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My "Quick Dozen"
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Stupid high wind this morning, pushing 50kph (30 mph). Crows didn't seem to move much, just lots soaring and fun & frolic a mile north along a tree line. They just seemed to stay put. Managed to put the hammer on 12 with one double though. The first bird of the double went down squalling so I went over t...
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a vid from a couple years ago
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Low and Slow
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Rookie's results
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We set up Sunday evening and tried to follow as much of the advice you guys offered as we could. Wound up killing 5 (should have been 8 or 9 with better shooting; less choke next time!). Not big numbers but we're hunting a group of about 100 birds. They're local "Southern" birds that have be...
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WarEagle1
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Starting early this year
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I decided to visit several of my farms this year and get some hides built prior to season. My favorite place to hunt has a 200 acre bottom in it. I pulled up to the farmers place and he was glad to see I was after his crows. I notice that he had'nt gotten his corn out. I told him I was out building hides but would...
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chip
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New Choke
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Went on a dove shoot yesterday. A good dove shoot There was about 9 guys hunting a 200 acre cut corn field. LOTS of birds!!!! We started shooting and after about 40 minutes the birds got real smart real quick, odd for this early in the season. I reached in my bag and screwed in my open water choke from Angle...
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chip
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Today's disaster
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So, the farmer texted me this morning and asked me to set up on a field near a bunch of antis as he was having problems with crows there ( note, these antis have reported people to police and lost them their gun licences, they make a habit of reporting anything, and also stand with tins and bang loudly on the...
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Redditch
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The difference In size
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Here you can see the difference in size between a NORMAL sized Jackdaw and a MEDIUM sized Grey and a MEDIUM sized Carrion.
You can appreciate that these two species are very difficult to kill, especially once they get to this size and larger.
Then you can hit them with 7.5 and they just shrug it off if at...
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found something ive never seen before
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today i was invited to a farm for a pest problem crows and pigeons eating the wheat seeds i walked up over the hillside and layed down me and my cousin counted 250 crows then they flew there is more than that beacause the farmer said in april theres probably around a 1000 and theres around 400 to 500 pigeon...
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Hey Chip!
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jonthepain
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Today's bag
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Well, got up at 04:30 and was set up on the field with my shooting partner Gareth by 06:00. Unlike Saturday the day started very slow. By 11:00 I had 19 birds, and my oppo Gareth had 9. For some reason the birds just weren't appearing, and Jose that did were rarely decoying. So at 11:00 Gareth said he was cal...
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Redditch
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Zedd wants new calls, what should he get?
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Hi lads,
what is your favourite crow call, the one you would not want to be without (mouth blown, not electronic) and why?
I am looking for loud, low and raspy!
Same for ducks. I was thinking about Duck commanders: (Ole raspy, the sarge or green mile) or some haydels because they are inexpensive an...
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Yesterday's bag
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Another 17 corvids and 4 pigeons in trees, adjacent fields, and hedges (wasn't going to crawl amongst barbed wire, Norns, nettles, brambles, or climb trees to recover them). Wasn't. Too bad seeing as I was on my own, a floater pole broke, my whirly cable got shot though after 30 minutes, and my caller j...
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Redditch
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Jon, what did you get ?
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Ya, Jon what did you get ? Come on man, we want to know. We want to see to.
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Puppypopper
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Got one more week.....
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Of hunting these and then I go crow crazy for a couple weeks. Then bow deer season starts. Dang hunting sure is fun!
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Elkhunter
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This a decoy that works as good as any other!
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/EDGE-BY-EXPEDITE-PROWLER-OWL-DECOY-CROW-GARDEN-SCARECROW-BIRD-SCARE-DETERRENT-/150808783394?pt=LH_DefaultD
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the mojo hawk...
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I tried a used mojo hawk and a "flapper'-man it was devastating! While I am an expert mouth caller (more on that later) i hardly had to call at all. i was right udnerneath a flyway where they trade back and forth. When they saw my hawk and crow-they didn't hesitate(also it was still a virgin area). ha...
