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Pigeon Bling
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09/13/13 03:32 PM
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UTMallard
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Woodsman
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A buddy and I hunted my lease outside of Waxahachie yesterday evening. Had a decent hunt and right before sunset a pigeon flies over and my buddy shoots it (thought it was a eurasian). It had a numbered band on it's foot and I tracked the owner down this morning. Turns out the bird was a homing pigeon that had been released 100+ miles away that morning and got off course on it's way home to Denton. I felt bad, but the owner was grateful that I had called to let him know. He said that a good homing pigeon can be released 600 miles from home at sunrise and make it back before sunset. Pretty amazing. Funny thing is that I've been on 2 hunts in my life where a pigeon was killed and both of them had bands. Anyone else ever get one? Uploaded with ImageShack.com
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: UTMallard]
#4564668
09/13/13 03:34 PM
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wal1809
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Some days are diamonds and some days are stones. At least he was good about it.
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: wal1809]
#4564702
09/13/13 03:46 PM
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preston629
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big ol sucker. whats that on its other foot?
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: preston629]
#4564831
09/13/13 04:26 PM
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beaversnipe
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Cant tell. I dont shoot pigeons
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: beaversnipe]
#4564841
09/13/13 04:29 PM
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8pointdrop
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Cant tell. I dont shoot pigeons
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: 8pointdrop]
#4564949
09/13/13 05:10 PM
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Blake E.
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Caught a pigeon last year that was banded. He was a racing pigeon that belonged to a game warden up around the Denton area.
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: 8pointdrop]
#4564964
09/13/13 05:16 PM
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Fooshman
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Poor pigeon.
I've never shot one but I have 5 bands sitting out on my porch attached to feet.
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: Fooshman]
#4565013
09/13/13 05:36 PM
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Glowka
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There was on with a band like that sitting on my window sill on day. Just sat there all day with a green band on his foot. I let him be and he seemed content.
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: Glowka]
#4565451
09/13/13 08:01 PM
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Yea that bird prolly costed him a good chunk of change. All of those racing pigeons have bands that's how they keep up with there time and average speed I used to raise them that that happened is just part of the game when you fly them this time of year I bet he was glad you called him he might have been sitting there waiting on that one to come home for who knows how long.
Last edited by Duck chaser; 09/13/13 08:06 PM.
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: Duck chaser]
#4565479
09/13/13 08:10 PM
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TxHunter96
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It's a risk they take flying them during the season...
Any creature in my vicinity that possesses an explosive penis is going to be killed.
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: TxHunter96]
#4565622
09/13/13 09:06 PM
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PSE-Madman
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That's funny because I shot one this year also that was banded. It had the exact same band is yours. It was green and said August 2013 and the word Dallas on it. I tracked down through an email some pigeon person who told me that it was a homing pigeon. She knew the guy who owned it or was part of some club that races these things. I think they're worth big money so I kind of felt bad after shooting it. I did breast it out so what the heck right. I shot mine in McKinney. About a week ago
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: PSE-Madman]
#4565640
09/13/13 09:15 PM
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Cole P
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Hey that's fair game as far as I am concerned. Their is no way you could know that is somebody's pet. I doubt they can just lock these birds up all dove season, so it's a gamble for the owners.
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: Cole P]
#4565685
09/13/13 09:29 PM
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Navasot
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WTF are they homing? Drugs?
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: Navasot]
#4565723
09/13/13 09:52 PM
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Humannpower
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WTF are they homing? Drugs? as big as they are I wouldn't be surprised
Iv got hogs an can show you a good time.
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: Humannpower]
#4565901
09/13/13 11:17 PM
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3 shots 1 kill.
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You should've seen the flocks at shell next to eagle ranch yesterday. ........majority of them had green bands.
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: 3 shots 1 kill.]
#4566042
09/14/13 12:15 AM
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Boudreaux
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Most of those are racing pigeons. People raise them, and release them at the same time. They race them to a destination, people shoo them all the time along 290 between Austin and Houston. It's all part of it though, the risk of getting blasted over some corn field during season.
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: PSE-Madman]
#4571088
09/16/13 01:53 AM
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Ramsey
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That's funny because I shot one this year also that was banded. It had the exact same band is yours. It was green and said August 2013 and the word Dallas on it. I tracked down through an email some pigeon person who told me that it was a homing pigeon. She knew the guy who owned it or was part of some club that races these things. I think they're worth big money so I kind of felt bad after shooting it. I did breast it out so what the heck right. I shot mine in McKinney. About a week ago Props to Ollie he looks like he had a good day
Big Beckett!!
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: PSE-Madman]
#4571873
09/16/13 12:08 PM
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That's funny because I shot one this year also that was banded. It had the exact same band is yours. It was green and said August 2013 and the word Dallas on it. I tracked down through an email some pigeon person who told me that it was a homing pigeon. She knew the guy who owned it or was part of some club that races these things. I think they're worth big money so I kind of felt bad after shooting it. I did breast it out so what the heck right. I shot mine in McKinney. About a week ago Not sure if I would eat that one they give those birds all kinds of medicine. But that's totally up to you.
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: Navasot]
#4572460
09/16/13 04:15 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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WTF are they homing? Drugs? I am just starting a homing pigeon coop, I have access to a field about 10 - 15 miles away from my house that I use for training my bird dogs, the benefit of using homing pigeons is once you teach them to home, you can reuse the bird over & over again as long as you don't shoot it. I will just flush the bird & fire my blank pistol & the bird fly's home to be used again another day but believe me, I'm prepared to lose some birds to dove hunters, it's just part of it, but I'm sure I will lose more to hawks than dove hunters. They are a pretty neat bird but also very tasty from what I understand. Once I have plenty, I will be shooting some to eat.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: CCBIRDDOGMAN]
#4572680
09/16/13 05:21 PM
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redundeadd
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I killed an all white one last year
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: redundeadd]
#4572741
09/16/13 05:41 PM
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stinkbelly
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I had one land in my yard a couple of years ago. I netted it and passed it on to DoubleB20 who found it's owner. It was lost.
Gun dog guys use these a lot for training.
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: stinkbelly]
#4575073
09/17/13 01:23 PM
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Jobst
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Isn't it supposed to have a message tied to it? Lol.
I get the racing part even though I think your crazy to release them during dove season and not expect casualties. I don't get the homing part, what are they homing?
Weren't these birds used to carry messages in like the medieval days?
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Re: Pigeon Bling
[Re: Jobst]
#4575116
09/17/13 01:41 PM
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TxHunter96
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Homing means that they are released away from their coop/roost (home) and can find their way back from hundreds of miles away
Any creature in my vicinity that possesses an explosive penis is going to be killed.
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