a pidgeon is a racing pidgeon or a Feral Rock Dove when in flight. If a racing pidgeon happened to attach itself to the gin's flock and this flock came over me when I am hunting I may harvest it. I'm absolutely sure that the OP would not intentionally harvested a racing pidgeon. I'll have to agree with others, dove season and pidgeon races don't make for a very happy ending sometimes.

This thread is hilarious!

I would NEVER return the body because if someone is that crazy and would spend a few thousand dollars on an effing pigeon then they might try to sue you with the carcass as evidence.

DUMAN, you let me know when the BBQ is and I'll bring the jalapenos and cream cheese.

Isn't one of the goals of pigeon racers to catch other racer's birds?

There is always a risk when setting the birds free to race and complaining about them not coming home and the price involved is like me complaining about the water hazzards eating $5 golf balls.

The hell of it is Sunchaser, at 'Buy 1 Get 9 Free' prices - even we 2.7 bird per box guys can afford to shoot all day.

I think you are pretty damn stupid for shooting them! Give all of us bird hunters a bad name! I bet you shoot Hawks too don't you!!!

Wow this lovely thread has brought out a lot of people I never knew came to this board. We needed this to kick off the slower fall season.

is it just me, but i had no prior knowledge that this "sport" even existed. I mean, cmon seriously. Pigeon racing. I guess thats what super rich idiots do with their money.

Noticed a familiar name in this flyer for a new "race" Ken Jones

http://www.txcenter.org/clubnews/come_take_it.htm

Ken Jones
http://www.co.harris.tx.us/conpct3/

how is shooting a pigeon equal shooting a hawk.... that is a stupid comparision.

It is legal to shoot pigeons...it is not mistaking a dove for a pigeon it is the fact that you can shoot pigeons. Called squab and tastes pretty good from what i hear.

I cannot stop laughing at this thread!

Thank you. I need a good laugh this morning

Oh My enjoy banned camp pigeon racer

Do you kiss your momma with that mouth?

I need more coffee before reading stuff like that.

How come every time a thread like this comes up, I am away from the computer???

Jaycad, you are an idiot, Ferrel Rock Doves (Pigeons) are legal animals to shoot, with no closed season. I shoot every one I can, because they are a bonus bird in the bag. Plus, they are larger than a dove and taste great. Comparing that to shooting a hawk is ridiculous, not even close.

One of my buddies shot one a few years ago, but was scarred to call the number. Seems like it had a note tied to it's leg, too.

btw, this thread rocks!

If someone is in to racing pigeons, that's great, but expecting someone else to tell the difference between a racing one and a feral one is dumb. Racing them during dove season is dumber.

Maybe they should adorn them in such a way that we hunters could tell the difference.

Such as this:



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redeyefry FTW

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texaspigeonracer, I want to thank you and your buddies for supplying me with such high quality training material for my dog.

If it wasn't for you, I might have to actually pay for training birds.

So keep up the good work!

They know it's dove season too.

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Hi guys,9-20-10



Not a whole lot to report. I started them over again last week and all was going well until 40 miles. I only got 22 out of 49 home on the day, the rest came in the next day. Most of the birds I saw came from the west meaning they probably got with some other birds. Haven’t been able to do much with them due to rain and dove season. They all flew 45 minutes this evening while some stayed up as long as 1 hour and 20 minutes. We are going to get them out this week when ever possible between showers, we have a 40% chance of rain every day this week. If at all possible I would like to get them to the 100 by October 1st. Some of you have asked about when the money is due. Remember only the birds that go to the first race need to be paid for. Although there won’t be a much of a time frame between the 100 trainer and the 150, if you want to pay in full or part now you can. All birds must be paid for by shipping of the 150, no exceptions. We will keep you better posted from here on out.

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Perch Fee ONLY $75/ Bird
Perch Fee must accompany birds upon arrival.

$425 pays your Entry Fee, Average Speed & Points System Activation

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So you pay $500 a bird to risk your pigeons getting shot? Doesn't seems too bright to me.

edit....my math skills weren't too bright either...

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what is so damn surprising about racing birds? They don't need someone to tell them what to do like a horse and they don't need something to chase like a dog. What other animal will cover 300 miles with no input from anyone?Pigeon racing is far superior to any other animal competition.

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