To Kill Or Not To Kill ?

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How is capturing a wild rooster, stuffing it into a cage and taking him to the humane society to be exterminated (grabbed by hand and injected?) causing less fear, stress and torture to it than shooting it?

Using a .22 CB long will not be like shooting into the air and may not pass through it. More than that is crazy overkill. Well, a 410 shot shell would work well, not be overkill, and be rendered safe in a fairly short distance. It would be a lot louder.

A .22 CB long is similar in noise and power to a quality pellet rifle, which would work well too, but if you already have a .22, a box of CBs is a lot cheaper than a quality pellet rifle. However, a quality pellet rifle will have more consistent accuracy than CBs which tend to have inconsistent power, which in turn, effects accuracy.

The basic point is that a quick kill is more humane than the capture, transport and kill method, but I suppose if for some unknown reason it makes your hands or conscience feel cleaner, you do what you must do for you. Just don't think you're doing it for the rooster's sake.

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.