Finally hit a pigeon with my car!

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Finally hit a pigeon with my car!

Posted: 6/14/2009 10:11:11 AM EDT

After 17 years of futilely accelerating towards those flying rat bird pigeon fucks in the road, only to have them fly out of the way at the last second, I finally got one. It must have been REALLY absorbed in whatever it was eating on the ground. It's buddy dodged and I saw it start to flap it's wings at the last instant. I thought it was going to get away, but I heard it bounce off the undercarriage. I didn't see it in the road in my rearview mirror, so I am not sure of it's ultimate fate, but it was very satisfying to finally get one.

Posted: 6/14/2009 10:12:24 AM EDT

[#1]

We hit probably 3 of them during the Appleseed weekend down in Rahma a couple weeks ago

Posted: 6/14/2009 10:14:01 AM EDT

[#2]

I've hit them with my windshield on the St. Louis riverfront; great fun with feathers everywhere.

Posted: 6/14/2009 10:14:46 AM EDT

[#3]

Reported to PETA.

Posted: 6/14/2009 10:15:09 AM EDT

[#4]

IBTPT

(In Before The PETA Types)

ETA: Beaten by mere seconds.

Posted: 6/14/2009 10:16:04 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Reported to PETA.

Fuck PETA and fuck pigeons!

Posted: 6/14/2009 10:49:47 AM EDT

[#6]

you said finally... lolz

Posted: 6/14/2009 10:51:38 AM EDT

[#7]

Rats with wings, good shoot...er...drive down.

Posted: 6/14/2009 10:58:30 AM EDT

[#8]

I took oput a hawk with my M roadster once, i was going about 110

, it made a nasty mess

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:01:40 AM EDT

[#9]

Had a blackbird fly into my windshield when I was doing about 65. Bastard left a greasy, slimy mess that I had to use uncut orange cleaner to get off the damned glass.

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:05:19 AM EDT

[#10]

Congratulations! Only four more and you'll be a Pigeon Ace.

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:10:48 AM EDT

[#11]

I'm so happy for you!

I always knew you could do it!!!

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:17:29 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:

Congratulations! Only four more and you'll be a Pigeon Ace.

The first one took 17 years.

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:19:12 AM EDT

[#13]

Good....

Now try for an advanced target... DUMPSTER CHICKENS!!! (crows)

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:19:22 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
After 17 years of futilely accelerating towards those flying rat bird pigeon fucks in the road, only to have them fly out of the way at the last second, I finally got one. It must have been REALLY absorbed in whatever it was eating on the ground. It's buddy dodged and I saw it start to flap it's wings at the last instant. I thought it was going to get away, but I heard it bounce off the undercarriage. I didn't see it in the road in my rearview mirror, so I am not sure of it's ultimate fate, but it was very satisfying to finally get one.

Did you check under the car? Maybe it's stuck in there somewhere. If so, go to a drive-thru car wash and get the "under car wash."

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:19:47 AM EDT

[#15]

I like pigeons. Individually. Not so much in flocks. They make surprisingly good pets, and are LESS messy than parrots of the same size and weight. But you don't normally

see flocks of 5000 parrots flying around your city shitting on everything.

But there's no shortage of pigeons, either. Just try to make sure your kills are clean kills.

My pet peeve is squirrels. I try to crush them all under my tires. I've nailed four to date. I could bait them by putting vodka-soaked peanuts in the middle

of the road, but that's cheating. I'd rather match driving skills against sober squirrels.

CJ

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:20:51 AM EDT

[#16]

Nothing like a 1 ton projectile going 70 mph to ruin a bird's day.

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:21:27 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:

Quoted:

After 17 years of futilely accelerating towards those flying rat bird pigeon fucks in the road, only to have them fly out of the way at the last second, I finally got one. It must have been REALLY absorbed in whatever it was eating on the ground. It's buddy dodged and I saw it start to flap it's wings at the last instant. I thought it was going to get away, but I heard it bounce off the undercarriage. I didn't see it in the road in my rearview mirror, so I am not sure of it's ultimate fate, but it was very satisfying to finally get one.

Did you check under the car? Maybe it's stuck in there somewhere. If so, go to a drive-thru car wash and get the "under car wash."

