1st sit of the season

[nomolites]

1 hour ago, tjm said:

Are a protected species.

Confirmation that there are laws that don’t make any sense.

Mike

[tjm]

Not any law  requiring that one confess to crimes on social media, but people still do it.

[oneshot 1]

On 11/11/2022 at 8:01 AM, Terrierman said:

If you can honestly say you were going to shoot that crow for food - which I seriously doubt - that's different.  I feel the same way about bowfishing.  For food, fine, for the enjoyment of killing - I'm out.

Was with a guy eating pickled pieces of meat.

Pretty good what are they? Pickled Sparrow Breast. 

HMM! Yelp Pretty good!

oneshot 

[oneshot 1]

The only animal I tried but couldn't was an old Ram.

But I remember going to the Market.  Hog Heads hanging up and Carp in the meat area.

But back then I was a bad kid buying Cigarettes and Ammo. 

oneshot 

[BilletHead]

On 11/11/2022 at 8:01 AM, Terrierman said:

If you can honestly say you were going to shoot that crow for food - which I seriously doubt - that's different.  I feel the same way about bowfishing.  For food, fine, for the enjoyment of killing - I'm out.

     So, when you sent terriers in the barns and killed racoons you eat all of them Rick?

    Now to the bowfishing statement. Even invasive species? Do you eat the armadillo you kill in your yard? 

  Believe me I know how you feel about Crows. Smartest thing in feathers!

[fishinwrench]

23 hours ago, tjm said:

Are a protected species.

So are copperheads, but neither get a free pass around my home.    

[jdmidwest]

On 11/10/2022 at 6:46 PM, Terrierman said:

Crows are way too smart - basically sentient birds - to shoot them for no reason other than to kill something.  It's like shooting cardinals or blue jays for the fun of it.

Maggot food, Flies gotta eat too

[Terrierman]

22 hours ago, BilletHead said:

     So, when you sent terriers in the barns and killed racoons you eat all of them Rick?

    Now to the bowfishing statement. Even invasive species? Do you eat the armadillo you kill in your yard? 

  Believe me I know how you feel about Crows. Smartest thing in feathers!

I have no problem with vermin control.  And most but not all of the raccoons were skinned and hides sold, carcasses sold for meat, and feet sold for making Native American tourist trinkets.

[Terrierman]

Here in Missouri, our wildlife code is prescriptive.  Which means the code tells you what you can take when by what methods.  If you don't find a spot in the code that blesses what you are doing to what species and how in the code then it's prohibited.  You won't be finding a BB gun season on sparrows for example.  So shooting sparrows with a BB gun could - but likely won't - get you in a spot with the skunk sheriffs.

[jdmidwest]

The common house sparrow is and invasive species that was introduced from overseas.  They are over competitive with native birds and do crop damage.  There is no Federal Protection of them and I remember a time when the MDC code for them was "shoot to kill".  Don't seem to find it there any more.

Animals out of their place causing problems are up to the landowner to dispose of properly.  With proper permission of course.....

Growing up, we had "Corn Cribs" where we stored the corn cob corn and shelled corn for the hogs we fed.  Crows, blackbirds, and squirrels were among the varmits I kept at bay with my trusty ole Crosman 140 .22 pellet rifle.  Many of tins of pellets went to the cause.  That old rifle was stolen out of the trunk of a car in St. Louis on its way to a rebuild of the pistons.  I wore them out and gave it to my uncle to fix it.