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Rook-ie · Rook-ie

In a feeding set up, should you use motion decoys sparingly or throw them all out there? If you only have 5 or 6 static decoys, bunch them up or spread them out to 10-15 yards apart? Facing the same direction - seems to be what real crows do? I'm trying to get more decoys in trees and up higher, but is three o...

coleridge · coleridge

I've shot crows for years (we are Run & Gunners) & started back a long time ago on the old Jonny Stewart tapes. Changed over to Fox Pro several years back & have used it successfully ever since (so much easier than a heavy, tape eating bag caller). I have EVERY crow sound offered on MP3 or fxp f...

Critter · Critter

All these awesome hunt posts have me fired up! We finally get the start of our winter hunt Feb 1st. We're getting out this weekend, have a great spot, and a lot better idea of what we need to do thanks to this site. Our last few hunts have been learning experiences, not great numbers and lots of mistakes. Ve...

ba24 · ba24

Was thinking of a new way to outsmart them. Anyone ever try laying a deer decoy on its side and scatter some dekes like they were feeding off a carcass?

pb · pb

Been hunting every chance I get since deer season ended. Killed 21 today, my best single day in the few years I have been hunting. Puts me at 46 in 3 days. Really starting to think about shooting crows all the time!

NGillespie10 · NGillespie10

Went out this past Sunday to a new location where I had thought I located a flyway. We got there an hour before sunrise, as we had never been there before. Found out there was little to no natural vegetation to work into a blind and the crows seemed very educated. The wind was also blowing 10-15mph with fai...

gearly65 · gearly65

Did some traveling yesterday and ended up with 192 for the day between my buddy and I. We shot 54 in the morning and 138 in the afternoon in two different cities. It sure was nice to hunt where there were some uneducated birds. It is almost impossible to have a good hunt around home, the birds have Phd's...

spud76 · spud76

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAWU-0RX-6g&feature=player_detailpage

Bob · Bob

I shot 4,797 crows on 37 crow hunts. The total with an occasional partener once in a while brings the grand total too 6,339 crows which is 171 birds per hunt on the average. Been on 1,449 crow hunts in the past 38 crow seasons. In 38 seasons I've shot 144,187 crows. Here are some stats for the past 6 seasons....

Pickwick · Pickwick

Let's just say that I am very happy with how I have been treated as a customer! Excellent customer service!!

Shotgunner · Shotgunner

Sorry if I seem to be full of questions. I've hunted crows off and on for years but never seriously like you guys. One area where I know my decoy setups are lacking is to have a "lookout" crow up in a tree watching the birds on the ground. I've never done this because I'm not su...

tarponfan · tarponfan

Well, I know the suspense is just killing everyone, so...........Got the glowing-eye bat as mentioned in a previous post - as you might imagine, it is a cheezy Made in China item, BUT......it works pretty good! I did a couple of really simple mods (electrical tape over the eyes and the white paint on th...

jocrow · jocrow

i'm not even sure if a crow with some white feathers is called a piebald or a color phase or something...........but, anyway, i've seen one twice in the last month thats first five or six wing feathers coming off the body are white. the first time it jumped up in front of me while driving down the road and...

Mainehunt · Mainehunt

How about this motion decoy for some added movement. Sells for $24.99 from Edge Expedite Decoys. Runs on 3 "AAA" batteries. With a qick coat of flat-black spray paint or get fancy with flocking and you'd be ready to go. Kev <><

nhcrowshooter · nhcrowshooter

I should have taken a picture. 10gacrowshooter killed a tall one in front of the blind this afternoon. Dead fold, terminal velocity and it squared his styrofoam painted black flying duck decoy. Severed the head at the neck and broke the wings. Into the body shop for repairs if possible. It's fu...

8fishermen · 8fishermen

For the crows! Skeetshooter and I killed 94 this morning before 10 and then packed up and headed out. It was very foggy and most birds stayed low. Strange wind direction and only set available to us in this area made for some challenging shooting. The slow moving birds and heavy fog really messed with my...

Shotgunner · Shotgunner

I just have the common hollow plastic decoys. I'm not sure i know what you guys are talking about when you say "flocked" decoys. I saw at the Crow store a flocking kit.....looked like some flat black paint that maybe adds surface roughness to the decoys so they don't glare? What do I...

