Found a leg band

[How Lucky]

Found a leg band and I think its from the American Racing Pigeon Union of central Connecticut. Its dated 1992. It probably ended up a meal for some hawk. I've found bands before, but this my first for a racing pigeon.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!! Congrats!!

 

[SWINGER1969]

i shot a pigeon off my dads barn when i was young it had a band don't know where it ever went, and yes i ate the pigeon

 

[Hughett]

Not many people can claim that one. Great unique find.

 

[axelrich]

I never saw a thing like that, still its nice.

 

[CASPER-2]

there are ways of returning them or sending them to someone who cares - meaning someone that keeps track of such things
there was a guy on one of the forums that used to send them to some organization that used to like to get them back to catalog
them i guess - i have found a few and was gonna try to send them in if i could find the place- i hunt farm fields that have many
types of game birds banded - turkey- pheasants quail etc

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

i shot a pigeon off my dads barn when i was young it had a band don't know where it ever went, and yes i ate the pigeon

Game of Thrones Pigeon Pie ​

 

[Trezurehunter]

It is a pigeon band. The AU stands for Amateur Union which was for racing. There is a website, where you can get the info on where the pigeon was from and who may have owned it. I have found a few of the pigeon bands. Just google or use startpage.com : racing pigeon clubs or homing pigeons and you will be able to start your search. Nice find.

 

[Hawks88]

Nice find. Congrats

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Cool find!

 

[ohp733]

Nice find.