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Old Artilleryman · Old Artilleryman

Well, it’s not the season for…crows anyway. This is Fall Season turkey #2, a hen, taken this a.m. at 0854 on a nice sunny morning (photo 1, sunrise--0745). Mr. Crow was up at the usual time to begin his day of mischief but the turkeys rise later, so it was coffee time and make “little clucking noises” tim...

Butch · Butch

Grandson and I got after them this a:m on an orchard, owner wanted us to try it early and help get rid of some locals that were doing damage, wanted to wait a couple weeks but also I wanted to give it a try. These birds are messed with some and will test you even at the optimum time to hunt. Weather was light dri...

nhcrowshooter · nhcrowshooter

I see the crow season in KS runs from Nov through early March. Do you ever go after them in the winter/spring seasons? NH opens tomorrow and then shuts down on 3/31.

Assassin79 · Assassin79

Waterfowl season is in full swing here so I don't spend much time chasing crows but occasionally one of them makes the mistake of getting too close! https://youtu.be/oFVsTjH5E0s

Butch · Butch

For us that is. Hunted a new property today with mixed feelings of how we would do, plus I missed a turn and put us late in the blind. Started at 6:58 according to my amazing flip phone from an elite franchise ( now y'all might understand a bit more of how old school I am with technology). Great a:m cloudy, N w...

jacobhwrd · jacobhwrd

Is it just me or is the afternoon much harder to hunt then the morning? I have tried a couple of times to hit the afternoons but can't really seem to get anything to come in other maybe 2 or 3. What do you all look for in an evening hunt? Will you hubt the same places that are good in the morning? Or will they not g...

jacobhwrd · jacobhwrd

As the title says I am always looking for ways to improve my hunting. I now use two decoys as a sentry since I kept seeing a crow would land close to the one I hung up (I guess splitting the duties). I use 50 feet of 550 cord tied to an 8 ounce mushroom duck decoy anchor. It works really well but it took some getti...

Island Shooter · Island Shooter

Seeing more & more of those impressive portable/rechargeable self-contained speaker sets that have great sound, it got me thinking. Do any of you use that equipment for calling crows? Advantages? Disadvantages?

jacobhwrd · jacobhwrd

It's that time of year And the pumpkins here are starting to be picked. Have any of you ever hunted over a pumpkin patch? I am assuming they should be good but have no clue.

jacobhwrd · jacobhwrd

so what's your favorite decoy and why? I am using all GHG ffd at the moment but I am in the search for something a little bit smaller so its easier to carry more deeper into new areas to try. I don't know if you all use them but they are large but the quality is unbeatable. What would you all recommend?

Old Artilleryman · Old Artilleryman

This being the final weekend of our MI season, I was enthused today over trying out a new location. The owner, a blueberry farmer with many properties, took me on the tour for turkey and crow a week ago. I’ll check the turkeys out later, as we have until 14 NOV for them; I already shot one turkey this fall se...

Redditch · Redditch

Wow, finally. After taking ONE single day to get from Malaysia to the UK, my new SJ4000 action camera, promptly disappeared into the UK postal system (despite being tracked air mail ). No sign of it. It arrived here on the 5th September, and then NOTHING. Finally today, it has arrived, on the 22nd Sep...

M12Shooter · M12Shooter

Crows are gathering here in ever increasing numbers. Not shooting any big numbers yet but enough to make things interesting. Shot 25 this evening next to the old piece of fare machinery as in the attached photo .. My pup kept me company and did his best to gather up a few dead crows. Ted -- Edited by M12...

jacobhwrd · jacobhwrd

I was wondering if this sound pack was of Bob doing the calling himself. I was just over at the foxpro site looking at some calls to add to my crossfire and noticed this package. If anyone knows please let me know. Or if Bob reads this himself i guess he would know better then anyone.

jacobhwrd · jacobhwrd

The search has continues for a good motion crow decoy. I was town between the mojo and buster decoys. Mojo has really good quality and battery life but it's a spinner and buster is great but I keep hearing it will eat batteries like there is no tomorrow (3 hours max on a fresh set). Yesterday I was going thr...

M12Shooter · M12Shooter

Fall shooting continues. Buddy and I found a sizeable group feeding on sunflower and other crops. I estimate 5000 crows. Got permission and shot a sunflower field late afternoon. Later intercepted roost bound birds and had a good shoot. Sun was setting, ammo low and wind dropped to nothing. Decided...

chip · chip

I bought 2 cases of 9'S!!! My first 3 or 4 hundred birds every year are young and dumb. I'm gonna see how them babies pattern thru a Jellyhead and my open water. I may not push breast feathers thru any backs but I bet I do some poofin!!!

