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Butch · Butch

Had a good morning hunt, first group of 5 to 7 came overhead at 20 ft with a tailwind and zipped by, all we did was shoot where they had been! New right away if they did this all a:m we were in trouble. Things settled down and crows decoyed well and some just committed suicide flying into the wind, still had a b...

Butch · Butch

Hunted 100 acres , got there after dark and farmer drove us around field and told us His observations which were spot on. Set up on a terrace that had a drain with thick coffe weeds, blind was one of our best yet. Crows never decoyed well, we're very spooky even at first light, had been some dove hunting clo...

Crowtec · Crowtec

Great up-grade to the forum Gordan & Doug....Thanks for your time and effort in implementing the new forum... Regards, Crowtec -- Edited by Crowtec on Sunday 20th of June 2010 02:36:15 AM

M12Shooter · M12Shooter

Really wet fall up here. Lots of crops will go unharvested this fall making for a smorgasbord of food choices for the crows. Received several calls with desperate pleas from sunflower growers as crows have targeted these fields with a vengeance. Yesterday morning at first light amid 600 acres of fe...

motiondecoy · motiondecoy

http://www.crows.net/nohunt.html

gmochty · gmochty

Im new to the forum. But ive been crow hunting on an off for 40 years. On Sept 13 im going to warm up the Benelli. I can dardly wait!!!

DODGEM250 · DODGEM250

Good Morning All, Its been a while since I was here last, but, I wanted to drop a few photos and some video links from my recent hunts. Crow Bustin' has been slow here in Charles County, but, it's good hunting regardless. Enjoy ! Uncle D The YouTube BBC Code does not work on this forum... Here's a video fro...

administrator · administrator

I just got this request from a Texas resident asking for help from Crow Busters. if you live nearby and would like to help contact James below. Please be respectful. Gordon L. Krause (Founder) Crow hunters needed! 8 acres, 150 small pecan trees. 1/4 of the trees are producing pecans. Pilot Point Tx....

DODGEM250 · DODGEM250

How do you post an ad in that section ? There's no POST button to click on... I want to post this ad: I reload my own shotshells and I'd like to know if anyone here keeps their 3" 12 gauge hulls. I reload them specifically for Crow, Turkey, and Goose and would like to get my hands on as many as possible. On...

Mainehunt · Mainehunt

I have sen where some of you have talked about the crows heading south or just plain leaving when the snow flies. Is this true? Or have I read it incorrectly? Up here in Maine, even through the coldest temps and deepest snow, the crows stay here all winter. We have 2 seasons, Feb/March & Aug/Sept. I s...

Bob · Bob

I had a little time on my hands so I was going through my records to just see how many shoots in 40 seasons actually went over 500 or more, here is how they break down by the year. 1977 - 542 Boyd & I 1982 - 859 Boyd & I 1983 - 611 Boyd & I 1983 - 635 Boyd & I 1980 - 503 & 520 Boyd & I 1989 -...

Bob · Bob

As Bert Popowski once said, "a man is only limited by how much time and effort he is willing to devote to the sport" Here are the hunts by year from 1974 to 2013 this is 39 years but 40 seasons. The hunts start in October and end in late February to early March. 1974 - 300 Boyd & I This was my fi...

Butch · Butch

The sayin goes, Somedays you get the bear and Somedays the bear gets you! Well the bear got us today. Shot an orchard that did us well last year, Had hopes of doing well , 3 shooters and 18 killed. Noticed a lot of variables that may have had some impact on the morning. 1. Pecans were green, 2 to 3 wks from...

Low and Slow · Low and Slow

It was great to finally get out, put a beating on the youngsters, they were coming right into the wheelhouse, 15-20 yards mostly, quite a few direct hits with big clouds of feathers floating down. they were quite fascinated by the triple play crow decoy, which ultimately lead to there demise. my blin...