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Rookie needs strategy advice
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I have shooting access to a field where I see crows (100 or so) feeding in the evening (an hour or two before dark). I'm limited to setting up in this same field (about 250 acres) or another about 1/2 mile away. I'm not sure where they are roosting. My question is: What's the best way to hunt these guy...
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WarEagle1
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Texas Crow Patrol Recruiting Drive - A Good Candidate?
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Hello Fellow Crow Hunters,The Texas Crow Patrol is always interested in upgrading our effectiveness afield. Towards that end, as the titular leader, I am always recruiting potential new members that meet our high standards. A lot of that recruiting takes place in a restaurant that uses an owl ma...
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Gadget Bob
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Crow Art W Pic
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I am lucky enough to live less than an hour away from one of the biggest public art competitions in the USA...it might even be the biggest. Anyway, I am not really the fancy art type but this competition is geared more toward the general public so it is quite enjoyable to stroll around town to see the many...
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Big Honkers
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What are the best states for crow hunting?
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I am just curious as to what we think rates as the best states for crow hunting based on; overall crow population, open land to hunt and sensible season (not closed during the migration).
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the drought affect in your area???
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How do you think this drought will affect the birds in your area??? Have any of you hunted during or after a brutal drought such as this??? Deep southern Illinois was absolutely hammered!!! One of the farms I hunt had a yield of 6.2 bushells per acre. And that was a 300 acre field. Lots of the farmers just...
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chip
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a quick dozen
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Went out late morning, (after some scouting) at a local wma that I haven't terrorized in a while, hopped in the old blind which was pretty grown over but still looked great, put 1 deke high and 1 low in a tree, fired up the caller. First half hour pretty slow 2 in 2 down, then a group of 6 came in "LOW AND S...
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Low and Slow
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What to do?
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Seems every time I crow hunt its the same thing. 60 or 70 yards high. Im thinking of useing a damn tree stand so I can get in range! Kinda sick of having to take rediculous shots and shoot 6-8 shells just to kill a couple. I need more choke and skill to bat 500 at looong ranges. If I can find a place where...
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Troy Seal
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More Manitoba Crows
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Out again this morning solo after the crows. Clear, little wind, and a good frost. Crows were somewhat tardy this morning as I didn't get my first shot until well after sunrise. Finished around 10 AM with 21 good crows and a magpie. All crows shot with my favorite 16 gauge M12 Winchester, 1 ounce of 8 shot...
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M12Shooter
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Trail cam shot
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Made it my new avatar. Bow season opens in NY 10/1 this year... two weeks early.
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Rook-ie
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Last MI Crow Hunt 'Til Feb
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The Michigan crow season is Aug/Sept and Feb/Mar. Today was my last crow hunt for the first portion of the season. It was a very nice day with temps starting just over 40 and warming up to about 60. There was, however, much more wind than I prefer. Here is the view from the front of my blind: I had most...
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Big Honkers
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new hunting spot aquired last night
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Gained permission/ favor with a new farmer last night,( he really seemed facinated by the whole crow hunting thing) he owns a couple hundred acres of good crow hunting area, the best part is that it is within a mile or so of a big cattle and hog operation that really draws the crows, seagulls and vultures...
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Low and Slow
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Another solo hunt
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I frequently travel for my business,so oftentimes I will bring my gear with and try and scratch out a hunt in some new areas. yesterday brought me back to N. Iowa for a quick stop in the morning so I found me a WMA in S. Mn to try out for a lunchtime "diversion" on the way back North. It was a long wai...
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Low and Slow
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fun solo hunt
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got out thurs morning for a while in a new spot had a great shoot ended up with 57 total ,53 recovered,ended the day with a triple. The best part was I made it to 47 crows only missing once, (thats not like me usually)the wind really was howling towards the end and I believe was really moving my bbs around on t...
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Low and Slow
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Manitoba Crows
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Out solo at first light this morning to an old yard surrounded by hundreds of acres of sunflower... crow candy up here. Several thousand crows were feeding on this field last week and I didn't have to wait long to warm my gun barrel as first light brought a few bandits which were dealt with in the usual man...
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