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Offline SnowDog

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Pigeon trapping
« on: May 16, 2013, 10:09:22 PM »
Need to get my hands on some pigeons to start training my new pup. Thinking about getting a pigeon trap and doing some door knocking at dairy farms. Has anyone had any experience trapping pigeons? Any advice,would be great.

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Re: Pigeon trapping
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2013, 10:25:26 PM »
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Re: Pigeon trapping
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2013, 11:32:36 AM »
there was a decent thread on pigeon trapping a while back, but I can't find it. Shoot me a PM if you want to here my bloviations on pigeon trapping.
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Re: Pigeon trapping
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2013, 12:24:52 PM »
Dairy barn trapping is not very fruitful,there is too much free feed around for a trap to be effective,a drop net is more productive,as well as flashlights and a net.I never got a single bird in a trap at a dairy,I got more than enough with a flashlight and a net.Dairy guys are kind of particular about rummaging around through the barn in the darkness,potential stress on the cows.My uncles have a feedlot barn so permission was never an issue.

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Re: Pigeon trapping
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2013, 10:45:02 AM »
 :yeah: It is fun to catch them in the dark with a flashlight. We don't use nets, usually just grab them bare handed.
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Re: Pigeon trapping
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2013, 02:39:51 PM »
I ended up deciding to build a small coop in the back yard. Makes sense to raise my own. I'm too lazy to go out ad catch them. Rather just have the kids raise them for me :)

Thanks for all the advice!
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