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Old Artilleryman · Old Artilleryman

Well, got one a couple of days ago and got rained on. Much nicer today, so I went a bit farther out and set up again, in an effort to follow the doctor’s orders to mess up my back to see how well his steroid shots worked. Hey, going to get another shot next Wed. anyway…he instructed me to “resume normal acti...

Redditch · Redditch

So, that was an interesting morning. Was having a nice shoot with a lad I invited from pigeon watch, and we're just discussing packing up, when two "irate" men in overalls come up and say our pellets are hitting the house, the cars, and showering them. Now, I KNOW theIf house is more than 30...

Butch · Butch

Man I was hoping to tell a great Huntin story of lots of birds and carnage with pics of the "cart of death" over filled but it was not to be. Son, Grandson and I shot a picked cornfield that was holding a good many crows, at first light we heard a fair number wake up and leave for better food. Only ha...

jacobhwrd · jacobhwrd

Season opens tomorrow morning here and I can't he more excited. Went out to the WMA I plan to hunt dove at and saw that they finally mowed the millet and sunflowers. The crow where in very small groups (2-3 being the larger of them) mostly singles and flying in from all directions every 5-10 minutes. I am h...

jacobhwrd · jacobhwrd

Do you all let the dead birds lay out there? Are there any benefits to leaving them out? Are there any benefits to picking them up?

nhcrowshooter · nhcrowshooter

10gacrowshooter and I got out this morning and hunted till Noon. Still slow but it's nice to be able to get out this time of year. We managed to get 29 between us from a river front blind. I killed one packing a lunch and he held on to it for the trip into the after life. [IMG]https://i269.photobucket....

Bob · Bob

November 10th. 5 miles NE of Hutchinson, Kansas. Boyd & I shot 153 crows in a wild shoot that lasted only 45 minutes, we setup quick that afternoon. Bluebird day Wind SE-15 mph. Boyd - 96 Bob - 57 I use a Remington Light Weight 20 gauge 1100. Flyway shoot. December 25th. I shot 35 with the 410 model 4...

james · james

Guys way back when our website had a copy of a release form we could sign and give the land owner. Does any one have such a form that I could copy. I am trying to develop some new areas to hunt and I think that would be helpful. If you have one would you be so kind and send to my email. Thank You Jim

Redditch · Redditch

Crow riding windshield wipers - YouTube▶ 0:30www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLJegq01S6A10 Jun 2013 - Uploaded by Scott RogersWe immediately noticed the crow sitting on the wipers of my car, which was ... engaged the ...

Assassin79 · Assassin79

Did a little scouting over a week ago and had found a farm holding a lot of crows. This farm takes in all the old and rotten fruits and vegetables from the surrounding grocery chains and use it as feed so the crows have been gathering there by the hundreds. Got set up in the morning near where they had been...

New member here · Sam in Va

Hi all, newbie here from central Virginia... Crow season opened up a couple Saturdays ago and me and the crew have been having a blast. we managed to bust quite a few this past Saturday...how often do you go back to the same area?

jacobhwrd · jacobhwrd

Was just thinking about this. Has anyone or does anyone let them land in your decoys? I have shot them when they are coming into land maybe 10-15 feet from the ground. I use feeding setup and soft calling for the most part so they come in nice and slow looking to join the decoys. I am gonna try it this year and...

chip · chip

I remember when I first joined crow busters reading post that down played the use of layout blinds. I didn't use one for 3 years. I came across a 200 acre corn field that was a staging area about 3/4 miles from the roost. Corn was cut and had been for a while. I tried it and it worked great! I had birds close eno...

Bob · Bob

Here are two outstanding days back in November of 2011. I was solo both days and here is the way it went down. November 10th. I shot 161 crows with 200 12 gauge trap loads in the morning = 81% average. 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Then went out in the afternoon and shot an additional 340 crows on a flyway shoot with 5...

