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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: krout81 on November 06, 2010, 11:02:15 PM

Title: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: krout81 on November 06, 2010, 11:02:15 PM: Shot this little guy in the neck and he flew arround the sprung and landed on a shelf put another dart in him and he fell down to the ground I took a pic and then stepped on it. Kill number 2 with blow gun
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: 50CalJim on November 06, 2010, 11:52:23 PM: Quote from: krout81 on November 06, 2010, 11:02:15 PM
Shot this little guy in the neck and he flew arround the sprung and landed on a shelf put another dart in him and he fell down to the ground I took a pic and then stepped on it. Kill number 2 with blow gun
Nice! To bad its not Bin Laden. ;)
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: 400out on November 07, 2010, 12:12:42 PM: how some he looks so stiff :dunno: he's not a decoy right :chuckle:
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: Titan-1 on November 07, 2010, 01:12:39 PM: :bow:
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: MuleySniper on November 07, 2010, 01:27:27 PM: Blow guns are so fun! My cousin and I always had em when we were kids. I remember a fly landed on the tv at his mom and dads house. He took a crack at it and ended up taking a chip the size of a dime out of the tv screen. :chuckle: His mom wasn't very happy.
MS
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: Gobble Gobble on November 07, 2010, 01:51:55 PM: I used to shoot the roaches in the barracks with mine, even got a fly once.
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 07, 2010, 02:13:36 PM: thats some good shootin :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: npaull on November 09, 2010, 11:15:27 AM: At the risk of getting flamed... this just seems like a bad thing to post on the internet. Excellent fuel for anyone who wants to portray hunters as thoughtless killers of wildlife. There was no point in this kill except, well, nothing. It just kinda seems gross and gratuitous to me.
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: rasbo on November 09, 2010, 11:38:50 AM: Quote from: npaull on November 09, 2010, 11:15:27 AM
At the risk of getting flamed... this just seems like a bad thing to post on the internet. Excellent fuel for anyone who wants to portray hunters as thoughtless killers of wildlife. There was no point in this kill except, well, nothing. It just kinda seems gross and gratuitous to me.
good shooting ,,Glad ya have something to take your mind off where your at...high fives for your service
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: Widgeondeke on November 09, 2010, 12:01:15 PM: Quote from: npaull on November 09, 2010, 11:15:27 AM
At the risk of getting flamed... this just seems like a bad thing to post on the internet. Excellent fuel for anyone who wants to portray hunters as thoughtless killers of wildlife. There was no point in this kill except, well, nothing. It just kinda seems gross and gratuitous to me.

