BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

[Microgunner]

I live in the central Florida boondocks across the road from a sizeable blue berry farm.

This is the harvest season and to keep the birds from destroying their crops the farmers fire canons constantly.

There's also fireworks and what sounds like shotguns.

You get used to it after awhile.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM.

Edited April 16, 2014 by Microgunner

[shepp]

I live in the central Florida boondocks across the road from a sizeable blue berry farm.

This is the harvest season and to keep the birds from destroying their crops the farmers fire canons constantly.

There's also fireworks and what sounds like shotguns.

You get used to it after awhile.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM.

You'd think there would be an easier method, not that blowing chit up ain't fun.....

[Microgunner]

I think the canons are propane powered. All noise, no destruction.

[unforgiven]

That's  :cookoo:

[MONTANA308]

Ya at the ranch we first had so many ducks coming in to the barley fields that we used the propane pop guns they still ate most if it. Then when the white tail deer got out of hand we used them again in the haystacks. They are set on a timer and if you dont know they are there will scare the shot right out of ya.

Edited April 16, 2014 by MONTANA308

[Robocop1051]

A teenager, a task and free ammo... works every time.

[BigP623]

I was gonna say i think its time to teach a kid how to kill birds with a 12 gauge...

[bubbasks]

Used here for the rice fields. Sounds like east LA during harvest on a cloudy night

[Microgunner]

I think you underestimate the size of the fields and the number of birds.

You can't see all the way across these fields and Florida is the winter destination for millions of migratory birds.

A kid with a shotgun wouldn't cut it.

[Microgunner]

The shotgun method isn't unheard of though.

Plant City Florida is the strawberry capital of the US and about 18 years ago we suffered a plague of robins right before harvest, Jan-Feb.

The authorities lifted protection of the robins and the farmers offered free 12ga. shells to anyone who wanted to walk the fields and shoot the flushing robins. There were millions of robins and a huge number of shooters, me included.

I was amazed that no one was shot. The fields sounded like a war zone.

[MONTANA308]

Kid might not cut it bet he'd qualify for the Olympics by the time he was done.

[Microgunner]

Kid might not cut it bet he'd qualify for the Olympics by the time he was done.

That's a big for sure and certain.