Few pages late, but I still have my BB gun and use it as a way of keeping Starlings away. My old house used to have a bagillion of them. They would make nests nightly in my BBQ grill(even with cover in place), crap all over my deck and patio, really make the dog's water super nasty, and a bunch of other nasty disgusting vile crap.
I tried the fake snake, owl, etc thing to no avail.
Ended up blasting seven or eight in an afternoon. Problem solved.
As for hunting in general, I don't do much of it anymore. I don't eat much of the game and feel bad if I kill something I don't use. I still go with my fam hunting often, but do so the last 5-6 yrs just for the hiking, outdoors peacefulness stuff, and take pics. I could leave the gun in the cabin(and often do) and be happy.
I like fishing a lot now because you just toss the fish back and keep going unless you plan to eat it.
I don't really get trophy hunting or fishing, though.
