Pigeon Racing is Alive and Well in Mid-Michigan

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LMHPC Races

The LMHPC owns a truck equipped with racing pigeon baskets that will accommodate a few hundred birds. The club sponsors two sprint races for its members in advance of the old bird combine races in the spring and also ahead of the young bird combine races in the fall.

This video was taken during the release of pigeons during a combine race on August 23, 2025. The birds were released in Gas City, Indiana, and raced back to their home lofts throughout mid-Michigan. For most LMHPC members, the distance raced was between 150-200 miles. There were 517 young birds in this race. The fastest bird entered by a LMHPC flyer was AU-2025-LM-476, a bronze-colored hen flown by Llyod Webster. It flew at a speed of 1548.218 yards-per-minute for a distance of 143.573 miles. It took eighth place, finishing 5.27 minutes behind the pace set by the race winner.

CLUB RACE SCHEDULE 2026

OLD BIRDS:

May 5: Auburn, Indiana. Single release. Release may be delayed to May 3 depending on weather. (100 miles back to Lansing.) Four members participated. Bird were basketed at 5pm on Saturday, May 2. Birds were released at 8am from Auburn, Indiana. Click here to view a video of the release on YouTube. Clocks were read and reset ahead of the May 9 race. Follow this link to download a copy of the complete race results: 2026-05-03-Auburn-Lansing.

May 9: Markle, Indiana. Single release. Release may be delayed to May 10 depending on the weather. (150 miles back to Lansing.) Five member-lofts participated. Birds were basketed at 6:30pm on Friday, May 9. Birds were released at 8am from Markle, Indiana. Clocks were read and reset on May 16 ahead of the first combine race. Results will be posted when available. Follow this link to download a copy of the complete race results: 2026-05-09-Markle-Lansing.

LMHPC is one of the founding members of the Greater Michigan Open Combine. The Club's members basket their pigeons as a group in Perry, Michigan, that are then loaded onto a racing trailer operated by the Frankenmuth Racing Pigeon Club Inc., of Saginaw, Michigan, and released along a race course that runs south to north at distances of up to 500 miles.

Greater Michigan Open Combine includes the following clubs:

Race information for the Greater Michigan Open Combine may be found on its webpage here.

Greater Michigan Open Combine

Old Bird Combine Schedule

05-16-2026: Gas City, Indiana, A & B races offered. (175 miles back to Lansing.) Race was delayed one day. Birds were basketed on May 16 with five club-lofts sending birds in the A-race, which was released at 7am on May 17. Follow this link to download a copy of the complete race results: 2026-05-23-GasCityCombine, 2026-05-23-GasCityLMHPC. Click here for a video of the release.

05-23-2026: Pendleton, Indiana, A & B races offered. (200 miles back to Lansing.) NOTICE: RACE CANCELLED DUE TO POOR WEATHER BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE PENDLETON RELEASE IS BEING POSTPONED TO 05-30-2026.

05-30-2026: Pendleton, Indiana, A & B races offered. (200 miles back to Lansing.) Birds were basketed on May 29 with five Lansing lofts participating in the A-race. Results will be posted when available.

06-06-2026: Columbus, Indiana, A & B races offered. (250 miles back to Lansing.) Also dropback, Markle, Indiana, C race. (150 miles back to Lansing.)

06-13-2026: Bowling Green, Kentucky, A & B races offered. Also, C race for yearlings only. NOTE: Thursday basketing for these races. (425 miles back to Lansing.)

06-20-2026: Pendleton, Indiana, A & B races offered. (200 miles back to Lansing.)

06-28-2026: Gas City, Indiana, A & B races offered. (175 miles back to Lansing.)

07-04-2026: Nashville, Tennessee, A race only. NOTE: Friday basketing for this race. (475 miles back to Lansing.)

Young Bird Combine Schedule

08-15-2026: Markle, Indiana, A & B races offered. (150 miles back to Lansing.)

08-22-2026: Gas City, Indiana, A & B races offered. (175 miles back to Lansing.)

08-29-2026: Pendleton, Indiana, A & B races offered. (200 miles back to Lansing.)

09-05-2026: Gas City, Indiana, A & B races offered. (175 miles back to Lansing.)

09-12-2026: Columbus, Indiana, A & B races offered. (250 miles back to Lansing.) Also dropback, Markle, Indiana, C race. (150 miles back to Lansing.)

09-19-2026: Gas City, Indiana, A & B races offered. (175 miles back to Lansing.)

09-26-2026: Shepardsville, Kentucky, A race only. (350 miles back to Lansing.) NOTE: Basketing on Thursday.

All pigeon races LMHPC flies are sanctioned by the American Racing Pigeon Union. Race secretaries upload and publish race results to the ARPU's online race results viewer, which may be found here. To locate our club's results select the racing season you are interested in viewing and then select "Lansing PC." To view combine results, select "Greater Michigan Open Combine."

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