This weeks discussion of the week is…
What do you think the current state of pigeon racing is?
For example do you think pigeon racing is growing or dying and why, express your views and share with others your opinions on the current state of pigeon racing by placing your vote in the poll below then posting a comment in the comment section below this post.
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I agree with most of the comments, the membership is declining rapidly, the are very few young people entering the sport and even if they want too, the costs are beyond a lot of people.
I think it is a dear hobby, although most hobbies you have to have deep pockets.
One of the most important things are Clubs/Federation/Combines/Amalgamations have to get together to help bring down the cost of transportings birds to races, it is not economical for transporters to go half empty to liberation sites, members should put the past in the past and go forward to look at saving our wonderfull sport.
I think the governing bodies should take the lead on this matter, because if we do not it will only get worse and we will not have a hobby.
I also commend those that are trying to resolve the raptor issue, this is another major factor which is affecting us all.
I think pigeon racing here in the Philippines is growing , there are more clubs now than before and the prizes for each club is getting bigger and bigger every year.
pigeon racing is becoming very expencive. the hawk problem in england is getting worse and members are leaving the sport.i dont care what anybody says if you live in the right area you will win most of the races,if these people lived in a less favourable area they would not be so succesfull.but having said that pigeon racing is a great sport.
The pigeon sport will grow when fanciers learn to give more honour to the pigeons that do well than to their owner/trainer. The sport has been, and to a large extent still is, in the process of moving from a purely amateur hobby to a rich man’s professional sport/business. Only once the process has run its course will we be able to see how we can grow it. However, at present the best we can do is to move the accent from the owner to the bird itself thus inspiring new (younger) fanciers to want to breed a legendary pigeon instead of wanting to emulate successful fanciers who, mostly, are self seeking unsociable misfits.
well i new to the sport and i beginning to believe its more of a business than a sport I’m not sure if I’m going to continue as far as doing the whole club thing there are 4 of us that started at the same time and we all think the same way so we might just go back to the root of the sport and do it for fun not the money.
the way the sport is going the person that has the most money wins to me that’s no fun
I think that it is important for pigeon fanciers and clubs to help the younger generations by support and assisting them to form part of the sport. This will help our sport of pigeon racing to grow in the future…
Hi Chris:
I have been out of pigeons for many years and most likely not qualified or informed enough as to its popularity. I raced pigeons in Dublin for many years with some success. Competition was strong and I raced in two clubs. In Northern Ireland I believe the sport is still very popular. I live in Ontario but go home from time to time and I have seen a big decline in the hobby in the Republic of Ireland. I guess it has become very money driven. The cost of buying good stock to start up and a well secure and healthy loft can be costly. Its a year round and I wont use the word job but dedication that you must commit in order to achieve those red cards.I still believe its a great and rewarding sport when birds home from long distances and you are in the first six in your club and even better when open race positions come your way.
Regards Hugh.
Unfortunately I think the sport of pigeon racing is dying. I speak from my observations in the northeast. Every club I have contact with is heavily stocked with an aged membership with few or any young fliers. It seems clubs get smaller every year with a number of clubs having disappeared entirely. I guess there are a number of reasons for the decline. Cost probably is the biggest factor and I don’t believe the appeal of a hobby that requires so much time and effort on a year round basis is there anymore. Pigeon racing is complicated and a rookie flyer is likely to get discouraged and quit after getting pounded week in and week out. Pigeon racing has a lot of competition with an ever increasing number of leisure time pursuits. In order for a new flyer to be successful he or she needs top quality birds, a dedicated mentor to help guide the new flyer from mistakes, reasonably favorable location within the club or combine and needs to be highly motivated.
I think its groing,I’ve been to 1 of our local clubs recently and there were a lot of boys racing with or without their fathers,I also know of quite a few other young racers
Hi Jakobus
I’m reading your comment now and just want to find out where are you about because you say there is a lot off young people who fly in your club.
Thanks
Tienie ( South Africa in KZN.)
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