You are a one man murder squad on the sparrows. Haven’t had the time to employ your technique, but will, the proof is irrefutable…
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Spring sparrow strategy
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I shot eight more males today, Well it got dark on me and I couldn't find 3 of the rats, I think I am going to stay males only until the spring and see what happens . I see a lot of the young ones look male like but they get a pass until I know 100% the sex, Not sure what will happen when the breeding season slows down in the fall, I know the hens and young ones will stick around as I am still feeding Cruris as what will happen next spring , Will all the hens leave to find mates or stay around and have the males come to them,,
This has been a crazy experiment, Maybe I need to go on Wild Kingdom , LOL.. I will keep posting until the moderators kick me out for wasting space, LOL
Mike
This has been a crazy experiment, Maybe I need to go on Wild Kingdom , LOL.. I will keep posting until the moderators kick me out for wasting space, LOL
Mike
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That's some good shooting, keep after them. I got 2 males yesterday and missed a couple more! At least I have a pair of Martin's using the house now always a battle to keep the sparrows out of it...
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Just a quick shoot, Not a lot of time, Set down with the Vulcan II in 177 with 10gr JSB pellets 880 to 900 FPS , Slight wind 0-10 35 yards front feeder .
They were so excited with all the hens around I probably could have walked up and hit them with a stick, But I shot them with the Vulcan.
Mike
They were so excited with all the hens around I probably could have walked up and hit them with a stick, But I shot them with the Vulcan.
Mike
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Nice! Got a couple more today after wrk, there sure seems to be more males arriving to replace the victims! Lol
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Hoytwon
Hope your having the same luck as me , The more males you shoot the more come in an there outsiders and very dumb.
Good luck with your shooting. What you shooting with?
Mike
Hope your having the same luck as me , The more males you shoot the more come in an there outsiders and very dumb.
Good luck with your shooting. What you shooting with?
Mike
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Thanks Mike seems to be the same way in my area the males keep showing up! I have a gen 1 impact in 22 cal I use for most wrk, it's usually windy, and a 177 cricket for short range off the feeder if it's calm.
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LOL, Yea I get a hen every once in a while sitting behind the male, OOPS. But there is so many hens does not matter. I am sure the males are coming from somewhere down the road,Today I am.shooting the Uragan 177 with 13.43 gr pellets JSB of course , The 13.43 pellets seem to like the slower 880 FPS speed , Maybe just the Uragan gun? Found a little info on the sparrows range ,
The House Sparrow usually spends its entire life in a very small area, but flocks may fly from 3-5 kilometers (2-3 miles) from their roosts to feeding sites in grain fields. Foraging flocks and roosts sometimes contain several hundred birds (North 1973). House Sparrows may greatly outnumber all other species of native birds in some areas of Texas, e.g. in Hale County House Sparrows were found during 1965 to comprise 71% of the adult bird population (Hayes, LaMotte and Holden 1967).
The House Sparrow usually spends its entire life in a very small area, but flocks may fly from 3-5 kilometers (2-3 miles) from their roosts to feeding sites in grain fields. Foraging flocks and roosts sometimes contain several hundred birds (North 1973). House Sparrows may greatly outnumber all other species of native birds in some areas of Texas, e.g. in Hale County House Sparrows were found during 1965 to comprise 71% of the adult bird population (Hayes, LaMotte and Holden 1967).
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Good shooting Hoytwon,
I been gone for a few days to the deer cabin in hill country Texas, Lots of hen sparrows on the feeder with a few males that I see, I will set down in a day or so and see if I can take out a few of the males , Its been over 100 degrees here so I got to get my air conditioner set up under my shooting table ,
Mike
I been gone for a few days to the deer cabin in hill country Texas, Lots of hen sparrows on the feeder with a few males that I see, I will set down in a day or so and see if I can take out a few of the males , Its been over 100 degrees here so I got to get my air conditioner set up under my shooting table ,
Mike
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OK did a AM and a PM shoot this is the AM shoot, Didnt get pictures of the PM shoot , My 22 Mutant loves the Polymag shorts , The Polmags make the same sound and do about as much damage as the Hades but the body feathers seem to fly with the 15.89 gr polymags just FYI. I dont think the males are room my area as they seem to be a brighter color and act confused on the feeding tray. Oh there is one hen there she was a double shot standing behind the male,
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orangeokie,
No , 100% a invasive Euro dove , Look at size and head shape , I did a lot of studying on these birds and how they started showing up in the USA and my back yard, The story is pretty interesting how they island hopped to the USA, I am pretty sure I have seen some White wing cross with the Euro dove , I think that would make the offspring protected not real sure on that,
Mike
No , 100% a invasive Euro dove , Look at size and head shape , I did a lot of studying on these birds and how they started showing up in the USA and my back yard, The story is pretty interesting how they island hopped to the USA, I am pretty sure I have seen some White wing cross with the Euro dove , I think that would make the offspring protected not real sure on that,
Mike
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I stepped out and shot a few more male sparrows, Shooting 22 hades with the Mutant about 800 FPS , The 1st picture the sparrow stuck to the back stop wall , I'll call that a solid hit, I am thinking the sparrows breed all summer long here in Texas, There may be as many as 30 hens and yearlings on the feeder at once, Some of the yearlings are male type features on them,but will wait to take them out when I am 100% sure of sex, Its really a lot of fun just taking the males out , The great experiment on sparrows continues ..
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OK , Lots of yearlings and hens the males seem to be very shy, I wonder why, There will be 10 to 20 hens /yearlings and the male will pop in and pop out makes for some good sport shooting, They may be wondering what happen to all there brothers , LOL
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There are no more male sparrows, Well maybe one will show up after maybe an hour after feeding , I am taking out a few of the yearlings that are showing black on the chest 100% male, I am careful not to take out any of the hens, Pretty strange experiment we will see what happens as the days get shorter
The single males that do come in are very nervous and I do take them out ,
Mike
The single males that do come in are very nervous and I do take them out ,
Mike
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