Mainehunt · Mainehunt

I went out yesterday morning with another guy to hunt crows in a gravel pit. It was only 6 degrees and wind was blowing. It started snowing about 9am. It wasn't a great day to sit in a blind, but it was opening morning so I had to go. At 6:30 am it was still pretty dark, especially with the clouds, but the crows...

gearly65 · gearly65

I recently purchased "The Bob Package" from Crowbusters. It was the "Art of Crow Hunting" and "Crow Hunting" along with the hand calling CD. I have to say that I definitely leaned some things from them. I would recommend that anyone new to crow hunting or even som...

nhcrowshooter · nhcrowshooter

Shot hardness is a critical factor in good patterns. The harder the better. The following results are from some testing by a member of a doublegun site. Seems even the Nitro 27's don't have shot as good as two of the leading bulk shot suppliers, Lawrence & Eagle. I seem to recall one member her...

nhcrowshooter · nhcrowshooter

10gacrowshooter and I got out today in nearby Maine for our first hunt of 2012. It was cold 15 warming up to 20 degrees with little wind and light snow all morning. We were pleasantly surprised to see a lot of birds for this area and at this time of year. We had very steady shooting for the first hour and h...

Big B Ohio · Big B Ohio

Ok newbee here to crow hunting and i think i have found the jackpot. I have been hunting crows for maybe a month now. I am big into predator hunting but have never chased crows. So i went out today to a place where i have saw lots of crows in the past and set up. I didnt know that many crows could be in one area...

Mainehunt · Mainehunt

Could you please tell which state you live in and how many total days of crow season you get each year? Can you hunt on Sunday? We can't hunt Sundays and we get 113 days (+ or - a couple days) this year. Thanks, Kev

rz · rz

I have a battery powered robo duck that I don't use anymore as the duck hunting just does not appeal to me now that I have started to archry hunt for deer and that seems to take up any time I have for hunting in the fall. My question is how effective do you think it would be if I were to paint it black (perhaps flo...

james · james

I read the long post about factory shells vs reloads, steel vs lead. Here is my 2 cents. I have been reloading amost 50 years. Trap shooting on and off same period. I have two 9000 Mec loaders one set up for 1 1/8 and one for 1 oz. Before reading articles on Crowbusters I used to load# 6 up to 1450fps. Then I re...

surfscoter · surfscoter

Greetings to all, My name is Paul and Im new to this forum, I have one question about using my lab to retrieve crows. I have heard thru the years they can be mean and hurt the dogs eyes if its cripple. I would love to spend from mid Feb. after late season gooose working my dog Boomer over them. There so much fu...

jonthepain · jonthepain

My two younger sons and their friend Joe will be going into the studio monday to record their first album. Woohoo! http://youtu.be/OajXM49Lo_M The name of their band is Albatross Landing. I tried to embed the youtube video, but it doesn't seem to be working. On my forums, I had to en...

Rook-ie · Rook-ie

Ever see or use one of these? http://www.ghostblind.com/runner.html

CrowsInFlight · CrowsInFlight

Hey guys, I just got into crow hunting a few years ago and I gotta say its a blast. Every year though on my property,only in the winter the crows early in the morning fly from the east heading west and maybe an hour before sunset they fly back from the west to where they came from in the morning in great numb...

