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True Homing Pigeons have been extinct for nearly 100 years. If you mean the normal Park Pigeons, or Rock Doves as the game pamphlet calls them, they are in the same category as Starlings. I shoot any that come around my place, because of the mess they make once they take up residence. they are raised domestically, and I know of no laws against it. They are the closest thing to wild birds for dog training purposes, and escapees will generally return to their pen. I'd check the health laws, as the wild ones have been known to carry diseases.
Misinformation here.............. I got a coop full of Racing homers.Racing homers can have a registered pedigree just like a dog.I've seen racing birds for sale for as much as 500 dollars a bird.The birds I have are racer rejects,but they still home.I just built a new loft,my old one bit the dirt after 10 years,the hawks got all my birds because I was lazy and free ranged them.I just bought 15 "squeakers" for the new loft,you'll get a ton of mileage from homers.Redneck hickerbilly homers are feral pigeons that are kept in a loft until they have a couple of batches of younguns,those younguns will always consider their birthplace "home",they will not have as strong as homing instinct as purebred racers,maybe 10 miles or so.Racing birds race up to 500 miles.My neighbor guy won a pigeon race from redding california back home to bellingham. Build a nice loft for them,supply with fresh water and feed,worm them about every 3 months and you'll have more birds to train with than you can shake a stick at,they propogate like rabbits or rats.The birds are going to cost you some money but then they pair up and bam you got free birds,to use and sell off. Quote from: Heredoggydoggy on June 16, 2012, 07:57:44 AMTrue Homing Pigeons have been extinct for nearly 100 years. If you mean the normal Park Pigeons, or Rock Doves as the game pamphlet calls them, they are in the same category as Starlings. I shoot any that come around my place, because of the mess they make once they take up residence. they are raised domestically, and I know of no laws against it. They are the closest thing to wild birds for dog training purposes, and escapees will generally return to their pen. I'd check the health laws, as the wild ones have been known to carry diseases.
Thanks for the input guys, BUT, or more question. If its legal would it be safe to try and catch pigeons? I know where a crap load are, I know the adults probably wouldn't come back to the coop but I heard the chicks would. Or do I have to find someone to buy some from.
GSP would be the cross I would think is most likely.