[Mister Da]

Hunters shooting birds use a shotgun loaded with bird shot.

I curious about pigeon hunting. I guess they mean doves. Yeah, I know they are interchangeable, but I’ve never heard of anyone going pigeon hunting. Must be a Yankee thing.

[Falcon4.0]

It's not really Hunting it's more like a Trap Shoot
This is an Annual Shoot in PA and it has been going on for decades.
I'm not sure if they raise the Pigeons or trap them for this event, but they are released from cages at the command of "PULL".

[Venturer]

I believe the story is about shooting live pigeons instead of clay ones.

They have a sling that holds the pigeons and tosses them in the air using the same apparatus that throws clay pigeons.

I am not in agreement with the method myself since I doubt they eat the pigeons, but I assume they also raise the pigeons for this purpose.I would not kill anything I wouldn’t eat. I mean game animals,not nuisance wildlife destroying crops or dangerous to society, but I tend to not mind other people’s business if it does not affect me.