I need to know "How to efficiently kill downed birds" (esp. ducks)
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>"How to efficiently kill downed birds"
As an old hunter and having mercifully dispatched a number of birds, mostly pheasants, I do this :: Grasp the pheasant with the right hand right where the wings meet the body. It feels like there is a soft spot there. Squeeze as hard as you can cutting off blood supply, air, nervous system etc. They just seem to go to sleep without a lot of movement. I was taught this by a game guard eons ago and believe it is the most humane method judging from the movements of the bird. It works equally well on quail, partridge etc. I have no experience on waterfowl. Canute Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>I was wondering how to kill downed birds after you have retrieved them >>from the field? >The method my grandfather showed me wa to grasp the bird by the body, and whack >the back of its head on the shotgun’s barrel. Works fine…jim dodd > Ouch! I wouldn’t do that to any shotgun of mine. Be aware that blood > can cause a barrel to rust very quickly. And of course, a loaded > shotgun isn’t to be fooled around with either – someone may well get > shot sooner or later. > –Jonathan > Jonathan Spencer — forensic firearms examiner > Keith Borer Consultants > Mountjoy Research Centre, Durham, England, DH1 3UR > tel: +44 191 386 6107 fax: +44 191 383 0686 > Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: > http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ > To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
just wring their necks.A good twist and it`s all over, a la Steven Siegal Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
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>I was wondering how to kill downed birds after you have retrieved them >from the field?
The method my grandfather showed me wa to grasp the bird by the body, and whack the back of its head on the shotgun’s barrel. Works fine…jim dodd San Diego Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
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>>I was wondering how to kill downed birds after you have retrieved them >from the field? >The method my grandfather showed me wa to grasp the bird by the body, and whack >the back of its head on the shotgun’s barrel. Works fine…jim dodd
Ouch! I wouldn’t do that to any shotgun of mine. Be aware that blood can cause a barrel to rust very quickly. And of course, a loaded shotgun isn’t to be fooled around with either – someone may well get shot sooner or later. –Jonathan Jonathan Spencer — forensic firearms examiner Keith Borer Consultants Mountjoy Research Centre, Durham, England, DH1 3UR tel: +44 191 386 6107 fax: +44 191 383 0686 Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
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Hi All… I was wondering how to kill downed birds after you have retrieved them from the field? I have had the experience of downed birds being alive with just a broken wing or a couple pellets hitting them. Any suggestions on how to quickly put them out… Thanks for the replys, Jay Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
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>Hi All… >I was wondering how to kill downed birds after you have retrieved them >from the field?
Put your thumb under the back of their neck at the base of their skull with your index finger under their beak, quickly snap the head backward while pressing with your thumb, breaking their neck. It works instantly. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
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the best way i know how is to wring there necks take the birds head in your hand and swing in a circle 5 or 6 time wieks every time for me Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
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>>Hi All… >I was wondering how to kill downed birds after you have retrieved them >from the field?
Another method or two. Carry a fisherman’s ‘priest’ (this is a short piece of steel rod fashioned so that it swells out to a round hammer head at one end) and administer the ‘last rights’ to the back of the bird’s head. Alternatively, hold the bird by the body and swing it so that it’s head is struck against a stone or tree trunck. Blunt force trauma is very effective and doesn’t lead to damaging the bird’s neck, which you need if you’re going to hang the bird by its neck. –Jonathan Jonathan Spencer — forensic firearms examiner Keith Borer Consultants Mountjoy Research Centre, Durham, England, DH1 3UR tel: +44 191 386 6107 fax: +44 191 383 0686 Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
