Mornins Hunt

Well I love Sat. morn.,wifes workin, I`m free...was up early so I loaded up and headed for the farm to thin out the starlings,but to my surprise didn`t see a 1!Was about to say "lump it"when I noticed the sparrows were everywhere,and I mean everywhere!Walked the fence rows for bout 2 hrs.You know find target,shoot,walk,find target,you all know the drill.Well really wished I`d taken a cam. after about what I`m guessin was 2 hrs. I had almost filled a bushel basket.Still thinkin bout the starlings tho,this is the third consecutive week of 90 degree temps. here in Indiana,wonder if that has any effect on them,I know it does me???Anybody

[shadow]

Sound's like a fine day of sparrow hunting Barry except for the heat. It doesn't semm to bother me to much, it's been in the high 90's up here. I try to hunt in the shade of the tree grove's, maby catch a breeze moving through. Stay cool and happy hunting. Ed

[longislandhunter]

Sounds like you had a great day of shootin Barry.  As for the starlings,  I don't know if the heat has a major effect on them, although I wouldn't see why it wouldn't.   At the duck farm that I hunt at I've noticed on hot days the starlings have a tendency to land in the wet areas of of the farm more than they do normally, indicating a need for water.  Perhaps the starlings in your areas have simply relocated to an area with available water???
Just a thought......  

Jeff

Barry, I don't know about the heat, but I've noticed a definite lack of targets... I mean, starlings in my yard ever since I got into this crazy hobby last April. Since then I've probably only seen half a dozen, and I would have sworn they were pretty common here before. In fact, a starling was the first kill I made right after I got my Daisy Powerline 1000 back then. But maybe it is a seasonal thing and they'll come back in the fall. Even though they're smaller targets, they're not as wary as crows, and I think I'd have better luck with them from the deck over my garage.

Bryan

Yeah I`ve been known to shoot out my kitchen window :p

[shadow]

Every window in my house is a possable shooting rest at time's lol. Ed

Yeah my ole lady just shakes her head....she don`t know that has no effect...shhhhhhh