Re: question about shooting a hawk

From: Michael (michael-noooospammmmsan_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 03/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:19:07 GMT

"Shawn Pennington" <smpenn30@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:EOadnVGDobKV3KXfRVn-rw@bright.net...
>
>
> I hate to even ponder this question but I think the time has come for me
to
> consider it.
>
> A hawk has killed about 20 of my chickens over the past year and I noticed
> that a second (mate) has joined it recently and they seem to be building a
> nest right across the road from my house.

Sound like the hawks know a good thing when they see it.

>
> I have never killed an animal and don't even own a gun but am considering
> buying one and killing the hawk lest my remaining few chickens fall prey.

A hawk is not a good animal to start with. Rabbits, doves and game animals
make sense, not birds of prey.

>
> It is legal in Ohio to kill a hawk if it is killing domestic fowl when the
> incident is taking place (illegal to hunt them down).
>
> My question is what type of gun should be used to shoot a hawk at close
> range that would definitely kill him/her? I am a fairly good shot and do
> not want to injure the bird at all, if I do decide to shoot it I want it
to
> die as humanely as possible. A friend has offered his 22 rifle.

Exactly how does one become a "fairly good shot" w/o owning a weapon? I
shoot once per week and describe myself in the same way. I would put up
nets, barriers and the like before killing a hawk. You set the buffet and
they attend.

>
> If there are other options to stop the hawk, other than penning my
chickens
> up which I am not going to do, I'd definitely rather take a different
course
> of action.

String crap over the main area the chickens where the chickens forage.

Barring good sense, any descent shotgun with #6's or #4's for loads will do
nicely.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>

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