Spring sparrow strategy

[airgunmike56]

OK guys I will admit the action is slowing down a little, But still 15 to 45 minutes I kill 6 to ten males easy, Lots of yellow beak young ones out, If and when I decide to take the hens out I could easy take out 30 to 40 and hour, That's going to be down the road for now , I did a double twice and the hen was standing behind the male, So there is a dead hen in the picture, Shooting the Vulcan again even took a picture of it,

 

[chip78]

Just got back to the house from hip replacement. My wife gave me the news HOSP’ have moved into the bluebird house ! Well after the necessary phone calls to square away the prescription snafus , she fetched my pill slinger and I pulled off a double , taking both male & female from the kitchen table ( I even remembered to open the window first ! ).

I was told opening the window was important

 

[AmosBurton]

Keep up the good work!
If I sat and watched my feeders all day I might see one or two, maybe. I guess I'm lucky/not lucky...

 

[Struckat]

Good work, but why leave the females? I thought they were worth more points?

Nesting under awnings is easily solve by spraying wd40 or other smelly stuff on the area they want to nest.

 

[beerthief]

Around here the Common House Finch ... View attachment 452286
Yup them little buggers are already making stick grass and twig mess piles around the house. There attempts in getting a nest foundation on light fixtures eves gutters etc often blown down with the wind. It still does not stop the onslaught of there trying.

they seem to like a rafter right above my outdoor shooting bench .they never succeed in getting a nest built .

 

[Scroooface]

I caught a male doing the dirty bird shuffle trying to impress a female.. never saw that before except on the discovery channel.. I held the trigger for about 2 minutes then gave him some lead... He was wasting his time because she flew off like she didn't even know him..

 

[Struckat]

Can’t make the sale…been there.

 

[Ta-Ta Toothie]

I caught a male doing the dirty bird shuffle trying to impress a female.. never saw that before except on the discovery channel.. I held the trigger for about 2 minutes then gave him some lead... He was wasting his time because she flew off like she didn't even know him..

And now, she never will

 

[Deathwizard]

Hello Mike. Sounds like you and I have a few things in common. For a good while I had friends into falconry and wanted to do it and never did. Now I’m racing pigeons in Louisiana and still shooting pest pigeons when my birds bring home strays. Do you fly with a club?

 

[airgunmike56]

Hey Deathwizard I PM you check it out, What kind of guns you shoot,

 

[airgunmike56]

Had to take a day or to off crazy week, Compressor broke, Washer broke, Water well went out , Had 30 minutes to set down and take a few out , Yep a hen stepped in back of the male got her, and a stray cow bird flew up, Anyway the male sparrows are coming in from who knows where and easy picking off with the mighty 177 Vulcan, And the only reason I pick the Vulcan up over the Uragan is its got four magazine holder in the stock, And the 177 keep coming out as the winds are only 10 to 20 any more and the 22 or 25 (over kill) comes out to do the sparrow culling , 30 to 48 yards easy shots.
OOPS cow bird might be a Grackle

 

[Scroooface]

Def not a cow bird.. doesn't even look like a grackle

 

[Hoytwon]

Handed out an eviction notice on these 2 this morning the male I shot at 92 yards off the Martin house perch, female came into the feeder this afternoon

 

[gendoc]

great shoot'n !!!
i cant hit them things past 50yrds.

 

[Hold_Over]

At the current time I am following your male's only shooting routine by default. My rig is set up with irons, and I don't take females without a scope, they look too close to some of the natives ...not taking a chance.

 

[airgunmike56]

Def not a cow bird.. doesn't even look like a grackle

I am in Texas, Not New York , The birds look a little different, LOL
Mike

 

[airgunmike56]

At the current time I am following your male's only shooting routine by default. My rig is set up with irons, and I don't take females without a scope, they look too close to some of the natives ...not taking a chance.

You may get different results than me , But the more males you shoot the more males come in, And the new ones seem to be very stupid, Best of luck
Mike

 

[Hoytwon]

2 more males today! Have a pair of Martin's using the other side of the house...

 

[airgunmike56]

I gotta get me a Martin house, I live at the edge of their range,,
Any way I set down today at took out about 21 male sparrows ,Yep did another double, the hen is in the stack somewhere,, With all the hens around the males come in like crazy one after another

 

[JungleShooter]

I was told opening the window was important

Yeah, I always do that.
Well, except for once....


So far.

Matthias

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