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Hevi-Shot recall.
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Hello. I figured there are a few waterfowl hunters here...so, I thought I'd pass on a recall warning for Hevi-Shot products (Hevi-Metal and Hevi-Steel; 12 gauge; 3"). I just got a notice in the mail from Bass Pro Shop explaining that certain lots have defective wads that crack when exposed to fr...
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Got One Today !
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My crow season doesn't start til the 1st of Sept but I got one today. Actually, I tried to avoid it..........didn't work. There were four on the road, when I was driving home from going fishing for trout. Three took off to the left, one took off to the right.......right into my fender. All I saw in the rear...
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Mouth Calls
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Just wanting to hear some feedback on Mouth calls, I have 4 from Crowmart, Mincy, Mallardtone, Gibson and Ceader Slayer that I am well pleased with but just want to add a couple more to the mix. So I would like to hear about what else is out there. Thanks Butch
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Calling Strategy
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So I went out around 9am saturday as it was raining at daybreak and the forecast said the rain would subside. There was a decent fog out so I figured the high flyers would have to come down. By the time I got set up th fog had burned off and the rain started in again slow at first, I called about 10 to 12 in but...
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Anyone got any cool .410 or 28 gauge crow shooting stories to share?
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I really would like to read them ! I used a .410 years ago and let me tell you NEVER again! To be fair i know a few have done it..anyways that day there wasn't really any around in numbers...9 miles to the north of me there was a few hundred or more but so it goes!
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Just a couple dropped in.
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This morning, I went to a place I've been several times over the past three years. A blueberry field on which the road was finally snow free and safe to drive on without becoming mired. As expected, the birds were their usual educated selves. All that is, except for a pair that by coincidence crash-land...
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new member,,, minnesotans?
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hello i was wondering what kind of call i should do on my hand call- 3 quick caws any others? and for any other minnesotans on the forum whats the biggest shoot youve had in minnesota?ive been trying for 4 years and yet to stone cold one ive glided a couple :( thanks -rman
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A good start to the season
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After a very late start to the season (for us anyway), we finally made a hunt yesterday. Skeetshooter and I invited a friend to come down and shoot with us on a pecan orchard where we have had great success. We ended the day with 236. Sorry no pics. Skeetshooter had to leave early and my phone died. We had a g...
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Disasterous morning
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Well, a disasterous morning. First when setting up found "someone" who helped me put the decoys away last times, had pulled them out of the ground by the decoy, and not by the stake, and the result was spent an extra 90 minutes setting up due to having to fish the loose spring heads out of the de...
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Last Day for the Winter hunt
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Back to the basics!! If it worked 20 or 30 years ago it still works today. Hunting State land can be tough but it can be done. Went out on Firday and limited out in 1 hour!! Wisconsins daily limit is 15 crows. what a bummer!!!!!!! I had a blast. A perfect ending. -- Edited by gmochty on Monday 23rd of March 2...
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Hunting With Old Artilleryman: Blind As A Batman
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Got a call from OA recently. He invited me to join him on a crow hunt this past Saturday. I gladly accepted. Its quite an honor to share a blind with a gentleman who served our country for so many years and also, I might add, is quite an accomplished competition rifle shooter. Impressive to say the lea...
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A few bandit photos from today
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[IMG]https://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/Lame-Duck/Wildlife%20Stuff/15-0146_crow_fs.jpg[/I...
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Dick hit a new milestone!
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My partner Dick Kilbane wanted to reach 120,000 lifetime crows this season; he made it, his total is 120,829 crows. Just the two of us have shot over a quarter of a million birds in our lifetime, this is just crows. I thought this was note worthy so that is why I posted it.
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Bob
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Crows in a fog—hunters also.
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A couple of days ago, I felt at the top of the world; as if I had reached a grand turning point in my otherwise abysmal Crowbusting career—Big Honkers asked me to accompany him on a hunt! Man, oh man! However… …there were a few requirements. Y’all know out there how protective we generally are regarding o...
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Another newbie
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Just wanted to introduce myself quick. I'm an experienced hunter but just getting into crow hunting. I'm from Western New York and It seems like we have a good many crows around here. I went out last weekend and called in about 12-16 (est.) using my turkey locater hand crow calls and a FoxPro Spitfi...
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Woodsdog
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Question on Leaving Crows as a Deterrent
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As much of our hunting is in a field that we intend to return for future hunt(s), we always pick up our dead crows and dispose of them. Even when dumping them for the coyotes/raccoons/etc., we try to leave them away from the hunted field. The thinking is that we don't want to spook future crows. But my q...
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Film clips on the Home Page
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Have many of you fellas watched the film clips on the Home Page yet? Gordon Krause put a bunch of them on just this season.
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Newbie Introductions
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Hi guys New to forum. Avid crow hunter! From South Africa and although crow hunting is very new here in South Africa, I hope to learn a lot from you guys and also be able to share my successes and stories.
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full choke vs mod
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Has anyone made the change over to a full choke? I am always using modified but it seems like a lot of times the birds are just a little our of range. Saturday is the last day of the season here in KY and I am going out for one last go. I am going to take both chokes just incase I don't like it but has anyone else had...
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Federal Loads Question...
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Just wondering if anybody knows the difference between the Heavy Field Loads and the Hi Brass Loads? The brass is the same length and the only thing thats different is 1/8 oz? The Heavy Field Load is 7.86 and the Hi Brass are upwards of 14.00. I picked up a few boxes of the heavy field loads in 4s and 6s. I kn...
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Shotgun statistics chart
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I was doing some Google Earth reconnaissance and wanted to know the "max range" for 7 1/2 shot; i.e., how far I needed to be away from roads and other safety hazards. My Google search came up with this chart which contains much interesting info. Possibly some of you have already seen this or s...
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Warm Weather had a few moving..
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Warmer Weather finally arrived,, Makes the morning set-up and sit much more comfortable...Fairly steady shooting !!
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Big Honkers, Old Artilleryman, Rookie
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And to the rest of you Crow hunters that have been hammered with snow and cold, looks like warm weather headed yall's way. ENJOY! May the crows cooperate and good shooting. Butch
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Reloading
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Never thought I would be happy paying $38 a bag for shot but after paying $50 for the last year this is a change in the right direction. Picked up 20 bags and found primers and wads at a good price, already was stocked on powder so crows won't cost as much next year. Well I had better say pulling the trigger wo...
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Unusual photos
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Here are some crow hunting photo's that you don't see everyday!
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Two smiley faces
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IF you look carefully where my barrel is aiming you will find "Leroy" my pet crow decoy. Leroy is a crow feather covered piece of plastic and he is very real looking. I really think he deceives real crows better than any other decoy I have ever used for whatever that is worth. He has a wire on eac...
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Walnut call I spun up for myself..
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Piece of lumber I had laying around.
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quiet barrel ammo
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I recently purchased this barrel for my 12 ga. benelli. I also bought some boxes of subsonic federal shells but they are not much quieter than a regular load........what is/are the quietest? I want to pop them in my backyard.....Thanks Mike
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New guy saying hello!
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Hey people! Just wanted to pop in and say hey. New to the forum but not to forums. Just got my first taste of crow hunting a few weeks ago and haven't been able to think about much else since lol. Trying to get into it big time now that its pumping in my blood. Was looking to buy some of bobs sounds but can only fi...
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Hand caller adjustment
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I've been practicing with my hand callers lately, since we are almost entirely snowed in, in terms of access to regular hunting setup locations (Big Honkers will second that). Being a newb with these (photo 1), I only have two good wood models, the Faulk 50 and the Gibson Short Magnum. I like what I'm he...
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