Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:01 am
Satpal_S";p="10662 wrote:Kanwar76:
Don't be shocked, the Chickens were young meat birds at a Poultry farm. Not full grown, yet were at least 1.5 times the size of Pigeons, a nice bird to shoot to see the effectiveness of the pellet pistol on pigeons. We released them one by one in the poultry's open space with trees and bushes. Were quite a racket to shoot. Lots of running around after them to get that fatal shot. Fast runners and could fly around too, a sight to watch. A couple of them even got away.
I learnt were quite the game to shoot with Air-pistol, at much less price compared to shooting birds on a preserve.
So next time wanna have some fun, find a chicken farm near you, release the birds, chase them with Air Arm of at least 9FP energy( don't use Shotgun, then it is too easy). Lots cheaper than Game birds at $3-4 a pop for chickens.
Don't feel sorry for the birds, they are destined for the slaughterhouse anyway!
Satpal
PS:Don't do this in India, it could be Illegal.
Satpal,
Your first post about testing on chickens did give me pause for thought but I let it go thinking it was better to test on something who's neck could be broken if the pistol was found wanting.
However, your second post about it being fun and that Inder should try it sometime makes me wonder whether or not you are a sportsman. You did mention the chicken were released from the coops but I assume there was still another outlying fence/wall. If so, what you have described is nothing short of a caged shoot / canned hunt and does the hunting fraternity no favours at all.
You also mention that a couple of them got away....presumably injured?
All in all, your post was in debateably poor taste and did you no favours.
Mack The Knife