Tired of the Pigeons

[ccoffey]

Alright we’ve lived in this house for almost 2 years. Purchased brand new and last summer there were some pigeons that moved in and now call my neighbors roofs home. The home builder made just enough of an overhang from the hight roof to the low roof that they now roost there. Our homes are relatively close together and before I take care of the problem myself, I was wondering if there is anybody that handles this type of problem. Or would the ole fake owl take care of the problem? I fear that if the problem isn’t taken care of soon, they simply might disappear in the night…..

 

[CorbLand]

Copper shaped in a round ball with a diameter of .177 works pretty dang good.

 

[BBob]

Once upon a time the pigeon trappers had a market for them but that dried up. When no one was trapping them there were a lot more of them. The Coopers Hawks got a few here and there but didn't put much of a dent into them. Next came the tasty coated corn gifts left on the roofs but the pigeons went away to somewhere else

 

[ccoffey]

Once upon a time the pigeon trappers had a market for them but that dried up. When no one was trapping them there were a lot more of them. The Coopers Hawks got a few here and there but didn't put much of a dent into them. Next came the tasty coated corn gifts left on the roofs but the pigeons went away to somewhere else

What flavor of corn treats do they like?

 

[ccoffey]

Copper shaped in a round ball with a diameter of .177 works pretty dang good.

One neighbor spends a fair amount of time at another retirement home so that should be pretty easy if I time it right.

 

[Oregon]

What flavor of corn treats do they like?

Cracked corn. I cleaned them out of my boat house the old fashioned way. Forked stick, box, 100' of string. Pretty dang fun.
Prop up box and feed around it. They'll get used to it. Then start putting feed under box. Takes about a week til they go under box.

 

[TLB2]

They taste almost like a dove

 

[ccoffey]

They taste almost like a dove

Haha I’ll prepare some of the “rock doves” if you want to give em a go.

 

[huntsman22]

suppressed .22's are fun.....

 

[LostArra]

Do you know a falconer?

Falcon Force

Professional Bird Abatement & Falconry

www.falconforce.com

 

[RMM]

Around here, those pigeons would be worth live trapping. Guys are getting $7 a bird right now.

 

[Tod osier]

Alright we’ve lived in this house for almost 2 years. Purchased brand new and last summer there were some pigeons that moved in and now call my neighbors roofs home. The home builder made just enough of an overhang from the hight roof to the low roof that they now roost there. Our homes are relatively close together and before I take care of the problem myself, I was wondering if there is anybody that handles this type of problem. Or would the ole fake owl take care of the problem? I fear that if the problem isn’t taken care of soon, they simply might disappear in the night…..

Set up a discrete bait station and trap them. Shooting is more fun to think about, but a trap works all day every day vs occasional shooting bouts. There are good live traps that can catch multiples and they will keep coming.

 

[isItFallYet]

Around here, those pigeons would be worth live trapping. Guys are getting $7 a bird right now.

Wth are they doing with them for $7 a bird?

 

[nettereo16]

Wth are they doing with them for $7 a bird?

Takes birds to make a bird dog

 

[Steve O]

suppressed .22's are fun.....

Can I get some details on that setup?

 

[go_deep]

I would make a cage trap with this style of door.

 

[isItFallYet]

Takes birds to make a bird dog

Oh, lol. I thought folks were training them to be carrier pigeons or something! I saw a video of Mike Tyson traveling to Europe to buy pigeons!

 

[RMM]

Wth are they doing with them for $7 a bird?

Takes birds to make a bird dog

Yep, a $7 pigeon is a lot cheaper than an $18 pheasant

 

[BluMtn]

In the 70's I had a big barn that attracted Pigeons and I had a neighbor that was a big time dog trainer. He had a pile of traps in my barn trying to get enough pigeons to train those dogs. Then a couple times in the spring I would have a bunch of friends come out and I would have a BBQ and we would shoot Pigeons all afternoon. When we were done you could not even tell we had killed anything. Those Pigeons were everywhere.

 

[KurtR]

Wth are they doing with them for $7 a bird?

Had a barn full in the middle of no where was getting 8 a bird out here . Some assholes went in a shot the place up. A bunch of disappointed puppies didnt get the birds they were hoping for