Butch · Butch

Either feast or almost famine, scouted a new spot yesterday and was excited to see a couple hundred birds working the area while I was there. Set up this am and they left, scratched out 22 hard earned birds. I'm determine to figure out how to stay on good shooting this time of year. Friday was a bit cooler a...

rerhardt · rerhardt

M12Shooter · M12Shooter

Must introduce the latest addition to our family, albeit reluctant on my part...Finlay an English Cream Golden Retriever. He has just turned 3 months of age thus I thought I'd sacrifice my Saturday afternoon to introduce him to crow shooting. He had no real clue what the score was but learned very qui...

Island Shooter · Island Shooter

While leaving for work this morning I heard crows in the nearby pecan trees. I've been seeing the first of some fish crows migrating into the area lately, and these were some of those new birds. The fix was simple...pick up my Beretta, shells and earplugs. Walk to the truck where my FoxPro was and turn...

jacobhwrd · jacobhwrd

Was going hunting with my brothers Sunday morning and decided to go for crow instead. Turned out to be the right choice since I got 12 and my older brother brought my nephew who is 3 over to watch. Should have been at least 20 but my shooting was off at the start. Best part was is asked my nephew what he though...

Old Artilleryman · Old Artilleryman

What a difference a nice day makes. Fall turkey opening day yesterday (15 SEP) in MI was a beautiful, perfect day (photo 1). Sunny, 60 deg. at sunrise, situated on a “known” turkey highway. What could go wrong--except no turkeys? I saw deer (too far to photo), crows were making their usual racket (even...

jonthepain · jonthepain

This here is a story told by my neighbor Gerry Sowers. He's a good ole boy and a kick in the pants to hunt with. Gerry just underwent surgery the week before Christmas to try and do something about his Parkinson's Disease. Please say a prayer for him; they will b...

Butch · Butch

Got to go a couple mornings with my son, first day we had a good friend with us and things were tough. Rain heavy before first light and off and on till after 7am, thought they would turn on when it quit but crows acted real strange and would take to much to explain. Still picked up 29 and lost a few more in brus...

Old Artilleryman · Old Artilleryman

Set up this morning at a friend’s development of home sites which includes a nice man-made lake (Google Earth shot). Been here every crow season at one point or another. It’s an easy set up (yellow star), as a blind isn’t needed due to the nice clump of pines and bushes that provide pretty good cover (sha...

Bob · Bob

Here is one shoot from December 15th 1982 where Boyd Robeson and I rolled 859 crows in one spot all day long! Boyd - 467 Bob - 392 We just used 20 gauge guns with skeet loads in # 9 shot. I used 591 20 gauge hulls = 66% average. 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. The second 800 plus bird shoot was in November of 2010 and I was s...

shaky · shaky

Having noticed earlier in an article I assume was written by Bob in 1999 it was recommended not to eat the meat from crows due to the West Nile Virus. At that time the CDC had made no comment on the transmission of the disease through consuming infected animals. Having eaten crow in the past I was disappoi...

Redditch · Redditch

So, its 21:35 GMT here Right, last mug of tea for the night, then off to bed for some Zzzz's as the alarm goes at 02:00 again. Then it's up, do the dogs (feed and walk), then the cats (feed), then feed and drink for myself, plus make a thermos of coffee for on the field. Then at 05:00 start setting up on the...

Old Artilleryman · Old Artilleryman

I’ve been out of action for the past month, missing the August-September season until this morning. On Tuesday, my spine doc shot my lumbar region up with some steroids, after which he instructed me to test out what he had done by going back to “normal activities." I took that as a Rx to go crow hunt...