Old Artilleryman · Old Artilleryman

MI Fall Turkey season began Monday, nothing at favorite turkey location #1; did see a nice doe that stopped and crossed broadside at 15 yards. Too bad it was not an anterless deer day. Plan B during SEP, of course includes taking the Crow Gun, a couple of decoys, and the Spitfire. The ones that answere...

badgerbob · badgerbob

Hello all, a new poster here. Season started Saturday, and have 22 birds so far. All "run and gun" , mostly on state or county land. Lumber company clear-cuts are also productive. My third year of crow hunting, love it!

Butch · Butch

Had a good shoot this a.m. We shot some pecans that usally crack early about this time in Sept. according to the Grower.They are still a week away. The Hot part was the temps in area we hunted, 90 at 9 a.m. When we stopped. We still managed to pick up 71 and hurt several mores feelings real bad. Will post pic...

8fishermen · 8fishermen

I am in the market for a new gun to shoot clays and crows. I want something that is gas operated and shoots soft. 12 ga is the only gauge I am interested in. I am looking for options form those that have shot some of the newer guns as well as some of the older one and have a broad base to measure them by. I am not afr...

Old Artilleryman · Old Artilleryman

Just had to share this with you. I truly regret not having my camera with me this morning. Going to an appointment this a.m., when just a couple of hundred yards down the road, I saw a "...dead skunk in the middle of the road..." (*you've heard the song, fur' shur'). And from my olfactory respo...

Bob · Bob

Here is a hunt that I will always remember, I was setup by 7:00 a.m. with a north breeze of 10 mph and 60 degrees outside. This was on November 29th 2002. I was solo and it was partly cloudy that morning. Well when they started to move I had shooting as fast as I could keep the gun loaded for the first 25 minutes...

Bob · Bob

On this day I was into my second season out here and had my best solo hunt to date at that time. I made a note that of the 198 crows shot that morning 80 were shot with a model 42 Winchester pump 410 gauge with a 1/2 ounce load of # 9 shot. I was shooting hand loads in the 2 1/2 inch hulls. The remainder were shot wi...

Redditch · Redditch

The letter below was authored by Brendan Duffy, a resident of Sandy Hook, CT. He sent his letter to the editor of The Newtown Bee. It is wonderfully encouraging to read Brendan Duffy’s opinion. Note that his thoughts were actually printed. Letter to Editor The Newtown Bee http://newtownbee.com...

Mainehunt · Mainehunt

I had a nice thing happen this week, actually 2 nice things. One farmer came into the diner where I typically drink coffee each morning. He came to the booth I sit in and said, " I was hoping to fing you here, I have been seeing about 250 crows..........come and kill those b&$t@&S!!!"...

Old Artilleryman · Old Artilleryman

Despite my whining a couple of posts ago about getting no action at all, today wasn't all that bad. Set up in the moonless dark, at a familiar location that was almost in a tunnel between the trees and the tall corn. Not very good visibility for me or the crows. First call brought in three that took a couple...

nhcrowshooter · nhcrowshooter

This past Saturday 10gacrowshooter and I hit one of our favorite places in nearby Maine. It could have been a great day as birds were migrating north for much of the morning. Most birds were very high, heading due north and usually in balls of 20 to 100 birds each. We managed to knock down 21 between us...

motiondecoy · motiondecoy

I never saw anyone whose hit ratio was virtually 99% with a 20 gauge at the heights Bob A. nailed his crows. Some dropped like bombs , some dropped violently spinning like a horizontal top...some exploded when they got mighty close...but he often called his shots with comical satirical comments li...

Mainehunt · Mainehunt

Charles and I went and scoted a new place yesterday. It is a large dairy farm. As we got to the edge of the property, there were literally thousands of crows in the air. With the temps above freezing now, they were extremely busy spreading manure on the fields. The crows were out picking the grain out of th...

