Sadistic jerk. Killing things just for the fun of killing.
Article said invasive species.
There are places where pests need to be controlled, flying or otherwise.
My concern was shot was taken at a wire.
It was intruding on his personal space and homefront (90 yards away).
Article says they are starlings.
Non-native, noisy, messy pests.
Sounds like you wouldn't shoot them, and maybe I wouldn't either, unless they were driving songbirds from my feeders.
But if a guy is going to shoot a bird that would be a likely one.
According to the video, he’s shooting starlings and english sparrows.
They’re invasive pests.
He’s engaged in pest control, and having fun doing it.
Good for him.
I was forced to use an air rifle on pigeons around my home because they became so prolific as a result of a neighbor who refused to quit feeding them.
They are unsanitary and one hell of a nuisance. In addition, I had to also use an air rifle on a bird that had "claimed" the front yard as its territory [long after we had moved in] and would attack anyone or anything that crossed into it.
Including a nesting pair that had been in one of our bushes for years...in taking it out, I helped to protect my family, dogs, friends, neighbors and the nesting pair.
There's no "sadism" or "fun" in doing so...it was out of necessity...some birds are just pests...like rats with wings.
I take no pleasure in killing them and it looks like the only "fun" involved in this video is the sense of satisfaction in making a clean shot/kill.