KansasKrow · KansasKrow

Hey guys I just joined the board after spending a couple weeks here just looking around. I first started crow hunting about 3 months ago because my friend said it is a fun thing to do over the winter and well now im hooked lol. Ok from reading these forums and basically just going out there and experimen...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Set ups (Preview) In a feeding set up, should you use motion decoys sparingly or throw them all out there? If you only have 5 or 6 static decoys, bunch them up or spread them out to 10-15 yards apart? Facing the same direction - seems to be what real crows do? I'm trying to get more decoys in trees and up higher, but is three o...	Rook-ie	5	748	Feb 3, 2012 by shaddart
	Best Crow Sound Ever (Preview) I've shot crows for years (we are Run & Gunners) & started back a long time ago on the old Jonny Stewart tapes. Changed over to Fox Pro several years back & have used it successfully ever since (so much easier than a heavy, tape eating bag caller). I have EVERY crow sound offered on MP3 or fxp f...	coleridge	14	5683	Feb 2, 2012 by gearly65
	Chompin' at the bit! (Preview) All these awesome hunt posts have me fired up! We finally get the start of our winter hunt Feb 1st. We're getting out this weekend, have a great spot, and a lot better idea of what we need to do thanks to this site. Our last few hunts have been learning experiences, not great numbers and lots of mistakes. Ve...	Critter	9	638	Feb 2, 2012 by Critter
	Deer decoy (Preview) Was thinking of a new way to outsmart them. Anyone ever try laying a deer decoy on its side and scatter some dekes like they were feeding off a carcass?	ba24	13	765	Feb 1, 2012 by Mainehunt
	Virginia Crows (Preview) Been hunting every chance I get since deer season ended. Killed 21 today, my best single day in the few years I have been hunting. Puts me at 46 in 3 days. Really starting to think about shooting crows all the time!	pb	8	1040	Feb 1, 2012 by Mainehunt
	Sunday's hunt (Preview) Went out this past Sunday to a new location where I had thought I located a flyway. We got there an hour before sunrise, as we had never been there before. Found out there was little to no natural vegetation to work into a blind and the crows seemed very educated. The wind was also blowing 10-15mph with fai...	NGillespie10	4	413	Feb 1, 2012 by NGillespie10
	Very good late season hunt yesterday (Preview) Did some traveling yesterday and ended up with 192 for the day between my buddy and I. We shot 54 in the morning and 138 in the afternoon in two different cities. It sure was nice to hunt where there were some uneducated birds. It is almost impossible to have a good hunt around home, the birds have Phd's...	gearly65	7	663	Jan 31, 2012 by shaddart
	crow shooting video of george digweed (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAWU-0RX-6g&feature=player_detailpage	spud76	19	2047	Jan 31, 2012 by Bob
	I'm done for the season (Preview) I shot 4,797 crows on 37 crow hunts. The total with an occasional partener once in a while brings the grand total too 6,339 crows which is 171 birds per hunt on the average. Been on 1,449 crow hunts in the past 38 crow seasons. In 38 seasons I've shot 144,187 crows. Here are some stats for the past 6 seasons....	Bob	36	1435	Jan 31, 2012 by M12Shooter
	CrowMart customer service (Preview) Let's just say that I am very happy with how I have been treated as a customer! Excellent customer service!!	Pickwick	8	667	Jan 30, 2012 by Mainehunt
	Question - Decoys in Trees (Preview) Sorry if I seem to be full of questions. I've hunted crows off and on for years but never seriously like you guys. One area where I know my decoy setups are lacking is to have a "lookout" crow up in a tree watching the birds on the ground. I've never done this because I'm not su...	Shotgunner	24	2873	Jan 30, 2012 by Mainehunt
	Real-World Test of $11.60 Glowing Eye Bat (Preview) Well, I know the suspense is just killing everyone, so...........Got the glowing-eye bat as mentioned in a previous post - as you might imagine, it is a cheezy Made in China item, BUT......it works pretty good! I did a couple of really simple mods (electrical tape over the eyes and the white paint on th...	tarponfan	6	728	Jan 30, 2012 by Mike27
	how rare is a piebald? (Preview) i'm not even sure if a crow with some white feathers is called a piebald or a color phase or something...........but, anyway, i've seen one twice in the last month thats first five or six wing feathers coming off the body are white. the first time it jumped up in front of me while driving down the road and...	jocrow	12	3251	Jan 30, 2012 by Bob
	Another DECOY idea (Preview) How about this motion decoy for some added movement. Sells for $24.99 from Edge Expedite Decoys. Runs on 3 "AAA" batteries. With a qick coat of flat-black spray paint or get fancy with flocking and you'd be ready to go. Kev <><	Mainehunt	3	741	Jan 29, 2012 by Mainehunt
	A casualty (Preview) I should have taken a picture. 10gacrowshooter killed a tall one in front of the blind this afternoon. Dead fold, terminal velocity and it squared his styrofoam painted black flying duck decoy. Severed the head at the neck and broke the wings. Into the body shop for repairs if possible. It's fu...	nhcrowshooter	12	825	Jan 28, 2012 by 8fishermen