Old Artilleryman · Old Artilleryman

Quote from MOTIONDECOY yesterday (18 AUG), “When it's hot out they tend to stay near water…” Well, I decided to do a “quickie” setup this morning at the location of Sunday’s church picnic because I had to get away quickly due to an appointment out of town. The location is at a church member’s property. H...

Mainehunt · Mainehunt

Anybody ever see migration percentages for crows? What got me thinking about this, is that I see and kill more crows in the middle of winter than in the summer up here. Crows are every where right now. I realise that one of the reason is that they are more concentrated and gathered instead of being all s...

Butch · Butch

Been slow on the forum, would like to see some Pic's of some of your best hunts, numbers don't matter. I know some areas are tough huntin. Older pics would be great and a short story with it if you don't mind sharing them. Hope y'all don't mind need some crow entertainment till we get started down here. B...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Pecan Hunt (Windy) (Preview) Had a good morning hunt, first group of 5 to 7 came overhead at 20 ft with a tailwind and zipped by, all we did was shoot where they had been! New right away if they did this all a:m we were in trouble. Things settled down and crows decoyed well and some just committed suicide flying into the wind, still had a b...	Butch	7	572	Oct 6, 2014 by Butch
	Peanut Hunt (Preview) Hunted 100 acres , got there after dark and farmer drove us around field and told us His observations which were spot on. Set up on a terrace that had a drain with thick coffe weeds, blind was one of our best yet. Crows never decoyed well, we're very spooky even at first light, had been some dove hunting clo...	Butch	25	1155	Oct 5, 2014 by Bob
	New Forum format (Preview) Great up-grade to the forum Gordan & Doug....Thanks for your time and effort in implementing the new forum... Regards, Crowtec -- Edited by Crowtec on Sunday 20th of June 2010 02:36:15 AM	Crowtec	7	1063	Oct 4, 2014 by Scarlett
	Manitoba Sunflower Crows (Preview) Really wet fall up here. Lots of crops will go unharvested this fall making for a smorgasbord of food choices for the crows. Received several calls with desperate pleas from sunflower growers as crows have targeted these fields with a vengeance. Yesterday morning at first light amid 600 acres of fe...	M12Shooter	10	607	Oct 4, 2014 by M12Shooter
	re: very naive (Preview) http://www.crows.net/nohunt.html	motiondecoy	2	428	Oct 3, 2014 by Butch
	Season opener (Preview) Im new to the forum. But ive been crow hunting on an off for 40 years. On Sept 13 im going to warm up the Benelli. I can dardly wait!!!	gmochty	11	610	Oct 1, 2014 by gmochty
	Recent Hunting Videos & Pictures. (Preview) Good Morning All, Its been a while since I was here last, but, I wanted to drop a few photos and some video links from my recent hunts. Crow Bustin' has been slow here in Charles County, but, it's good hunting regardless. Enjoy ! Uncle D The YouTube BBC Code does not work on this forum... Here's a video fro...	DODGEM250	6	514	Sep 30, 2014 by Bob
	Need Help - Problem Crows Texas (Preview) I just got this request from a Texas resident asking for help from Crow Busters. if you live nearby and would like to help contact James below. Please be respectful. Gordon L. Krause (Founder) Crow hunters needed! 8 acres, 150 small pecan trees. 1/4 of the trees are producing pecans. Pilot Point Tx....	administrator	0	357	Sep 28, 2014 by administrator
	Buy, Sell & Trade Section... (Preview) How do you post an ad in that section ? There's no POST button to click on... I want to post this ad: I reload my own shotshells and I'd like to know if anyone here keeps their 3" 12 gauge hulls. I reload them specifically for Crow, Turkey, and Goose and would like to get my hands on as many as possible. On...	DODGEM250	4	442	Sep 28, 2014 by DODGEM250