Redditch · Redditch

So, bought a call from my friend Matt at "MPK custom calls" in England the other month, tested it, and it's really good on carrion crows and rooks, but also jackdaws, gives a nice raspy sound. The basic model isn't expensive either at £25.00 (plus p&p), but if you prefer exotic, he can ma...

Redditch · Redditch

On the English "Pigeon Watch" forum ( a bit like crow busters, but more dedicated to Pigeon with only a small crow section), I entered a competition prize draw, just put my name in on the mailing list and that was it. i joked I could put all six of my email addresses in (I didn't, I just used one as...

jacobhwrd · jacobhwrd

Am I the only one who thinks it's odd that you have to mail in a $10 payment to get the membership? I love crow hunting and this is a great website for it. But why don't they accept electronic payment for the membership? It's accepted for the crowmart store. Crow hunting seems to be growing even if it's not a...

Bob · Bob

March 1975. March 30th. I was solo and shot 74 and retrieved 67 crows. 25 degrees out Wind - NW-5 mph. Used 109 20 gauge hulls = 68% average. April 5th. Tom Rund & I shot 102 crows from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Flyway shoot. I shot 62 and Tom shot 40. 45 degrees out, Wind - S-10-15 mph. I used 122 410 gauge h...

Butch · Butch

Got a call couple days ago from one of the landowners , he's ready now for us to start. Told him we would be there as soon as we took care of some things. This got me calling my other landowners and only have a few more to contact. So finally it's almost here. Got the shells loaded, gear needs to be checked whic...

jacobhwrd · jacobhwrd

so when do you all usually all it quits? For me it seems to die down around 10-1030 at the latest. I'm not sure if this is just due to the spot I'm at or not. I hear of people staying out all day. Do they just come back in the afternoon On the way back Or are the people staying all day shooting at fresh birds the ent...

Redditch · Redditch

Right, was up at 02:00, had breakfast, and made a thermos of coffee, then walked the dogs, and at 04:20 made a bee line for the field. So, got to the field, and discovered that it HADN'T been fully combined, as the combine had broken again (a belt had broken, so they had to wait for a new one). So, there were T...

Mark · Mark

We shot today and had some success.. but the shot of the day was my friend Bruce.. he hit a crow at approximately 20 yds with Kent #6's... and I swear the bird was "pushed out" 12' from the impact.. have a look at this picture.. wow!! -- Edited by Mark on Sunday 23rd of August 2015 11:02:30 AM --...

Bob · Bob

Here is a shoot where I shot the best percentage of my life! It was on November 4th 1983 on the Arkansas River just north of Hutchinson, Kansas. I shot 99 crows with 104 20 gauge hulls in # 9 shot, my average that day was 95%. I was using a Smith & Wesson model 3000 pump gun. 4:00 p.m. to 5:35 p.m. wind N- NE...

Zeddicus · Zeddicus

Every year the hunters in germany celebrate the "Hubertusmesse" on the 3rd November to celebrate the day of our patron St. Hubertus. Now a Cathedral got protests from antis. In the process access to the cathedral to have a church service was denied by the church authorities. If this is not...

Butch · Butch

Seasons approaching fast and just wanted to remind everybody of the most important thing we carry to the hunt, our common scense. Not trying to be a know it all but sometimes we that have hunted a long time can have or cause an accident, so just a friendly reminder to do what you teach others. I have ben gui...

jacobhwrd · jacobhwrd

I was wondering if anyone had any insight on using a setup for crow and dove. I would LOVE to be able to hunt both my favorite animals at once. Will dove come where crow are? I would think they will run them off and the dove would see the crow decoy and shy away. But what if they are out together?

Redditch · Redditch

So, have to get up at 02:00 (so will be in bed by 22:00 tonight). Then it's walk and feed the dogs, put them back in the kennels, make a thermos of coffee, and off to meet my two invitee shooters for the day at the garage. Then I will take them down to a field on top of a hill with good visibilipty all round, and se...

