The Hawkeye Advantage: Hawkeye Bird and Animal Control is well equipped with specialized munitions and firearms, specialized aiming and tracking systems and their derivatives as well as licenses and special permits from the police to perform our work.

Shooting:
These are the types of firearms that can be reasonably used for pigeons:

0.177 Caliber, for small to medium birds such as pigeons
0.22 Caliber, for pigeons or larger birds

Air rifles:
Air rifles are usually used for indoor work and require a knowledgeable hand and expert shot to do the job. A large caliber air rifle is usually required with enough of a punch to bring the bird down in one shot. This is very important if the bird is more that 8 meters away. Most of the low velocity air rifle or pneumatic toys will not work. The other consideration is misses; should you miss where does the pellet go. That could be a problem if lodged in a roof, glass or worse in a plane.

12 Gauge:
12 gauge, where firearms are permitted, is usually used outdoors.

Pigeon Shooting Advantage:
100% effective; What you kill will not ever come back.

Pigeon Shooting Disadvantages:

1. A Public Relations nightmare:
   Last thing you want to do is put your company or organization on the front cover of a news paper or get negative press because of this especially if it is handled incorrectly.
2. Justification would have to be in good order:
   Examples would be health department concerns, health and safety related to human beings or aircraft; locations/industries such as hospitals, food production, airlines and air industry definitely qualify
3. This to be not taken lightly as certain areas of the globe animal rights activists have become quite militant.
4. Use of firearms is heavily legislated; restrictions and instructions will have to be followed to the letter.

Hawkeye staff are well trained and qualified to shoot pigeons, if required.