Never shot pigeons in a ring, but always wanted too; just never had the chance. If I'd had the chance, I certainly wouldn't have any remorse over any birds I might kill in the process any more than I would feel for the crows I've shot and left laying for the worms and other opportunistic critters that gotta eat too. Nothing in nature is wasted; those carcasses will be used and consumed by something/s in some manner as it is returned to its basic elements. The only pigeons I've ever shot were those working a dove field; and when shot, those pigeon brests were simply included with the accumulated dove breasts (look and taste the same; just larger). That said, I haven't shot a pigeon in many years because I did feel VERY guilty about the last pigeon I killed. Seems in was a banded bird that belonged to some unknown pigeon racer. Don't know why the onwer let the bird out during dove season; but I've always been afraid that the bird I killed might have been worth a lot more than the gun I shot it with?