Redditch · Redditch

In the UK we use hide poles, camo netting (sometimes straw/hay bales), branches and hedges, cammo clothing with head gear (usually with a face veil), floater /bouncer poles, "pigeon magnets" (can be used with pigeon OR corvids), flappers, full body and shell decoys (usually "flo...

Old Artilleryman · Old Artilleryman

Any of you NY guys seen this? (from a site where the great cartoonist, Gary Larson (The Far Side) posted this). Text from the site follows: "Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a HUGE fan of crows. And I finally have the chance to feature one of the coolest roadside attractions that I had the thril...

comebackcrow · comebackcrow

My friend just moved back there from NY. He's looking for some hunting spots for crows. If you have a spot let me know. Maybe another friend and I would even drive up to shoot with you as well. Thanks

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Continuing Crow Therapy (Preview) Well, got one a couple of days ago and got rained on. Much nicer today, so I went a bit farther out and set up again, in an effort to follow the doctor’s orders to mess up my back to see how well his steroid shots worked. Hey, going to get another shot next Wed. anyway…he instructed me to “resume normal acti...	Old Artilleryman	15	624	Sep 11, 2015 by motiondecoy
	An irate townie meets a country bumpkin shooter LOL (Preview) So, that was an interesting morning. Was having a nice shoot with a lad I invited from pigeon watch, and we're just discussing packing up, when two "irate" men in overalls come up and say our pellets are hitting the house, the cars, and showering them. Now, I KNOW theIf house is more than 30...	Redditch	16	670	Sep 8, 2015 by Redditch
	First hunt of the year (Preview) Man I was hoping to tell a great Huntin story of lots of birds and carnage with pics of the "cart of death" over filled but it was not to be. Son, Grandson and I shot a picked cornfield that was holding a good many crows, at first light we heard a fair number wake up and leave for better food. Only ha...	Butch	3	363	Sep 8, 2015 by M12Shooter
	Opening day in KY (Preview) Season opens tomorrow morning here and I can't he more excited. Went out to the WMA I plan to hunt dove at and saw that they finally mowed the millet and sunflowers. The crow where in very small groups (2-3 being the larger of them) mostly singles and flying in from all directions every 5-10 minutes. I am h...	jacobhwrd	12	478	Sep 7, 2015 by jacobhwrd
	Pick up dead birds when slow? (Preview) Do you all let the dead birds lay out there? Are there any benefits to leaving them out? Are there any benefits to picking them up?	jacobhwrd	19	751	Sep 7, 2015 by Redditch
	Sometimes they come packing a lunch (Preview) 10gacrowshooter and I got out this morning and hunted till Noon. Still slow but it's nice to be able to get out this time of year. We managed to get 29 between us from a river front blind. I killed one packing a lunch and he held on to it for the trip into the after life. [IMG]https://i269.photobucket....	nhcrowshooter	12	958	Sep 5, 2015 by shaky
	Shoots from the early days! (Preview) November 10th. 5 miles NE of Hutchinson, Kansas. Boyd & I shot 153 crows in a wild shoot that lasted only 45 minutes, we setup quick that afternoon. Bluebird day Wind SE-15 mph. Boyd - 96 Bob - 57 I use a Remington Light Weight 20 gauge 1100. Flyway shoot. December 25th. I shot 35 with the 410 model 4...	Bob	16	780	Sep 4, 2015 by Bob
	Help please (Preview) Guys way back when our website had a copy of a release form we could sign and give the land owner. Does any one have such a form that I could copy. I am trying to develop some new areas to hunt and I think that would be helpful. If you have one would you be so kind and send to my email. Thank You Jim	james	6	410	Sep 4, 2015 by Crow Foe
	The crow fun fair (Preview) Crow riding windshield wipers - YouTube▶ 0:30www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLJegq01S6A10 Jun 2013 - Uploaded by Scott RogersWe immediately noticed the crow sitting on the wipers of my car, which was ... engaged the ...	Redditch	4	582	Sep 3, 2015 by Redditch
