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Crow Flyway Locations and Dates
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Hello folks. I haven't been hunting/killing crows for very long, and I have a very basic question. I know that there are probably a "scad" of articles and scientific studies about crow migrations, routes, dates, etc., but I can get a faster, more accurate, and concise answer from the fo...
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Kids With Crows
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Shooting some crows here now as the bandits are ganging up for fall. Several small roosts within 15 minutes of home keep my shooting skills honed. No great numbers but enough to keep my attention. Took my son Sam and his 14 year old cousin Seth out for a quick evening shoot. Seth has never been on a hunt bef...
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Opening Day in SW MI
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Really nice opening day. Modest statistics: 3 confirmed, 2 possibles. Possibles because I wasn’t about to walk into drippy wet soybeans to find them. I have a special photo for M12 Shooter (Ted), as he steered me toward an interest in ancient pump shotguns and finally, I was able to take mine out tod...
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PA Dekes
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We can finally use electronic dekes in the state of pa, for crow hunting. Cant wait to buy a buster!
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Opening Day...
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Hasn't been a lot going on here on the Forum in a couple of days. Just thought I'd let everybody know that there are only 12 days and a wake-up until Michigan crow season 2014 #2 (1 AUG - 30 SEP). Sure glad I bought a couple hundred extra generic 12 ga., prior to the current ammo insanity. Go get em'!
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You fellows looking for an easy set up for a blind look at this
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for 99.00 on sale.http://www.killzonehunting.com/ I hunted coyote out of it with my crow hunting buddy and because the top is open and you can easily move around on all side you have a window to shoot from and the top opens. I just purchased on sale and it will be discontinued so it will have limited su...
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Daisy Model 25???
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I recently got my hands on a Model 25 Daisy... Any of you know much about em??? It shoots extremely hard and is in good shape. I shot a sparrow off my feeder and the bb went thru the sparrow and made a whole in my siding. I am wondering how old it is. It is engraved from trigger to front sight and is in excellent s...
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September 1st can't get here quick enough.
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Just to let you all in on a little secret. Instead of using the boat just for fishing try crow hunting out of it. I call it shoot and roll. Shoot a little bit then roll up the river. I hunt the great Ohio and have never ran out of crows. It's even fun to shoot the pigeons underneath the bridges.
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Great support service at FOX PRO
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Man you do not find companies that take care of customers like they do any more. Here is the story I have had my Fox Pro FX 3 at least 4 years and used it hard. This last season I noticed that the speakers were vibrating and not clear or certain sounds. Well, just to make sure it was not my imagination I sent...
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Jackite crow in classifieds
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Fellers, FYI. I posted my Jackite crow unit in the classifieds. Hunting season is getting near for many of you and these Jackites used to be pretty popular around the forum a while back. Happy hunting! BH
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Big Honkers
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Waitin' an' Hopin'
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Oh boy, it feels like Christmas in July! I'm sitting here on a rainy day, waiting on a new hawk decoy to be delivered. I ordered it from Home Despot online this weekend. and they notified me that it was shipped yesterday. I've got a plastic owl decoy that works good, but I believe the locals are beginni...
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Youtube this morning
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Just pulled up youtube and on the opening page there is part of a BBC documentary by David Attenborough showing crows cracking nuts in traffic. Most interesting.
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Finaly Got One
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I have tried for years and years to hit a crow on the road while driving C'mon admit it!!! Every real crow shooter does it!!! When you see mr bandit in the road eatin on that dead possum nobody slows down. You may not speed up or swerve toward him but NOBODY slows down. Well after 37 years of trying I final...
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Seems like a great deal
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On Amazon they have a dozen Flambeau solid Crow decoys for 14.27. Saw it last Friday and jumped on a dozen. Checked my order and they are still selling for the same price. Free shipping with prime.
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Spring Crows
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Got out this morning and "bounced" 22 crows and one that wobbled off as a probable. Nice to get out, burn some powder, and blow the dust out of my shotgun barrel after what is a winter that wont end. All killed with a 16 gauge, 1 ounce of #8 shot. Such fun! Ted -- Edited by M12Shooter on Saturday 4...
