Launchers

[tieflyer]

Anybody ever use any "different" birds in their launchers for training.

[DonF]

What is it your thinking? I suspect that if you put any bird that would fit in and would fly away, you could train a dog with it.

[tieflyer]

What is it your thinking? I suspect that if you put any bird that would fit in and would fly away, you could train a dog with it.

Right. If pigeons work, why not Starlings. Not sure if there are laws tho.

[whoadog]

In forty plus years of hunting I have never run into a pigeon in a plum thicket. I have, however, had whole flocks of starlings on the ground in front of me. I don't know if it would be a problem, I'm just saying...

[AZ Brittany Guy]

I have heard for years that pigeons carry a similar scent to game birds. Not sure if trash birds have the same scent and if you want to train your dog to point them.

[roaniecowpony]

.... Not sure ... you want to train your dog to point them.

It would make for a long hunting day for sure.

[AZ Brittany Guy]

.... Not sure ... you want to train your dog to point them.

It would make for a long hunting day for sure.

LOL It happens enough with my young dogs without having to train them to do it. :roll:

[DonF]

Once they are going on game birds being shot, they will quit "bleep" birds. just don't shoot "bleep" birds for them.

[onuhunter02]

I have heard of some people calling them "Rock doves" I am sure I will regret this but they are bigger than doves and don't taste bad.

[ezzy333]

A dog does not know what a game bird is. They start pointing any bird and only quit when you start shooting a certain bird and they will finely figure out that the little birds are not worth their time. A pigeon is as much a game bird as a woodcock, grouse, or pheasant. They are always willing to hunt whatever you want to shoot over them.

Ezzy

[roaniecowpony]

The rock dove or feral pigeon was brought over by immigrants as a food source 400 years ago. My father-in-law used to raise them and quail as a food source.