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The antis are at it again
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So, now in Europe (this one comes from Germany), we are shooting crows with "military grade" weapons, and slaughtering them to the brink of extinction. FFS, they are increasing in population throughout the British Isles at 1-2% a year, despite all the shooting we do of them, and I suspect...
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Redditch
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Two really fun shoots form today.
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Shot a small orchard on the end of some row crop land this morning and killed 102. Pic says 103 but that counts the dec I launched. Shot the flyway we have been watching and killed 136 this afternoon. I ki...
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8fishermen
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Hunting driven hares in my home town...
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this is a short report from a hunt for hares in my home town. Nothing spectacular to report so I'll try to give you some insights into hunting traditions in germany as well. In case somebody is questioning the relevance to crow hunting, please see the part about blue jays ;) We met at 8am to be greeted by...
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Zeddicus
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3rd Generation Blind and hopefully the last! Video added.
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I promised NGillespie10 I would post up pics and instructions on the latest blind setup. There are cost savings tips at the end. In the first pic is most of the materials used in the construction. Not pictured are the aluminum paint poles, camo material, pop rivets, or the electricians fish tape. [I...
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Anyone Ever Tried A Mirrored Blind?
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Here is an interesting video. Wondering if any of you have ever tried this approach? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfcedpoBDbk I.S.
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Island Shooter
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Eating mr crow.
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I used to own a VHS tape that had guys crow hunting then preparing them for the table...and have seen the recipes here....
Do any of y'all eat your bounty? I'm one who is open to any new taste out of the ordinary and would possibly be into trying it.
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PIER252
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New Gun Control Law - That Didn't Take Long!
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from the Chicago Tribune: UNITED NATIONS, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Hours after U.S. President Barack Obama was re-elected, the United States backed a U.N. committee's call on Wednesday to renew debate over a draft international treaty to regulate the $60 billion global arms trade. U.N. delegate...
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jonthepain
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FOXPRO SPITFIRE CALLER
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I just bought a foxpro spitfire caller. Although already ordered, I wondered what calls I should download later. "Crow fight" was the only crow call that came pre-programmed. Has anyone had good experiences with this call? Any advice on using it? Thanks. Crow Down
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Crow Down
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Weather Affecting Crow Activity
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Yesterday I went out to shoot some coyotes. The crows were going crazy! They were flying all around, and calling alot more than usual. On the day that they were active, it was about 56 degrees fahrenheit ,sunny, and some wind (probably about 15 miles per hour). Today (when they weren't active at all) i...
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ChristianWCVH
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Gut piles
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Haven't been crow hunting at all this Fall. Too busy chasing whitetails since Oct. 1 when bow season opened in NY, but as I sit in my stand you know that I am observing crow behavior. Last Sunday, I watched crows as they discovered gut piles from the day before - opening day for gun. What an education! ...
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Rook-ie
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Best times to use owl decoy
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I was reading Popowskis book again this am and He said there are only certain season of the year to use the owl. I have read and reread the article but could not find what season he was referring to. I always am looking for the most effective way to increase the kill!! I shoot mostly in a feeding area but thou...
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james
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Among the many blessings, people, and things I have to be grateful for this past year are finding this site and the good folks on it; along with your stories and advice. Blessings to you all!
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Old Artilleryman
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Cabelas "Customer Service" - NOT!
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How many e-mails does it take to get a clear and relieable reply from Cabelas?
I don't know yet! Not after 24 attempts ... so far!
Massive complaint pending! Will post it here...
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Zeddicus
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More Nasty looking Talons
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Picked up this crow on Saturday.. Talk about some nasty looking legs and feet.. Not sure what this is..
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Mark
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My back field
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This is my back field. It's a quiet day today as its raining hard. The crows you can see, also carry on about 100 metres to each side (I.e. behind the trees to the left, and the buildings to the right) and also over the hill there will be more.
They just love this field, and when its not raining I shoot it ofte...
