Besieged, Tekoa mayor calls in pigeon busters

A pigeon problem has come up in Tekoa.

Mayor John Jaeger has found a solution of a kind, referring citizens to a couple pigeon catchers who have offered their services.

“We got a hundred of them in town,” said Jaeger. “People are trying to board up buildings. Main Street’s got a lot of old buildings and if there’s a way for the birds to get in, they’re in.”

Last year, a man came through town and trapped a bunch of pigeons in Tekoa to take over to the coast to train hunting dogs. He told the mayor he thought he got about half of them.

“I wish I’d had his name, I’d see if he’d come and do it aga...