"Tweety Birds"

xoxide2 · 01-05-2008, 01:47 PM

So are these birds around my house edible? My friend calls them tweety birds and there are thousands of them around my house. Also shot a dove today!

troy2000 · 01-05-2008, 02:12 PM

I dunno what you're calling a tweety bird, but in Italy they net sparrows in the fields and sell them for food. Of course, if you were shooting those there wouldn't be anything left to eat.

lefty o · 01-05-2008, 02:16 PM

most tweety birds arent big enough to worry about eating. also be aware of exactly which tweety birds you shoot, as alot are federally protected song birds. general rule of thumb, if it has bright colors on it, dont shoot it.

xoxide2 · 01-05-2008, 02:24 PM

Oh okay cool. So are they edible?

Lng Rng · 01-05-2008, 02:26 PM

Well, I don't think any bird is poisonus, it is just a matter of do you want to clean a "tweety" bird, and is it legal to shoot them. If I were you, I would identify the exact species of the bird, and then check your laws on weather or not you can legally take the bird.

Big Dog · 01-05-2008, 02:51 PM

All birds in North America are edible - some are just too small to bother with. Take beaucoup sparrows to make a meal.

Most songbirds are protected. Robins are quite good prepared like doves - been there, done that - back in the good ol' days.

two-70 · 01-05-2008, 03:01 PM

+1 bigdog, ever watch survivor man hes ate all kinds a birds lol

texnmidwest · 01-05-2008, 03:05 PM

Ate an armadilla once. Popped it with a P-38, cleaned it a cooked it over an open fire for a long time. Tasted great! Just like chicken.

petemi · 01-19-2008, 12:06 PM

The only non-game birds you can legally take are Pigeons (Rock Dove), Starlings and English or House Sparrows. Most exotics, such as the Eurasian Collared Dove are not covered as Migratory birds. You had better know your bird before you shoot...the penalties can be rugged.

billy · 01-19-2008, 12:09 PM

what do you want to shoot songbirds for?

andrew cochran · 01-20-2008, 12:42 PM

I'm with ya billy. I would just let the song birds be. Shoot crows or squrrills.

TexasD · 01-24-2008, 04:50 PM

I don't know where you live but this is straight from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Outdoor Annual

Wild Birds: All wild birds that migrate through or are indigenous to Texas, along with their plumage or other parts, eggs, nests and young are protected from harming, killing and/or possession by state and federal law except that European starlings, English sparrows, and feral pigeons may be killed at any time and their nests and eggs may be destroyed. A permit is not required to control grackles; cowbirds; yellow-headed, red-winged, rusty or Brewer's blackbirds; crows or magpies when these birds are considered a nuisance or causing a public health hazard. No birds may be controlled by any means considered illegal by local city or county ordinance

That kinda narrows it down some. And the fines are $10-$200 per bird. Could get expensive real fast.

Big Dog · 01-24-2008, 08:22 PM

Get a good cat - they are DEATH on small birds. And when the birds are gone, you have the makings of a good throw pillow . . .

squirrel_buster · 01-28-2008, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by petemi

The only non-game birds you can legally take are Pigeons (Rock Dove), Starlings and English or House Sparrows. Most exotics, such as the Eurasian Collared Dove are not covered as Migratory birds. You had better know your bird before you shoot...the penalties can be rugged.

in louisiana eurasian collared dove have a season with no limit but there season is the same as mourning dove season

Momoney567 · 02-01-2008, 12:20 PM

haha speaking of.
This morning i walked outside saw 2 little wood birds and i knocked em out of the tree in my backyard with my 870.
Cleaned em and the bodies looked like vienna sausages so i fed them to the neighbors cat.

01-05-2008, 01:47 PM	#1
xoxide2 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 20	"Tweety Birds" So are these birds around my house edible? My friend calls them tweety birds and there are thousands of them around my house. Also shot a dove today!

01-05-2008, 02:12 PM	#2
troy2000 Resident Armed Liberal Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 9,478 Images: 9	I dunno what you're calling a tweety bird, but in Italy they net sparrows in the fields and sell them for food. Of course, if you were shooting those there wouldn't be anything left to eat. __________________ If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. -Anatole France

01-05-2008, 02:51 PM	#6
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,221	All birds in North America are edible - some are just too small to bother with. Take beaucoup sparrows to make a meal. Most songbirds are protected. Robins are quite good prepared like doves - been there, done that - back in the good ol' days. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

01-05-2008, 03:01 PM	#7
two-70 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ponca city, oklahoma Posts: 1,778	+1 bigdog, ever watch survivor man hes ate all kinds a birds lol __________________ What Would Jesus Do ????? Just Ask Him.

01-05-2008, 03:05 PM	#8
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,470	Ate an armadilla once. Popped it with a P-38, cleaned it a cooked it over an open fire for a long time. Tasted great! Just like chicken. __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

01-05-2008, 02:16 PM	#3
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,812	most tweety birds arent big enough to worry about eating. also be aware of exactly which tweety birds you shoot, as alot are federally protected song birds. general rule of thumb, if it has bright colors on it, dont shoot it.

01-05-2008, 02:24 PM	#4
xoxide2 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 20	Oh okay cool. So are they edible?

01-05-2008, 02:26 PM	#5
Lng Rng Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 944	Well, I don't think any bird is poisonus, it is just a matter of do you want to clean a "tweety" bird, and is it legal to shoot them. If I were you, I would identify the exact species of the bird, and then check your laws on weather or not you can legally take the bird.

01-19-2008, 12:06 PM	#9
petemi Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Engadine, Upper Peninsula, MI Posts: 90	The only non-game birds you can legally take are Pigeons (Rock Dove), Starlings and English or House Sparrows. Most exotics, such as the Eurasian Collared Dove are not covered as Migratory birds. You had better know your bird before you shoot...the penalties can be rugged.

01-19-2008, 12:09 PM	#10
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 12,252 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	what do you want to shoot songbirds for? __________________

01-20-2008, 12:42 PM	#11
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 2,171	I'm with ya billy. I would just let the song birds be. Shoot crows or squrrills. __________________ If you don't have anything good to say... Don't say it!

01-24-2008, 04:50 PM	#12
TexasD Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Texas Posts: 68	I don't know where you live but this is straight from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Outdoor Annual Wild Birds: All wild birds that migrate through or are indigenous to Texas, along with their plumage or other parts, eggs, nests and young are protected from harming, killing and/or possession by state and federal law except that European starlings, English sparrows, and feral pigeons may be killed at any time and their nests and eggs may be destroyed. A permit is not required to control grackles; cowbirds; yellow-headed, red-winged, rusty or Brewer's blackbirds; crows or magpies when these birds are considered a nuisance or causing a public health hazard. No birds may be controlled by any means considered illegal by local city or county ordinance That kinda narrows it down some. And the fines are $10-$200 per bird. Could get expensive real fast.

01-24-2008, 08:22 PM	#13
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,221	Get a good cat - they are DEATH on small birds. And when the birds are gone, you have the makings of a good throw pillow . . . __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

02-01-2008, 12:20 PM	#15
Momoney567 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern tube Louisiana Posts: 208	haha speaking of. This morning i walked outside saw 2 little wood birds and i knocked em out of the tree in my backyard with my 870. Cleaned em and the bodies looked like vienna sausages so i fed them to the neighbors cat. __________________ Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword never found automatic weapons.