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Hello from Germany
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Hi Lads, I've been inactive for a while but I thought I'd pop in to say hi. Life's been good and I've learned a lot and hunted crows (and foxes, boar, ducks etc.) since last I've been here. We've brought up the sons count to three, I've added a good bit to my hunting gear and finally got a dog. A fine Labrador...
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Zeddicus
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Pump guns and memories (Pic's)
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The huntin threads got me to open the safe (dang near forgot combination) anyway I have always enjoyed seeing y'alls guns in your pics. M12(Ted) pics are off the charts, O.A. And others do great also. So while I was looking I took a pic of a few of my pump guns to share and while I was in there I saw my Dads car...
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Butch
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Great ending day in Oklahoma.
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Today was it for crow season in Oklahoma. I am proud to claim a total of 64 KIA. this season. and a few unconfirmed. Not a huge number but i'm a one man show every time out. 48 were taken on my own 30 acre property & the other 16 at a friends. Today was my best day with 12 downed ! Had a nice setup today on the b...
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camo
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Your favorite mouth call....
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Yeah here I am stepping on sacred ground yet again..but sometimes the novice crow hunter might bypass a perfectly suitable call not made by a well known company. But here are the ones I recommend; Haydells', mallardtone, johnny stewart, HS Strut; Hammerin' crow call,Faulks' and PS OLt...for star...
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killer Crowalski
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FoxPro recommendation re. Kentli Lithium batteries
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Many of you likely receive FoxPro updates, for those of you who don't, FoxPro does not recommend using Kentli lithium rechargeable batteries. Here's why. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwxF5l8BIfc&feature=youtu.be
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Old Artilleryman
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Vanishing Cornfield Feeders
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Reconned a favorite spot yesterday, a week following the rains, and was pleased to find it passable, unlike the mire it was a few days ago. So, I set the blind up last night to save some time. This place is in a large, open cornfield, about 6 miles E of town on a main road. While setting up the blind yesterday...
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Old Artilleryman
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"Opening Day" commuters
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Thursday (22 FEB) went out for “Opening Day,” only 21 days late. As tradition dictates, I usually go to one of a couple of places that are just outside of city limits and close to home in case I fergit’ something. So, Day One is usually an equipment check and head check day. Sure nuf’, even though I use a che...
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Old Artilleryman
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Nontox Crow load
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What do you guys shoot on marshes and areas where non-tox is required? I hate the stuff, but it is a fact of life. Normally I shoot a 1 1/8oz handload of #7s at 1300fps.
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berettadouble
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Distortion-free auxiliary speakers
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Being fundamentally frugal ("cheap") and enjoying tinkering, a couple of years ago I decided I needed more sound power. My solution was to power up my FoxPro Spitfire, using an inexpensive amplifier powered by a 7ah battery, and two auxiliary speakers. I have refined this system to the point where i...
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Old Artilleryman
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Hunt PHOTOS for MSRob
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Here are photos that Rob took of his successful hunts.
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Mainehunt
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Some old shoots from the late 1970's to the early 1980's.
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Here are some crow hunts that are older than some of the members at Crow Busters.
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boba
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How is your crow hunting this season?
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Since I see very little activity I have to assume that everyone except for Demi is doing worth a damn on crows this year? Is this a fair statement? I know Pete mentioned that this was the worst season he has ever had to endure because of weather conditions. "you can't fight the weather" Butch says his num...
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boba
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February 2018.
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I'm only going to post these one at a time as this software does not take most of my photos. Big Honkers will post some of my photos as this site needs to be updated so it will take larger files like other sites do.
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boba
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High, Low or no matter?
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Hey Butch (and other southern hunters...) The area I hunt (central MS) has what I guess I would call gently rolling hills for the most part... I'm trying to pick some spots to set-up my blind for next year. In general have you noticed whether it matters if you set up in a low spot or high ground? I mostly...
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MSRob
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My Fish Crow Fantasy Fulfilled!
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Fish Crows have always been a big challenge for me. In addition to being smaller and having a different call, they are extremely wary, in part because they usually travel in large groups (typically from 25 to 100) in order to have more eyes looking for danger. At the slightest sign of trouble they go fo...