I gave it a good look and didn't see anything. It's a lifted Jeep so it's pretty easy to see under there.

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:22:25 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:

I like pigeons. Individually. Not so much in flocks. They make surprisingly good pets, and are LESS messy than parrots of the same size and weight. But you don't normally

see flocks of 5000 parrots flying around your city shitting on everything.

But there's no shortage of pigeons, either. Just try to make sure your kills are clean kills.

My pet peeve is squirrels. I try to crush them all under my tires. I've nailed four to date. I could bait them by putting vodka-soaked peanuts in the middle

of the road, but that's cheating. I'd rather match driving skills against sober squirrels.

CJ

I like many of your opinions, but have always disagreed with you on pigeons. Those fuckers shit all over my car.

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:22:30 AM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
Good....

Now try for an advanced target... DUMPSTER CHICKENS!!! (crows)

that ain't the kind of chickens i've heard them called

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:22:53 AM EDT

[#20]

My record is 12 various birds in one day in S. Dakota, while cruising the missile field, when I was stationed out there in the 1990's.

My best is the time I hit a seagull while headed north on the 101 between Oxnard and Santa Barbara. I tagged it with the top
of my windshield frame on my Jeep soft top. I was cruising around 65-70mph. Scared the shit out of me. Seagull exploded.

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:24:02 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:

My record is 12 various birds in one day in S. Dakota, while cruising the missile field, when I was stationed out there in the 1990's.

My best is the time I hit a seagull while headed north on the 101 between Oxnard and Santa Barbara. I tagged it with the top

of my windshield frame on my Jeep soft top. I was cruising around 65-70mph. Scared the shit out of me. Seagull exploded.

I have much catching up to do. My AO must not have enough targets.

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:27:56 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:

Good....

Now try for an advanced target... DUMPSTER CHICKENS!!! (crows)

I recently learned that crows are legal to hunt year round here in CA as varmints.

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:28:44 AM EDT

[#23]

We don't have winged rats (many at least) in MS. However the mourning doves are pretty dumb.

So far I've killed 3 with my tundra, a rabbit, and a deer.

If anyone finds some dove, rabbit, and deer stencils that I can use to paint my kills on my truck I'd appreciate it

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:30:14 AM EDT

[#24]

I've hit a few while driving a van.. never with them on the ground.... now, some prarrie rats have fallen victim to the tires of dead.

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:33:27 AM EDT

[#25]

That reminds me of a funny bird hit i had. We were responding to a call in an ambulance. I was driving at the time and my partner was mapping me. I saw a bird fly across the front of the ambulance then bam! Partner looks up and says "what was that?". I didn't see the bird hit, but i assumed we hit it. Fast forward, we get on scene and my partner hops out and says "i know what that thud was, we hit a bird". I walk around to the other side and there it is laying on the step. Guess we hit it with the side view mirror and it dropped straight down and we took it for a ride. I don't know how it ended up on the rig running code, figured it would have fallen off but i guess the diamond plate held it on there. Don't even remember the call but i'll always remember that bird.

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:35:32 AM EDT

[#26]

Pigeons are good eatin'... mmmm pigeon meat.

Posted: 6/14/2009 11:55:41 AM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:

Quoted:

I like pigeons. Individually. Not so much in flocks. They make surprisingly good pets, and are LESS messy than parrots of the same size and weight. But you don't normally

see flocks of 5000 parrots flying around your city shitting on everything.

But there's no shortage of pigeons, either. Just try to make sure your kills are clean kills.

My pet peeve is squirrels. I try to crush them all under my tires. I've nailed four to date. I could bait them by putting vodka-soaked peanuts in the middle

of the road, but that's cheating. I'd rather match driving skills against sober squirrels.

CJ

I like many of your opinions, but have always disagreed with you on pigeons. Those fuckers shit all over my car.

Well, if bird shit on your car really pisses you off, I can see that. Me, well, I don't care very much. It's nothing that doesn't wash off pretty easily

and I drive an 18 year old car.

Besides, I don't park anywhere near where any flocks of pigeons are known to be. They're just not all that common

around here anyway. There are a few but nowhere near as many as in most big cities with lots of tall buildings.

Individually, pigeons DO make cool pets. They're moderately bright and quite gentle.

CJ