In an early formative age, I thought I could stun small birds by loading my slingshot with a dried bean. I took a shot at a sparrow, and it dropped like a rock. Expecting to find a stunned bird, I was very surprised to find a dead one.
As a kid i took a shot at a bird with my buddy’s kick ass expensive Marlin pellet gun and watched it fall.
I thought it was dead then discovered it flopping around.
It was a cool looking bird that was unusual for my neighborhood.
After that i lost my taste for shooting things alive.