A Pellet gun would do the trick
I shot a sparrow with a 20 gauge, once.
There wasn't much left of 'im.
I shot a dove with a BB gun when I was a kid. Just lookin for Something to shoot in the suburbs. Anyways, as soon as the little bb made contact I regretted it. The dove was bouncing around on the ground. I ran over and picked it up. It was making those noises and looking at me. A single trickle of blood was running down its chest. I held it for a while it just stared at me then it went limp. The worst part was doves have partners, for a while aftwr that maybe a month it’s partner came back to the same spot looking for it. Everyday. That was the last time I shot any animal for no reason. I felt so bad.
Similar situation, when I first got by BB gun. Shot a Blue Jay, I thought there was no possible way I could hit it from that distance. I did. I cried.
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