	MIGRATING CROWS?? (Preview) I have sen where some of you have talked about the crows heading south or just plain leaving when the snow flies. Is this true? Or have I read it incorrectly? Up here in Maine, even through the coldest temps and deepest snow, the crows stay here all winter. We have 2 seasons, Feb/March & Aug/Sept. I s...	Mainehunt	21	4115	Sep 28, 2014 by DODGEM250
	500 bird shoots or more are not common. (Preview) I had a little time on my hands so I was going through my records to just see how many shoots in 40 seasons actually went over 500 or more, here is how they break down by the year. 1977 - 542 Boyd & I 1982 - 859 Boyd & I 1983 - 611 Boyd & I 1983 - 635 Boyd & I 1980 - 503 & 520 Boyd & I 1989 -...	Bob	11	893	Sep 28, 2014 by Bob
	300 and 400 bird shoots over 40 seasons. (Preview) As Bert Popowski once said, "a man is only limited by how much time and effort he is willing to devote to the sport" Here are the hunts by year from 1974 to 2013 this is 39 years but 40 seasons. The hunts start in October and end in late February to early March. 1974 - 300 Boyd & I This was my fi...	Bob	8	715	Sep 22, 2014 by Bob
	The bear got us! (Preview) The sayin goes, Somedays you get the bear and Somedays the bear gets you! Well the bear got us today. Shot an orchard that did us well last year, Had hopes of doing well , 3 shooters and 18 killed. Noticed a lot of variables that may have had some impact on the morning. 1. Pecans were green, 2 to 3 wks from...	Butch	2	392	Sep 21, 2014 by Butch
	first hunt of the MN season (Preview) It was great to finally get out, put a beating on the youngsters, they were coming right into the wheelhouse, 15-20 yards mostly, quite a few direct hits with big clouds of feathers floating down. they were quite fascinated by the triple play crow decoy, which ultimately lead to there demise. my blin...	Low and Slow	6	412	Sep 19, 2014 by Big Honkers
	Crow and Turkey, 2014 (Preview) MI Fall Turkey season began Monday, nothing at favorite turkey location #1; did see a nice doe that stopped and crossed broadside at 15 yards. Too bad it was not an anterless deer day. Plan B during SEP, of course includes taking the Crow Gun, a couple of decoys, and the Spitfire. The ones that answere...	Old Artilleryman	10	600	Sep 18, 2014 by BigBlackBirds
	Start of a new season in Wisconsin (Preview) Hello all, a new poster here. Season started Saturday, and have 22 birds so far. All "run and gun" , mostly on state or county land. Lumber company clear-cuts are also productive. My third year of crow hunting, love it!	badgerbob	4	510	Sep 18, 2014 by badgerbob
	Hot Hunt (Preview) Had a good shoot this a.m. We shot some pecans that usally crack early about this time in Sept. according to the Grower.They are still a week away. The Hot part was the temps in area we hunted, 90 at 9 a.m. When we stopped. We still managed to pick up 71 and hurt several mores feelings real bad. Will post pic...	Butch	12	710	Sep 17, 2014 by Butch
	Looking for a new gun. (Preview) I am in the market for a new gun to shoot clays and crows. I want something that is gas operated and shoots soft. 12 ga is the only gauge I am interested in. I am looking for options form those that have shot some of the newer guns as well as some of the older one and have a broad base to measure them by. I am not afr...	8fishermen	46	1642	Sep 15, 2014 by SHANEDOG
	Ultimate Road Kill! (Preview) Just had to share this with you. I truly regret not having my camera with me this morning. Going to an appointment this a.m., when just a couple of hundred yards down the road, I saw a "...dead skunk in the middle of the road..." (*you've heard the song, fur' shur'). And from my olfactory respo...	Old Artilleryman	2	432	Sep 13, 2014 by motiondecoy
	A hunt that stands out. (Preview) Here is a hunt that I will always remember, I was setup by 7:00 a.m. with a north breeze of 10 mph and 60 degrees outside. This was on November 29th 2002. I was solo and it was partly cloudy that morning. Well when they started to move I had shooting as fast as I could keep the gun loaded for the first 25 minutes...	Bob	12	860	Sep 12, 2014 by Bob