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	Turkey with Blueberries. (Preview) Well, it’s not the season for…crows anyway. This is Fall Season turkey #2, a hen, taken this a.m. at 0854 on a nice sunny morning (photo 1, sunrise--0745). Mr. Crow was up at the usual time to begin his day of mischief but the turkeys rise later, so it was coffee time and make “little clucking noises” tim...	Old Artilleryman	4	548	Oct 8, 2015 by Old Artilleryman
	Grandson hunt (Preview) Grandson and I got after them this a:m on an orchard, owner wanted us to try it early and help get rid of some locals that were doing damage, wanted to wait a couple weeks but also I wanted to give it a try. These birds are messed with some and will test you even at the optimum time to hunt. Weather was light dri...	Butch	4	451	Oct 7, 2015 by Old Artilleryman
	Bob A. any winter spring hunting for you? (Preview) I see the crow season in KS runs from Nov through early March. Do you ever go after them in the winter/spring seasons? NH opens tomorrow and then shuts down on 3/31.	nhcrowshooter	18	1536	Oct 7, 2015 by jacobhwrd
	Small Clip... (Preview) Waterfowl season is in full swing here so I don't spend much time chasing crows but occasionally one of them makes the mistake of getting too close! https://youtu.be/oFVsTjH5E0s	Assassin79	3	353	Oct 7, 2015 by Old Artilleryman
	A Good Friday a:m hunt (Preview) For us that is. Hunted a new property today with mixed feelings of how we would do, plus I missed a turn and put us late in the blind. Started at 6:58 according to my amazing flip phone from an elite franchise ( now y'all might understand a bit more of how old school I am with technology). Great a:m cloudy, N w...	Butch	11	627	Oct 6, 2015 by Elkhunter
	Afternoon hunts (Preview) Is it just me or is the afternoon much harder to hunt then the morning? I have tried a couple of times to hit the afternoons but can't really seem to get anything to come in other maybe 2 or 3. What do you all look for in an evening hunt? Will you hubt the same places that are good in the morning? Or will they not g...	jacobhwrd	13	1245	Oct 5, 2015 by motiondecoy
	How do you get decoys up high? (Preview) As the title says I am always looking for ways to improve my hunting. I now use two decoys as a sentry since I kept seeing a crow would land close to the one I hung up (I guess splitting the duties). I use 50 feet of 550 cord tied to an 8 ounce mushroom duck decoy anchor. It works really well but it took some getti...	jacobhwrd	9	687	Oct 2, 2015 by jacobhwrd
	Bluetooth Speakers (Preview) Seeing more & more of those impressive portable/rechargeable self-contained speaker sets that have great sound, it got me thinking. Do any of you use that equipment for calling crows? Advantages? Disadvantages?	Island Shooter	13	2022	Oct 2, 2015 by Crow Foe
	Pumpkin patch (Preview) It's that time of year And the pumpkins here are starting to be picked. Have any of you ever hunted over a pumpkin patch? I am assuming they should be good but have no clue.	jacobhwrd	4	418	Sep 29, 2015 by jacobhwrd
	what's your favorite decoy? (Preview) so what's your favorite decoy and why? I am using all GHG ffd at the moment but I am in the search for something a little bit smaller so its easier to carry more deeper into new areas to try. I don't know if you all use them but they are large but the quality is unbeatable. What would you all recommend?	jacobhwrd	15	709	Sep 29, 2015 by jacobhwrd
	Another Day: Another Blueberry Field (Preview) This being the final weekend of our MI season, I was enthused today over trying out a new location. The owner, a blueberry farmer with many properties, took me on the tour for turkey and crow a week ago. I’ll check the turkeys out later, as we have until 14 NOV for them; I already shot one turkey this fall se...	Old Artilleryman	10	449	Sep 28, 2015 by Old Artilleryman
	SJ 4000 action camera (Preview) Wow, finally. After taking ONE single day to get from Malaysia to the UK, my new SJ4000 action camera, promptly disappeared into the UK postal system (despite being tracked air mail ). No sign of it. It arrived here on the 5th September, and then NOTHING. Finally today, it has arrived, on the 22nd Sep...	Redditch	12	690	Sep 28, 2015 by Redditch
	Fall shooting (Preview) Crows are gathering here in ever increasing numbers. Not shooting any big numbers yet but enough to make things interesting. Shot 25 this evening next to the old piece of fare machinery as in the attached photo .. My pup kept me company and did his best to gather up a few dead crows. Ted -- Edited by M12...	M12Shooter	4	474	Sep 25, 2015 by Old Artilleryman
	Bob A sound pack for foxpro (Preview) I was wondering if this sound pack was of Bob doing the calling himself. I was just over at the foxpro site looking at some calls to add to my crossfire and noticed this package. If anyone knows please let me know. Or if Bob reads this himself i guess he would know better then anyone.	jacobhwrd	5	497	Sep 25, 2015 by jacobhwrd
	Dove decoy turned into crow decoy (Preview) The search has continues for a good motion crow decoy. I was town between the mojo and buster decoys. Mojo has really good quality and battery life but it's a spinner and buster is great but I keep hearing it will eat batteries like there is no tomorrow (3 hours max on a fresh set). Yesterday I was going thr...	jacobhwrd	13	761	Sep 24, 2015 by Redditch