	Bad Hunt Turns To a Fantastic hunt... (Preview) Did a little scouting over a week ago and had found a farm holding a lot of crows. This farm takes in all the old and rotten fruits and vegetables from the surrounding grocery chains and use it as feed so the crows have been gathering there by the hundreds. Got set up in the morning near where they had been...	Assassin79	7	506	Sep 2, 2015 by Assassin79
	New member here (Preview) Hi all, newbie here from central Virginia... Crow season opened up a couple Saturdays ago and me and the crew have been having a blast. we managed to bust quite a few this past Saturday...how often do you go back to the same area?	Sam in Va	6	357	Sep 1, 2015 by jacobhwrd
	Let them land? (Preview) Was just thinking about this. Has anyone or does anyone let them land in your decoys? I have shot them when they are coming into land maybe 10-15 feet from the ground. I use feeding setup and soft calling for the most part so they come in nice and slow looking to join the decoys. I am gonna try it this year and...	jacobhwrd	16	722	Sep 1, 2015 by Big Honkers
	Layout blinds? (Preview) I remember when I first joined crow busters reading post that down played the use of layout blinds. I didn't use one for 3 years. I came across a 200 acre corn field that was a staging area about 3/4 miles from the roost. Corn was cut and had been for a while. I tried it and it worked great! I had birds close eno...	chip	14	717	Sep 1, 2015 by chip
	Two 500 plus bird shoots back to back. (Preview) Here are two outstanding days back in November of 2011. I was solo both days and here is the way it went down. November 10th. I shot 161 crows with 200 12 gauge trap loads in the morning = 81% average. 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Then went out in the afternoon and shot an additional 340 crows on a flyway shoot with 5...	Bob	40	1090	Aug 31, 2015 by Bob
	Have three nice calls to test (Preview) So, bought a call from my friend Matt at "MPK custom calls" in England the other month, tested it, and it's really good on carrion crows and rooks, but also jackdaws, gives a nice raspy sound. The basic model isn't expensive either at £25.00 (plus p&p), but if you prefer exotic, he can ma...	Redditch	0	321	Aug 31, 2015 by Redditch
	Wehhhh heeyyyyyyyyy I won something :) (Preview) On the English "Pigeon Watch" forum ( a bit like crow busters, but more dedicated to Pigeon with only a small crow section), I entered a competition prize draw, just put my name in on the mailing list and that was it. i joked I could put all six of my email addresses in (I didn't, I just used one as...	Redditch	2	403	Aug 29, 2015 by Redditch
	Crow busters membership payment method (Preview) Am I the only one who thinks it's odd that you have to mail in a $10 payment to get the membership? I love crow hunting and this is a great website for it. But why don't they accept electronic payment for the membership? It's accepted for the crowmart store. Crow hunting seems to be growing even if it's not a...	jacobhwrd	22	777	Aug 27, 2015 by Bob
	Some shoots from the very early days. (Preview) March 1975. March 30th. I was solo and shot 74 and retrieved 67 crows. 25 degrees out Wind - NW-5 mph. Used 109 20 gauge hulls = 68% average. April 5th. Tom Rund & I shot 102 crows from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Flyway shoot. I shot 62 and Tom shot 40. 45 degrees out, Wind - S-10-15 mph. I used 122 410 gauge h...	Bob	12	662	Aug 27, 2015 by Bob
	Getting Close (Preview) Got a call couple days ago from one of the landowners , he's ready now for us to start. Told him we would be there as soon as we took care of some things. This got me calling my other landowners and only have a few more to contact. So finally it's almost here. Got the shells loaded, gear needs to be checked whic...	Butch	3	365	Aug 27, 2015 by Big Honkers