Nobody said he was a hunter. Soldiers are trained to kill in combat. Just honing their skills. :chuckle:
Nice shooting. 8)
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: machine on November 09, 2010, 12:07:13 PM: Blowguns are a lot of fun.
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: BIGINNER on November 09, 2010, 12:09:50 PM: i want a blowgun now
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: alwinearcher on November 09, 2010, 12:13:26 PM: Nobody said he was a hunter. Soldiers are trained to kill in combat. Just honing their skills. :chuckle:
Nice shooting. 8)
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Well said!
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: krout81 on November 09, 2010, 07:56:41 PM: Quote
Nobody said he was a hunter. Soldiers are trained to kill in combat. Just honing their skills.
I am a hunter, Archery since I was 11. Have never used pins or peepsite or release, and it does sharpen my skills looking down the aluminum shaft of a blow gun instead of an arrow trying to take out things at 10-20 yards. These are nuisance birds in Iraq they have actually taken down f-16's by flying into the intake. There is actually a program here to go out and shoot as many birds that you can with pellet guns. I am however very busy I work everyday 12 hours, so I kill them at work whenever possible. Like I said in the post I stomped it as soon as I could get to it. I would never shoot a sparrow in the US, but since I was asked to kill them here I have no problem doing so. I can take down the picture if you would like dont matter to me
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: addicted on November 10, 2010, 12:15:40 PM: wack'em and stack'em.
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: Rgrady35 on November 10, 2010, 12:20:09 PM: Dude, don't worry about it, there's always some tree hugger that will jump at any chance to promote their agenda. Thanks for your service!
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: cohoho on November 10, 2010, 12:27:46 PM: Wonder if a blow gun would for the dumster chicken aka "Crows".... Good shooting and stay safe over there...
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Post by: gaddy on November 10, 2010, 12:28:14 PM: Keep at it and thank you!
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: CoryTDF on November 10, 2010, 12:32:44 PM: Nice shootin.... nevermind Huggy McTreeface's comment. Stay safe and try those darts out on a terrorist if you get the chance. God bless and Hooah!
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: Austrian Hunter on November 10, 2010, 12:42:07 PM: Thanks for your service, and good shooting there, stay busy wack them and stack them :tup:
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: sisu on November 10, 2010, 12:45:06 PM: Quote from: krout81 on November 09, 2010, 07:56:41 PM
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Nobody said he was a hunter. Soldiers are trained to kill in combat. Just honing their skills.
I am a hunter, Archery since I was 11. Have never used pins or peepsite or release, and it does sharpen my skills looking down the aluminum shaft of a blow gun instead of an arrow trying to take out things at 10-20 yards. These are nuisance birds in Iraq they have actually taken down f-16's by flying into the intake. There is actually a program here to go out and shoot as many birds that you can with pellet guns. I am however very busy I work everyday 12 hours, so I kill them at work whenever possible. Like I said in the post I stomped it as soon as I could get to it. I would never shoot a sparrow in the US, but since I was asked to kill them here I have no problem doing so. I can take down the picture if you would like don't matter to me
Good explanation. Keep nailing them since they are a problem.
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: LongTatLaw on November 10, 2010, 12:51:28 PM: We got our bows sent over to q west when I was there in 2009 and would shoot pigeons and rabbits .. but we ate them...lol. I believe there's a post somewhere on here... then again ... I caught h-pilori in 2006 or 2007 from eating w the w bedawin muktars so just had to. Watch for rabies....lol. happy hunting... ps- the right reels can get number 2-8 shot if ya get far enough away from the flag pole to do some puddle suck jump. Shooting... so I hear ;-)
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: fishwhackin on November 10, 2010, 12:55:51 PM: As far as Huggy McTreeface or whomever's comment. Do a little more research and you will find that sparrows are an exotic in the US and overpopulated. Hence if you were to open a hunting regulations book you will notice that there is no license required to hunt them and no limit on them. The same population issues are experienced in the middle east and yes they are an exotic there too since they are Asian Sparrows. As far as the shots, exceptional work and I hope there are more photos to come! I am glad that I am stuck on duty only 1 day a week right now allowing me to spend a little time on here looking at pictures and comments. I could not imagine being the guy (refraining from name calling) that has nothing better to do than go to a hunting forum and criticize photos of an animal legally taken. Then refer to the anti hunting community. Get a life! Once again, great shooting and thanks for your service!
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: krout81 on November 10, 2010, 09:00:13 PM: When we were allowed pellet guns I ate 1 rabbit, and several collar doves. Wood pigeons that are Migratory that I ate several of them as well. I never ate the Rock pigeons because they live on base all the time. We have some philipinos that work with us and they made adobo out of them and they are still here so the rock's must have been safe.
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on November 10, 2010, 09:31:20 PM: Quote from: npaull on November 09, 2010, 11:15:27 AM
At the risk of getting flamed... this just seems like a bad thing to post on the internet. Excellent fuel for anyone who wants to portray hunters as thoughtless killers of wildlife. There was no point in this kill except, well, nothing. It just kinda seems gross and gratuitous to me.

Thats what makes this a great country we are free to have our own ideas, opinions, and can voice them! :tup:
Title: Re: Sparrow in Iraq(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Post by: madcow41 on November 13, 2010, 01:41:20 PM: Quote from: krout81 on November 09, 2010, 07:56:41 PM
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Nobody said he was a hunter. Soldiers are trained to kill in combat. Just honing their skills.
I am a hunter, Archery since I was 11. Have never used pins or peepsite or release, and it does sharpen my skills looking down the aluminum shaft of a blow gun instead of an arrow trying to take out things at 10-20 yards. These are nuisance birds in Iraq they have actually taken down f-16's by flying into the intake. There is actually a program here to go out and shoot as many birds that you can with pellet guns. I am however very busy I work everyday 12 hours, so I kill them at work whenever possible. Like I said in the post I stomped it as soon as I could get to it. I would never shoot a sparrow in the US, but since I was asked to kill them here I have no problem doing so. I can take down the picture if you would like dont matter to me

Hell yeah pellet gun BASH