	Gave them a little pounding (Preview) Fall shooting continues. Buddy and I found a sizeable group feeding on sunflower and other crops. I estimate 5000 crows. Got permission and shot a sunflower field late afternoon. Later intercepted roost bound birds and had a good shoot. Sun was setting, ammo low and wind dropped to nothing. Decided...	M12Shooter	8	517	Sep 24, 2015 by Big Honkers
	Well I did it!!! (Preview) I bought 2 cases of 9'S!!! My first 3 or 4 hundred birds every year are young and dumb. I'm gonna see how them babies pattern thru a Jellyhead and my open water. I may not push breast feathers thru any backs but I bet I do some poofin!!!	chip	6	497	Sep 24, 2015 by chip
	September Huntin (Preview) Either feast or almost famine, scouted a new spot yesterday and was excited to see a couple hundred birds working the area while I was there. Set up this am and they left, scratched out 22 hard earned birds. I'm determine to figure out how to stay on good shooting this time of year. Friday was a bit cooler a...	Butch	6	501	Sep 21, 2015 by jacobhwrd
	Nice surprise this morning over our spread (Preview)	rerhardt	5	374	Sep 20, 2015 by rerhardt
	All black and white for this new Crowbuster (Preview) Must introduce the latest addition to our family, albeit reluctant on my part...Finlay an English Cream Golden Retriever. He has just turned 3 months of age thus I thought I'd sacrifice my Saturday afternoon to introduce him to crow shooting. He had no real clue what the score was but learned very qui...	M12Shooter	6	468	Sep 19, 2015 by chip
	Couldn't Make It To My Truck (Preview) While leaving for work this morning I heard crows in the nearby pecan trees. I've been seeing the first of some fish crows migrating into the area lately, and these were some of those new birds. The fix was simple...pick up my Beretta, shells and earplugs. Walk to the truck where my FoxPro was and turn...	Island Shooter	6	447	Sep 19, 2015 by Butch
	First successful day of the season (Preview) Was going hunting with my brothers Sunday morning and decided to go for crow instead. Turned out to be the right choice since I got 12 and my older brother brought my nephew who is 3 over to watch. Should have been at least 20 but my shooting was off at the start. Best part was is asked my nephew what he though...	jacobhwrd	7	470	Sep 17, 2015 by M12Shooter
	Turkey Lust revisited--Opening Day--again. (Preview) What a difference a nice day makes. Fall turkey opening day yesterday (15 SEP) in MI was a beautiful, perfect day (photo 1). Sunny, 60 deg. at sunrise, situated on a “known” turkey highway. What could go wrong--except no turkeys? I saw deer (too far to photo), crows were making their usual racket (even...	Old Artilleryman	3	370	Sep 17, 2015 by M12Shooter
	Lonesome Possum Ranch (Preview) This here is a story told by my neighbor Gerry Sowers. He's a good ole boy and a kick in the pants to hunt with. Gerry just underwent surgery the week before Christmas to try and do something about his Parkinson's Disease. Please say a prayer for him; they will b...	jonthepain	14	1254	Sep 17, 2015 by motiondecoy
	Couple morning hunts (Preview) Got to go a couple mornings with my son, first day we had a good friend with us and things were tough. Rain heavy before first light and off and on till after 7am, thought they would turn on when it quit but crows acted real strange and would take to much to explain. Still picked up 29 and lost a few more in brus...	Butch	4	422	Sep 15, 2015 by gmochty
	Arvesta Island picnic (Preview) Set up this morning at a friend’s development of home sites which includes a nice man-made lake (Google Earth shot). Been here every crow season at one point or another. It’s an easy set up (yellow star), as a blind isn’t needed due to the nice clump of pines and bushes that provide pretty good cover (sha...	Old Artilleryman	4	469	Sep 13, 2015 by Butch
	Two 800 plus days! (Preview) Here is one shoot from December 15th 1982 where Boyd Robeson and I rolled 859 crows in one spot all day long! Boyd - 467 Bob - 392 We just used 20 gauge guns with skeet loads in # 9 shot. I used 591 20 gauge hulls = 66% average. 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. The second 800 plus bird shoot was in November of 2010 and I was s...	Bob	0	305	Sep 12, 2015 by Bob
	Eating Crow (Preview) Having noticed earlier in an article I assume was written by Bob in 1999 it was recommended not to eat the meat from crows due to the West Nile Virus. At that time the CDC had made no comment on the transmission of the disease through consuming infected animals. Having eaten crow in the past I was disappoi...	shaky	15	2166	Sep 12, 2015 by Redditch
	Wish me good hunting (Preview) So, its 21:35 GMT here Right, last mug of tea for the night, then off to bed for some Zzzz's as the alarm goes at 02:00 again. Then it's up, do the dogs (feed and walk), then the cats (feed), then feed and drink for myself, plus make a thermos of coffee for on the field. Then at 05:00 start setting up on the...	Redditch	9	482	Sep 11, 2015 by Redditch
	Do what the doctor says. (Preview) I’ve been out of action for the past month, missing the August-September season until this morning. On Tuesday, my spine doc shot my lumbar region up with some steroids, after which he instructed me to test out what he had done by going back to “normal activities." I took that as a Rx to go crow hunt...	Old Artilleryman	17	669	Sep 11, 2015 by Redditch
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