FOR THE BIRDS - City plans to attack 60,000 to 80,000 'murder of crows'

Springfield News-Sun ^ | December 28, 2003 | Samntha Sommers

[Abcdefg]

.22 ammo is cheap, shooting birds is fun.

[farmfriend]

Rights, farms, environment ping.

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[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!

[U S Army EOD]

When I grew up in Georgia I had a 222 Remington that was customed built for me. You could consistantly drive thumbtacks at 100 yard with it and hit a crow sized target up to about 350 yards. In Lincoln County, we had crows that had the highest average IQ of any crows anywhere in the United States. The reason for that is I killed everyone of the dumb ones.

[MadelineZapeezda]

[U S Army EOD]

Yikes, better get the .222 out again!!!!!

[UnklGene]

Don't you eat these 'critters' in Texas?

[Hoof Hearted]

Are you serious?
Sure 22 ammo is cheap - and has a range of over 1 mile, so even if you miss the bird you are shooting at, there's still a pretty good chance you'll still kill someone or something before the bullet lands.
Of course, you could use a shotgun which would kill many more of the crows you are shooting at and would not pose a danger for those downrange, but those shotgun shells are much more expensive than those 22's.

[Uncle Sausage]

"They come from all over the county and other counties, sometimes from 15 to 20 miles out," he said. "They're really intelligent and communicate with each other. They've probably determined that Springfield is a nice place."

"They really are drawn to litter — french fries and bread, anything left lying around," Bodenmiller said. "They are opportunistic and attracted to trash."

"Sometimes there are so many of them I'm afraid to put my dog out back," Evans said. "I don't know what they might do."

Springfield? Sounds like San Francisco to me.

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[Cathryn Crawford]

I run from these critters in Texas!

[U S Army EOD]

They kind of sound like Democrats don't they?? That is with the exception of the intelligent part.

[Abcdefg]

How about .22 short sub-sonic? Also cheap and fun.

[Rebelbase]

That subsonic powder stinks. (smells bad)

[nothingnew]

When I first started hunting, circa 1970, we'd go out before the real season and "practice" on crows, and corn farmers in CT would pay $.50 a piece...Lottsa fun and payed for most of the ammo...(12 and 20 gauge in Browning autos)

FMCDH

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[Hoof Hearted]

22 subsonic is fine(and fun) but a good air rifle will give you more muzzle velocity.

[Abcdefg]

Are you sure an air rifle will kill a crow? The .22 bullet is heavier and has more knockdown power, I would think.