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New way to beat those tall trees
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I was clearing out my deer stand a couple of weeks ago and clearing out some noisy squirrels. I climbed up the ladder with a pole saw to trim some shooting lanes. A few minutes later I heard some crows in the area. I hoisted up the shotgun and started calling. Limited spots to shoot through all the leaves...
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Mike27
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My third hunt for the season.
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Last week I went to one of my regular fields and the soy beans had not been cut. I got out of the car and turned on one of my callers just to see if there were a few crows in the area. A few showed up but it was mid morning and I figured if I got there early and set up I would get more coming off the nesting area. I was pr...
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james
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Shot a new spot
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Got a call from a farmer this weekend complaining about the crows eating his peanuts. I know it is late for him to be harvesting now, but he is. We set up this morning in a hurry....running late. We were picking up our gear at 10:00 this morning. Thought it was over. Took the picture with 119. But, we were ab...
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Elkhunter
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Too close to the roost??
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What is too close? I have a freshly planted wheat field on the south side of a roost. The roost starts on the north end about 1/4-1/2 mile away and the birds are using the wheat field for a staging area in the afternoon. This wheat field is in between the roost and a couple of miles of woods with thousands of a...
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8fishermen
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American Crow Hunters Association & Rausenberger Trophy
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http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=1...
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Another good shoot.
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And a good time was had by all... well... except the crows! Killed 87 this morning with Skeetshooter and my 14 yr old daughter. She killed 5. We once again had a Red-tail hawk swoop in to help dispatch a walker. Got to love it when the locals get involved. The main flyway was several hundred yards from our...
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forced to change callers
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My ancient johnny stewart cassette caller that needed 12 D batteries has died. Does anyone know how to get cassette sounds into my new digital caller? I would rather not pay $4 a pop for all of the sounds I already have. Or do I just need to suck it up and buy them? thanks in advance
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Ammo supply
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Just wondering: what is your technique for having adequate shotshells at hand for immediate reloading? I've been using a pump with a 5+1 capacity and keeping my extra shells in my left jacket pocket. I found that everyonce in a while, during the excitement of downing one or two bandits per 3-6 shots (h...
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does anyone know any good fox calls
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Couple of recent calls...
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Whipped up a couple calls yesterday, thought Id share em: Spalt maple with osage toneboards. Did a bit of fluting on the barrel for fun. A quickie sound clip with a couple toots: Bacote with osage toneboards, and more tooting: [video=htt...
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Warning !!!!
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BUY MORE AMMUNITION AND GUNS IMMEDIATELY !!!!! ESPECIALLY FULL METAL JACKET AMMO. THE BLACK HELICOPTERS ARE COMING !!!!
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Disaster strikes...
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The story of an otherwise successful hunt.... Got up yesterday to the soothing sound of falling rain at 4:20 to meet my friend at the place where we had shot 42 a couple of weeks ago. We were hunting a field that is constantly fertilised with vegetable farming waste. A really good spot that always draws...
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Zeddicus
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review of Johnny S preymaster call
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I have the fox pro can not remember which one love it, also old tape cassette caller by JS but it is wearing out. I just want to get the crow calls by JS but can not figure out how to download them to Fox Pro was was thinking about buy this preymaster for about 120.00 that has all the calls I want. Have any u you g...
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Preymaster opinion
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Really looking for some comments from anyone that has used the JS Preymaster. I want a the crow calls that JS uses but do not want to spend 4 to 500 dollars to buy the caller that has the ones I want. If I get the Preymaster for 40.00 I can get the ones that reallly work. Like I said before I have the FoxPro FX3 wh...
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james
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Summary of first two shoots for 20012
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For two weeks in a row we returned to a 9000 acre farm. Last week we were at the East end of the farm saw about 100 crows . Not all of in range but we managed to kill 32. That day my buddy and I were shooting very well. This week we went to the west end of the farm near fields close to pecan trees, not lots but enough t...
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