Do you think it is all right to hunt sparrows for pest control?
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I'll admit to being torn on this one, I suspect you are too since you asked the question.
On the one hand, I am a pretty strong believer in "you kill it, you eat it". How else can we have any measure of respect for the animals we are taking? (I have a lot of respect for the Native American culture, and they take this concept to the extreme)
On the other hand, as beekeeper and usmcturkey pointed out, they are non-native pests. More akin to a Norway rat than a whitetail. (or even predator species that people commonly hunt without eating) and you certainly don't eat a rat after it gets caught in your trap!
All that being said, I think I would try some non-lethal approaches at first. At our barn, we have had pretty good luck with covering the eves with chicken wire (so they can't get in the rafters to build their nests) and with placing a fake owl on the peak of the roof (natural predator or all small birds).
If that didn't work and they were causing real damage, I'd probably throw some low-base #8's in the 870.
I'd never presume to tell anyone what to do, just offering my opinion.
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To whoever gave my post negative feedback-
You are a coward, and likely an ignorant one.
If you are going to hit the "-1" button at least have the courage to say what in my post you so strongly disagree with.
I thought about the question at hand, offered my well thought out opinion. I even said that I wasn't trying to tell anyone what to do.
It is likely that you have NEVER thought deeply about a question like this. You are afraid that you might not like your own behavior when you think about it deeply.
This prospect scares you so instead of confronting the issue, you give me negative feedback for having the courage to bring it to your attention.
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