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Recall | 196.  Trapping Wild Pigeons

Recall | 196. Trapping Wild Pigeons

Gun Dog It Yourself

July 10, 20251h 9mbonus

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Show Notes

Joel Ebstein of ⁠California Gun Dogs⁠ joins me to break down his experience and processes when it comes to trapping pigeons in an urban setting!

  • How did this hustle start?
  • Starting --> Training --> Selling
  • "Legitimizing" the hustle
  • The renewable resource
  • Unloading the trapped birds
  • Transitioning the trapped birds into homers?
  • The cage setup (⁠Tomahawk cage⁠)
  • Multiple compartments within the cage
  • Food, Water, Shade
  • Reasons you aren't catching any birds!
  • Food options? Which is best?
  • Bycatch
  • Trapping in rural areas outside of the city


⁠⁠Joel's trap building Facebook video referenced in the episode.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠Episode 136. Everything Pigeons Part 1⁠⁠

⁠⁠Episode 137. ⁠⁠Everything Pigeons Part 2⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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