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Thought this might be of some help. I had a lot of trouble finding pigeons. My response was to rely on myself. I catch my own.

My best "haul" has been 37 in one afternoon. I usually run 4 traps. I average 8-14 birds out of my traps ran 2-3 times a week. I have grown to prefer a 72 hour wait before pulling birds out of traps.

I try to stay a week ahead. In other words, I am catching next weeks training birds this week.
The links below describe my pigeon trapping and results.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i16EmG ... K&index=11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hsqRU- ... EK&index=2

Hopefully Some will find this useful.
D Chilson

Thanks for the info.

The results video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezJmXk8 ... dex=1&t=4s

After plenty of fits and starts attempting to trap feral pigeons. I struggled with listening to outright myths and plenty of nonsense on the subject. Lots of "experts".
The pigeon bob doors the homing pigeon folks like, I tried and they just do not work for trapping ferals.
I found a lot of commercial pigeon traps were made to be marketed and sold, not necessarily to actually catch pigeons. More to catch a consumer.

It is vital for my dog training to have a source of fresh feral pigeons. I define fresh as within 10-12 days. I need that constant turn over of fresh birds.
I have no interest in keeping homers. They just wont work for what I do. Ive tried.

Like a lot of things in life if you want it done, handle it yourself.

I accidentally "discovered" J clips in a Gebos farm store one day. I got all excited...

I run 4 traps and average 10-12 birds every 48-72 hours. My best haul ever was 37. Worst was.... 2.