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Re: USA pigeon fanciers
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 12:27 am
by king
NeilA wrote: Fri Oct 17, 2025 10:16 pm
Is it right there the same amount of pigeon racing lofts in America as the Rpra have ? My mate says they have the same amount in the AU
Loads down Florida so what’s that leave elsewhere
If our country can fit into Texas surley there must be more pigeon men than we have ?
I listened to Frank McLaughlin on u tube mention only 28 members in his fed or cmbine but also said it’s a 100 miles wide ?
How’s that racing that just win with the wind each week and pointless
I know we are in a poor way but surely they have 20 plus times the amount we do ?
Hi Neil America has two Unions the AU/ The American Racing Pigeon Union & IF /International Federation of American Homing Pigeon Fanciers
The American Racing Pigeon Union is proud to serve nearly 10,000 members nation-wide (taken from the AU website)
Re: USA pigeon fanciers
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 2:28 am
by Anthony webster
NeilA wrote: Fri Oct 17, 2025 10:16 pm
Is it right there the same amount of pigeon racing lofts in America as the Rpra have ? My mate says they have the same amount in the AU
Loads down Florida so what’s that leave elsewhere
If our country can fit into Texas surley there must be more pigeon men than we have ?
I listened to Frank McLaughlin on u tube mention only 28 members in his fed or cmbine but also said it’s a 100 miles wide ?
How’s that racing that just win with the wind each week and pointless
I know we are in a poor way but surely they have 20 plus times the amount we do ?
Think new York there's lot of flyers but florida and tampa area it's massive best is gulf Coast n unit 9 florida 3 races a week 200 or so lofts in few mile radius,
Look on utube life in fast lane jim jenner he spends a month there in race season great video,,gulf Coast classic race that's where flyers send baby's all around usa to florida race for 100k .
Re: USA pigeon fanciers
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 8:39 am
by Anthony webster
Think usa more of a country that hunts than races pigeons ,country sports there is another level .
Re: USA pigeon fanciers
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 10:02 am
by Anthony webster
NeilA wrote: Sat Oct 18, 2025 8:53 am
Must be more on you tube than go up the club over there
Some on utube are shocking
Only florida I like ,,
Randall burky some flyer but these Cuban lads are unbelievable there now
Gallo lofts ,few others they really pile them race day great trapping as well u can see competition there is different to other areas in usa because there trapping is shocking birds circle n land on roofs just shocking.
Re: USA pigeon fanciers
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 12:19 pm
by king
The size of a country has no bearing on the size of membership. France has only 8,419 members. Most fanciers live in Northern France. Germany has 23,067 members.
Re: USA pigeon fanciers
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 12:21 pm
by king
The size of a country has no bearing on the size of membership. France has only 8,419 members. Most fanciers live in Northern France. Germany has 23,067 members. RPRA has only 15,500 now.
Re: USA pigeon fanciers
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 3:05 pm
by king
NeilA wrote: Sat Oct 18, 2025 12:43 pm
king wrote: Sat Oct 18, 2025 12:21 pm
The size of a country has no bearing on the size of membership. France has only 8,419 members. Most fanciers live in Northern France. Germany has 23,067 members. RPRA has only 15,500 now.
Just would have thought the population of America would mean a higher number of lofts
China has 418,000 members and sold over 29 Million rings. India's membership increased from 2021-18,000 to 2022-30,000 so could be higher still now.
Re: USA pigeon fanciers
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 4:49 pm
by chrisroscoe
its just dying unfortantly
Re: USA pigeon fanciers
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 5:16 pm
by Bowbroom
Knowing that the Chinese like a flutter, do you know how much of that was prize money?
Re: USA pigeon fanciers
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 5:56 pm
by Albert
king wrote: Sat Oct 18, 2025 12:21 pm
The size of a country has no bearing on the size of membership. France has only 8,419 members. Most fanciers live in Northern France. Germany has 23,067 members. RPRA has only 15,500 now.
R.P.R.A. 15.500 but we also have N.E.H.U, W.H.U. N.W.H.U. and S.H.U.