	Foggy Morning Not So Good... (Preview) For the crows! Skeetshooter and I killed 94 this morning before 10 and then packed up and headed out. It was very foggy and most birds stayed low. Strange wind direction and only set available to us in this area made for some challenging shooting. The slow moving birds and heavy fog really messed with my...	8fishermen	14	912	Jan 26, 2012 by thundergun
	Question - Flocked Decoys (Preview) I just have the common hollow plastic decoys. I'm not sure i know what you guys are talking about when you say "flocked" decoys. I saw at the Crow store a flocking kit.....looked like some flat black paint that maybe adds surface roughness to the decoys so they don't glare? What do I...	Shotgunner	13	3625	Jan 26, 2012 by Buckshot1822
	Cold and snowy hunt (Preview) I went out yesterday morning with another guy to hunt crows in a gravel pit. It was only 6 degrees and wind was blowing. It started snowing about 9am. It wasn't a great day to sit in a blind, but it was opening morning so I had to go. At 6:30 am it was still pretty dark, especially with the clouds, but the crows...	Mainehunt	15	857	Jan 26, 2012 by shaddart
	Bob's DVD's and Calling CD (Preview) I recently purchased "The Bob Package" from Crowbusters. It was the "Art of Crow Hunting" and "Crow Hunting" along with the hand calling CD. I have to say that I definitely leaned some things from them. I would recommend that anyone new to crow hunting or even som...	gearly65	9	865	Jan 26, 2012 by jonthepain
	Another plus for reloading - harder shot (Preview) Shot hardness is a critical factor in good patterns. The harder the better. The following results are from some testing by a member of a doublegun site. Seems even the Nitro 27's don't have shot as good as two of the leading bulk shot suppliers, Lawrence & Eagle. I seem to recall one member her...	nhcrowshooter	40	3899	Jan 25, 2012 by 8fishermen
	First hunt of 2012 (Preview) 10gacrowshooter and I got out today in nearby Maine for our first hunt of 2012. It was cold 15 warming up to 20 degrees with little wind and light snow all morning. We were pleasantly surprised to see a lot of birds for this area and at this time of year. We had very steady shooting for the first hour and h...	nhcrowshooter	11	1167	Jan 25, 2012 by Pickwick
	The sky was black (Preview) Ok newbee here to crow hunting and i think i have found the jackpot. I have been hunting crows for maybe a month now. I am big into predator hunting but have never chased crows. So i went out today to a place where i have saw lots of crows in the past and set up. I didnt know that many crows could be in one area...	Big B Ohio	7	762	Jan 25, 2012 by skeetshooter
	TOTAL number of crow season days??? (Preview) Could you please tell which state you live in and how many total days of crow season you get each year? Can you hunt on Sunday? We can't hunt Sundays and we get 113 days (+ or - a couple days) this year. Thanks, Kev	Mainehunt	43	3865	Jan 24, 2012 by Shotgunner
	advice on spinning wing decoy (Preview) I have a battery powered robo duck that I don't use anymore as the duck hunting just does not appeal to me now that I have started to archry hunt for deer and that seems to take up any time I have for hunting in the fall. My question is how effective do you think it would be if I were to paint it black (perhaps flo...	rz	4	967	Jan 24, 2012 by Mainehunt
	shot size lead or steel (Preview) I read the long post about factory shells vs reloads, steel vs lead. Here is my 2 cents. I have been reloading amost 50 years. Trap shooting on and off same period. I have two 9000 Mec loaders one set up for 1 1/8 and one for 1 oz. Before reading articles on Crowbusters I used to load# 6 up to 1450fps. Then I re...	james	9	1532	Jan 23, 2012 by nhcrowshooter
	Crow hunting with a lab (Preview) Greetings to all, My name is Paul and Im new to this forum, I have one question about using my lab to retrieve crows. I have heard thru the years they can be mean and hurt the dogs eyes if its cripple. I would love to spend from mid Feb. after late season gooose working my dog Boomer over them. There so much fu...	surfscoter	26	1985	Jan 23, 2012 by Mainehunt
	My boys going into the studio Monday (Preview) My two younger sons and their friend Joe will be going into the studio monday to record their first album. Woohoo! http://youtu.be/OajXM49Lo_M The name of their band is Albatross Landing. I tried to embed the youtube video, but it doesn't seem to be working. On my forums, I had to en...	jonthepain	4	686	Jan 23, 2012 by Mainehunt
	Mirror blind (Preview) Ever see or use one of these? http://www.ghostblind.com/runner.html	Rook-ie	10	787	Jan 23, 2012 by nhcrowshooter
	Flyway Question (Preview) Hey guys, I just got into crow hunting a few years ago and I gotta say its a blast. Every year though on my property,only in the winter the crows early in the morning fly from the east heading west and maybe an hour before sunset they fly back from the west to where they came from in the morning in great numb...	CrowsInFlight	1	714	Jan 22, 2012 by M12Shooter
	Question about motion decoy placement (Preview) Hey guys I just joined the board after spending a couple weeks here just looking around. I first started crow hunting about 3 months ago because my friend said it is a fun thing to do over the winter and well now im hooked lol. Ok from reading these forums and basically just going out there and experimen...	KansasKrow	7	992	Jan 21, 2012 by wingmaster
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