Trapping Pigeons

[BurleyDog]

great advice by wildweeds.

I trapped them in the past. Its easy to get permission from businesses that are affected by them - silos, roof tops, etc.

The trick is to get them used to the trap and thinking its safe. To do this set the trap for multiple days without enabling it. Then on the day that you want to trap them its easy. Simply enable the trap and watch it. When 2-3 birds are caught go and collect them and continue to watch the trap. Its best to monitor it in case of ravens, crows or other predators. Also if there are a bunch of disturbed birds in there the others wont go in.

Its just like how the state bands pigeons.

Also - the trap needs to be in an open area. They wont go into shadows, etc.

A fishing net works but is really slow and hard.

[L-ofalab]

You can catch them by hand on a very dark night because they are afraid to fly. Use a flashlight to find them and keep the light in their eyes to temporarily blind them. Just grab them and put in a cage. I have done this for many years.

[clockwork]

I used to use a salmon net to catch them under the maple valley bridge and the bridges over the cedar river trail at night. I also would buy them from the livestock auction at the enumclaw sales pavillion.

Legal or not, people wont like it if they see you.

[Song Dog]

we just catch them by hand at night. They would be roosting in an old shed and we would go in and grab them.  They don't like to fly at night.  They are really good eating also although I'm not so sure about the ones that live in the city.