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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Hunting Gate => : DougT March 05, 2010, 06:08:45 PM
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Tonight I was getting ready to leave our new 5 acres we're cleaning up to build a house on. I'm aware that there is a flock of pigeons that roost in the steel Butler grain bin on our property. Well, it was a little after dusk so I grabbed the TF-89 and sat down by the base of a large locust tree 22 yards away as they circled and attempted to land. I shot at one as it hovered above the lid and barely missed. About 2-3 minutes later, another small flock of pigeons landed. I grilled one in the neck and he slid off the roof and hit the ground with a thud. About 5 minutes later another flock circled for a minute or two and landed. I shot another in the neck and it slid down the roof and almost landed on the first one. It was still standing though. Another H-point smacked into it's neck and it fluttered for a couple seconds then stopped. I then got up and opened the side man-door and used a Mag-Lite to spotlite some in the barn. I only had one pellet so I took good aim and greased a third at about 6 yards. This newly sprung TF-89 really hits HARD! It makes a definite WHOP sound when it hits and is going clear through.
Doug
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That looks like lots of fun good luck on your new home
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Great shooting and pic's Doug I miss whacking these feathered fell's when I lived on the farm, love hanging in the barns. :) Ed
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nice job....great pics
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Nice group! Looks like fun there!
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Great pics and a great hunt. Nothing I like better than whacking pigeons. Excellent shooting..
Jeff
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great shooting!
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great shooting!
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I went out again this morning about 6:30 but now was armed with a 12 guage Remington 870 with #6 shot. I shot the first one and saw a puff of feathers but it winged away. Seconds later another one exploded in a cloud of feathers and fell straight down. The third shot again drew feathers but the pigeon flew away, albeit in a downward pattern. I watched where he landed and grabbed the TF-89. I walked up the road and as soon as the pigeon saw me it took off the hillside and again flew in a downward line. It must have died from it's wounds. Not too good a return on three 12ga shots. Three hits but only one to show for it.
About 8:00 WadeS showed to help work on the property (burning down a barn and removing barbed-wire fencing. Throughout the day various birds landed around us and in the locust trees. He ended up shooting three with my TF-89. One of them was on the other side of the vehicles and I couldn't see it but heard the tale-tale WHOP sound to signify a hit. Not a bad day of working and shooting.
Doug
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Good shooting at those 3 pigeons. Too bad the Remy 870 didn`t take down the other 3 also.