	When to call it a day? (Preview) so when do you all usually all it quits? For me it seems to die down around 10-1030 at the latest. I'm not sure if this is just due to the spot I'm at or not. I hear of people staying out all day. Do they just come back in the afternoon On the way back Or are the people staying all day shooting at fresh birds the ent...	jacobhwrd	6	403	Aug 26, 2015 by Redditch
	Today's mixed bag (Preview) Right, was up at 02:00, had breakfast, and made a thermos of coffee, then walked the dogs, and at 04:20 made a bee line for the field. So, got to the field, and discovered that it HADN'T been fully combined, as the combine had broken again (a belt had broken, so they had to wait for a new one). So, there were T...	Redditch	0	328	Aug 25, 2015 by Redditch
	today's shoot / hardest hit ever (Preview) We shot today and had some success.. but the shot of the day was my friend Bruce.. he hit a crow at approximately 20 yds with Kent #6's... and I swear the bird was "pushed out" 12' from the impact.. have a look at this picture.. wow!! -- Edited by Mark on Sunday 23rd of August 2015 11:02:30 AM --...	Mark	6	895	Aug 25, 2015 by Butch
	High percentage shoots. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Here is a shoot where I shot the best percentage of my life! It was on November 4th 1983 on the Arkansas River just north of Hutchinson, Kansas. I shot 99 crows with 104 20 gauge hulls in # 9 shot, my average that day was 95%. I was using a Smith & Wesson model 3000 pump gun. 4:00 p.m. to 5:35 p.m. wind N- NE...	Bob	57	1919	Aug 24, 2015 by Bob
	Disgrace! Catholic church denies holy mass! (Preview) Every year the hunters in germany celebrate the "Hubertusmesse" on the 3rd November to celebrate the day of our patron St. Hubertus. Now a Cathedral got protests from antis. In the process access to the cathedral to have a church service was denied by the church authorities. If this is not...	Zeddicus	11	786	Aug 23, 2015 by wingmaster
	Hunting Safety (Preview) Seasons approaching fast and just wanted to remind everybody of the most important thing we carry to the hunt, our common scense. Not trying to be a know it all but sometimes we that have hunted a long time can have or cause an accident, so just a friendly reminder to do what you teach others. I have ben gui...	Butch	5	380	Aug 22, 2015 by motiondecoy
	Crow and dove decoy at the same time? (Preview) I was wondering if anyone had any insight on using a setup for crow and dove. I would LOVE to be able to hunt both my favorite animals at once. Will dove come where crow are? I would think they will run them off and the dove would see the crow decoy and shy away. But what if they are out together?	jacobhwrd	3	1470	Aug 22, 2015 by motiondecoy
	Tomorrow's hunt (Preview) So, have to get up at 02:00 (so will be in bed by 22:00 tonight). Then it's walk and feed the dogs, put them back in the kennels, make a thermos of coffee, and off to meet my two invitee shooters for the day at the garage. Then I will take them down to a field on top of a hill with good visibilipty all round, and se...	Redditch	3	406	Aug 21, 2015 by Redditch
	What "kit" do you use crow hunting ? (Preview) In the UK we use hide poles, camo netting (sometimes straw/hay bales), branches and hedges, cammo clothing with head gear (usually with a face veil), floater /bouncer poles, "pigeon magnets" (can be used with pigeon OR corvids), flappers, full body and shell decoys (usually "flo...	Redditch	31	4872	Aug 21, 2015 by Redditch
	Crows--eleven feet tall. (Preview) Any of you NY guys seen this? (from a site where the great cartoonist, Gary Larson (The Far Side) posted this). Text from the site follows: "Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a HUGE fan of crows. And I finally have the chance to feature one of the coolest roadside attractions that I had the thril...	Old Artilleryman	4	400	Aug 18, 2015 by Island Shooter
	Malon,Vermont area hunters (Preview) My friend just moved back there from NY. He's looking for some hunting spots for crows. If you have a spot let me know. Maybe another friend and I would even drive up to shoot with you as well. Thanks	comebackcrow	0	327	Aug 18, 2015 by comebackcrow
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