	January 25th 1976 (Preview) On this day I was into my second season out here and had my best solo hunt to date at that time. I made a note that of the 198 crows shot that morning 80 were shot with a model 42 Winchester pump 410 gauge with a 1/2 ounce load of # 9 shot. I was shooting hand loads in the 2 1/2 inch hulls. The remainder were shot wi...	Bob	7	619	Sep 11, 2014 by Bob
	A different view on Sandy Hook (Preview) The letter below was authored by Brendan Duffy, a resident of Sandy Hook, CT. He sent his letter to the editor of The Newtown Bee. It is wonderfully encouraging to read Brendan Duffy’s opinion. Note that his thoughts were actually printed. Letter to Editor The Newtown Bee *http://newtownbee.com...*	Redditch	5	705	Sep 9, 2014 by Mainehunt
	Farmer asked me to kill crows (Preview) I had a nice thing happen this week, actually 2 nice things. One farmer came into the diner where I typically drink coffee each morning. He came to the booth I sit in and said, " I was hoping to fing you here, I have been seeing about 250 crows..........come and kill those b&$t@&S!!!"...	Mainehunt	9	804	Sep 9, 2014 by Mainehunt
	Never a bad day (Preview) Despite my whining a couple of posts ago about getting no action at all, today wasn't all that bad. Set up in the moonless dark, at a familiar location that was almost in a tunnel between the trees and the tall corn. Not very good visibility for me or the crows. First call brought in three that took a couple...	Old Artilleryman	5	546	Sep 4, 2014 by M12Shooter
	When big bores and large shot pay off (Preview) This past Saturday 10gacrowshooter and I hit one of our favorite places in nearby Maine. It could have been a great day as birds were migrating north for much of the morning. Most birds were very high, heading due north and usually in balls of 20 to 100 birds each. We managed to knock down 21 between us...	nhcrowshooter	5	701	Sep 1, 2014 by Butch
	The Incredible 20 gauge shotgun skills of Bob A. (Preview) I never saw anyone whose hit ratio was virtually 99% with a 20 gauge at the heights Bob A. nailed his crows. Some dropped like bombs , some dropped violently spinning like a horizontal top...some exploded when they got mighty close...but he often called his shots with comical satirical comments li...	motiondecoy	12	1116	Aug 31, 2014 by Bob
	Crows Consuming Cow Crap (Preview) Charles and I went and scoted a new place yesterday. It is a large dairy farm. As we got to the edge of the property, there were literally thousands of crows in the air. With the temps above freezing now, they were extremely busy spreading manure on the fields. The crows were out picking the grain out of th...	Mainehunt	20	954	Aug 31, 2014 by motiondecoy
	MotionDecoy's wisdom (Preview) Quote from MOTIONDECOY yesterday (18 AUG), “When it's hot out they tend to stay near water…” Well, I decided to do a “quickie” setup this morning at the location of Sunday’s church picnic because I had to get away quickly due to an appointment out of town. The location is at a church member’s property. H...	Old Artilleryman	4	599	Aug 31, 2014 by motiondecoy
	Migration percentages? (Preview) Anybody ever see migration percentages for crows? What got me thinking about this, is that I see and kill more crows in the middle of winter than in the summer up here. Crows are every where right now. I realise that one of the reason is that they are more concentrated and gathered instead of being all s...	Mainehunt	11	1044	Aug 30, 2014 by motiondecoy
	Best Crow Huntin Pic's (Preview) Been slow on the forum, would like to see some Pic's of some of your best hunts, numbers don't matter. I know some areas are tough huntin. Older pics would be great and a short story with it if you don't mind sharing them. Hope y'all don't mind need some crow entertainment till we get started down here. B...	Butch	19	1185	Aug 30, 2014 by motiondecoy
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