Pigeons have discovered my equipment shed. I have deployed bird scare noises, plastic owl, reflective disks, and bird scare tape.

The pigeons are using the scare tape to build their nests, the discs to make a disco ball for dance parties, are having drunken sing-alongs with the bird scare noises, and are taking selfies with their wings around the plastic owl.


Any ideas how I can actually run them off?

Are you in the city or country? The answer is the same for both, it's just whether it is going to be suppressed or not.

It is completely legal to shoot pigeons. Seems like shooting a few dozen an evening is in order. Have 12ga, will travel. I mean within reason. Where are ya located? Maybe we could even do a funeral or two for ole squab.

When I was a kid about once a year the dads on my street would shoot however many of them they could on a Saturday afternoon with pellet guns. RIght in front of the houses on the sidewalk. That seemed to work because they wouldn't show up much after that in the backyard or alleys for me to shoot.

This is in the late '80s about three miles from downtown Ft Worth where I grew up. Not sure how well that would go over today. Probably not very well.

Squab can cook up pretty good.

Night.
Ladder.
Light.
Long handle pool net.
Sell to dog trainers.

BQ_90 said:

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If they have bands on their legs don't shoot them they're worth big money

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I was reminded of this thread as well...
https://texags.com/forums/34/topics/1691803