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Island Shooter
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Time to grind!
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How’s the season ending for everyone. Our is about a week from being done. Hoping to get out a couple more times before the end of the season. Weather is calling for rain the next 6 days. Gonna be a grind but gotta kill!
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Soillcrowhunter
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Bob Aronsohn--A 400 Beretta
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Bob, You mentioned that your Beretta A 400 jammed several times one afternoon. What kind of shells (make, load) were you shooting? How many times had the gun been shot since it was thoroughly cleaned? I have, and use, only SKB gas operated automatic shotguns, that were made 30-45 years ago. They usua...
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Off-season Project
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Hello all:I wanted to share with you one of my off-season shooting-related projects that has taken a long time (they all seem to). I have always wanted to reload and have been collecting the necessary equipment and other paraphernalia for several years, in order to install a loading press and begin d...
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Old Artilleryman
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Time to hunt!
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Gonna be heading out here in about an hour to hopefully have what’s appearing to be the best hunt this year. I found a ton of crows staging before the roost and filtering in and out to feed throughout the day. Hopefully everything turns out right and they work like they need to. Gonna have the wind at my bac...
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Soillcrowhunter
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Busted again !
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I saw quite a few flying over my place yesterday. to busy with the cows to do any shooting so i thought i would plan a pre dawn ambush for today. The crows around here are trained well so i thought i would try something different. Had everything set up as you see including 4 dead crows positioned on the brush...
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Setting a sentry!
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is a sentry a must when setting Up? I’ve not been setting up one and have been killing. Seems like it scares the birds when I put one up. Needs opinions
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Soillcrowhunter
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Calling it a year
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Time to move on to other opportunities (crappie) as the crows put it on me this season. As I posted this year We were unable to find good numbers and in most cases areas that have produced consistently we're almost without crows. We ended killing 338 on 7 hunts compared to 910 last year and 1104 year befo...
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Butch
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Hunting from a tire blind
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Five years ago next month, my buddy Rick and I were desperate and we hunted from a blind built out of tires. Rick died the year after this hunt. He was one of the greatest friends I ever had. He is missed by many of us. Saturday, my buddy Isaac and I are going to hunt in this same place in the tires. We'll hav...
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Mainehunt
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Newbie from Ohio with a few Qs
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I went on my first crow hunt the other day and had ablast. I think I like it as much as waterfowl. We killed 101 in about 6 hours. The guy I was hunting with had out about 50 decoys and electric caller. What electric caller would you recommend without breaking the bank? Where is a good place to buy decoys? I...
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Mouth calls in cold weather
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I have tried 3 different mouth calls and they sound great inside but I live in northern NY and after the first couple blows of the morning they seem to be freezing up. Am I doing something wrong or is it there a better option? I have tried keeping them tucked in my coat but not always an option.
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Tail end of the season in Oklahoma.
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The new Beretta I am holding works fine now.
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boba
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Johnny Stewart Crow pack
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I have been looking for a Johnny Stewart Crow CD or MP3 format sounds for my fox pro caller and I have not been able to find them. Does somebody know where I can get them?
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zellie21
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Crow hunting tips and setups
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I am new to crow hunting and have been out a couple times but have only gotten lucky my first time with 4 crows. I have about 30 DIY made crow decoys and a primos alpha dog. I usually call them in but I don't get too many to come in or the scouts come in then leave and don't come back with more crows. I usually hun...
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DDarren12
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Who’s going out?
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Gonna be heading out Saturday morning for an all day hunt on a feed set! Birds filtering in and out all day! Got colder weather coming Sunday so hoping for a great shoot Saturday. Anyone else heading out this weekend? If so, what’s your predictions?
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Soillcrowhunter
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Wind and Crows
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Howdy everyone, I'm new to the forum and crow hunting (but an avid hunter of 30 years) and am hoping to glean info to get some good shots going. I'm having trouble finding the flyway out of my nearest roost, downtown Des Moines. 1000s roost, but seem to disappear before leaving city limits. I got invi...
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