Feral pigeons

[Hoyt_Trykon]

any of you guys here had a go at shooting feral pigeons with your bow?
i just got my first one today, from 25 metres. yipppeeee

[macka]

Yeah mate i have shot a few. I got two in one shot while they were feeding on some grain out in the paddock one time. i have a pick somwhere.... You are allowed to shoot pigeons right???

Macka

[Hoyt_Trykon]

as far as i know, they're feral arent they?

[macka]

LOL well i have been potting off feral pigeons for years with the sluggie and i dont see the difference in getting them with a bow. If its illeagle then i might have just got them with the shot gun :wink:

Macka

[PeterM]

macka :
LOL well i have been potting off feral pigeons for years with the sluggie and i dont see the difference in getting them with a bow. If its illeagle then i might have just got them with the shot gun Wink

I think coach was meaning mate that if they are not feral you would be allowed to shot them with anything mate, not just a bow.

See ya Pete.

[macka]

well i know you are allowed to shoot sparrows starling blackbirds and pigeons thats what i always got told! Because they are all feral

Macka

[Hoyt_Trykon]

that wat ive been told aswell macka! dats y i let one have it on the weekend :wink:

[macka]

My father told me that coach. and in the bird books it sais they are feral species as well. Its what i have been brought up being told. Anyone else heard differently?

Macka

[Sparra]

In WA i think the kookaburra's are deemed feral...may be wrong...
Regards...Sparra

[macka]

Here in sa if ya shot a kookaburra you would be shot yourself! lol thanx coach.

Macka

[adam]

Burras arn't native to w.a :D

[jindydiver]

Excuse me if I'm wrong , but , how the hell can a native bird be deemed feral?

When a species is outside itÃ*s natural home range it is considered feral. Another good example is the Cootamundra Wattle. It was originally only found in a small (relatively) area near Cootamundra, but is so lovely that it has been planted all over the country. It is now the focus of an eradication program because it is extremely fecund and is shading out other less hardy species in the areas where people have introduced them.
I wouldnÃ*t mind betting that there are more examples than just the Kookaburra of plants and animals that were taken to WA from the Eastern states early in AustraliaÃ*s white history. (The kookaburra was also introduced to Tasmania) But, the kookaburraÃ*s being feral doesnÃ*t necessarily mean that it is open season on them, and those other birds mentioned in this thread may be feral but you still need to be sure that taking them with a bow is legal. There are feral ducks ( eg, mallard) and I can tell you for sure that the only legal way of taking them is with a shotgun and you must have the necessary licence.

[adam]

I was under the impression that all feathered animals are of limits to bowhunters.

Adam