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what hand calls do you use?
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Hey all, I'm new to the forum and last year was my first year hunting crows. Being new I started with 2 cheap hand calls from the local stores, they worked alright but were definitely lacking! In search for some better calls I stumbled upon "crowbusters" what a big help this site and forum hav...
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Bob, OK to use bigger shot?
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Bob, just wanted to know if we can at least use #6 shot when hunting these?
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Anyone else ready for the season to start?
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I know the middle of summer isn't really the best time to hunt but I still wouldn't mind getting some running and gunning in! Here in Ohio the season starts back up June 1st, and I know I'm not the only one ready to get out there and bust some more birds!
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If OBUMMER gets his way
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If OBUMMER gets this way, this is what you will have to live with, and waiting times of up to two years for applications and variations, plus they add rules and interpret them as they please Firearms law NI. Now that's heavy reading, and then they add bits to it off the top of their heads, without it bei...
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Home made crow decoys.
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Has anyone tried making there own decoys? I came up with an Idea and have tested it. I think it will work great. I made some decoys out of sheets of duct tape folded to look like a crow. They are light weight. fold up, and easy to pack. Check out my idea and if any one has any other ideas or ways to improve...
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DISEASED turkeys
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I went out turkey hunting yesterday morning, dad went with me just to watch. I called in a Jake and he refused to come any closer than 45 yards. I shot once with my other Nitro Special and dropped him.( 2 and 3/4" reload with 1 and 1/8 ounces of #5 shot. I/C choke.) When I walked up to him, I found that he...
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Hangig Sentry pics
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I hav had several PM's Asking about this so I thought I would repost. This is a method I learned from Marv in Iowa. In the first couple pics you can see I drilled 2 tiny holes in the back of the decoy and ran the long section of the clothes hanger down thru the spike. The other part just goes in the second hole fo...
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Maxus ( Soft fire / soft strike) 2nd time
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Is my 870 enough?
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First, glad I found this site as I know nothing about crow hunting and the info I gathered here in the last couple days has been great. I got an 870 with an 18inch barrel and no choke. Yep, the home defense gun. I am guessing thT crow hunting with such a barrel is a waste of time and not very effective but I fig...
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The Summertime Blues
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"The Summertime Blues", Eddie Cochran, 1958. Remember that one? Some of us "senior" crow hunters do! If you have the summertime blues, I have a cure for it! Pay attention: get off your ass, stop watching asinine ball games, grab 'ol betsy, or what ever her name is, and head to f...
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Open v.s closed blinds
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Last summer, before I had the foxpro, I use to hunt crows from a doghouse style blind. Having a closed top you can't get the easier over-head shots off but they come in REALLY close because they can't see you. I just unzip a couple of the windows and get'em when they're flying sideways. In the winter, h...
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Crow Rescue
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Hello folks, I was just wondering if anyone else has seen behavior like this. I was walking the riverbank on a cold winter day carrying a 20 ga. shotgun. I had a thin growth of trees like a fencerow between me and the crop field that shielded me from view. I heard crows calling loudly and moving in my dir...
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Which Hand Call Sounds Like A Fish Crow?
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Hi everyone! Interesting website. I used to hunt crows back in the 1970's with a P.S. Olt crow call I bought when I was a teenager in 1965. This call sounded exactly like a fish crow, the only variety we have here in coastal Florida. The common crow, found further inland, has a much different voice than a f...
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A Scarecrow That Really Works
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I know this forum is about the joy that seeing a crow fly into an invisible brick wall can bring, but this offering is about preventing crow depredations on gardens. My father-in-law had a very large garden in the country with a lot of corn planted. he was horrified to find that row after row of corn spr...
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Here's an Inexpensive Alternative to an ATV.
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I don't get around like I used to. I used to carry my decoys, electric caller, shotgun shells, etc. in a good sized backpack, and carried my Rem. Mod. 1100 and Mossberg Mod. 640 .22 mag. on slings. Sometimes I had to hike over a quarter mile to get to my blind in the best part of the flyway. Now that my knee...
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