Went out and hunted this morning before coming to work. We got two in the hour or so we were out. Hunted three stands.
What kind of strategies/techniques do all of you use for early season?
I started the very first stand of the new season off with two brand new Gibson mouth calls (short magnum & long range) I just received. I had a bird (oh around 5:15 a.m.) cawwing (just three short CAWW, CAWW, CAWW). Not alarmed or scared. I answered back the same exact way and nothing. Did this a couple times (got a bunch riled up but they wouldn't come) and went right to the distress call. It came right in and landed right next to us. Needless to say...he's in crow heaven. I kept trying the distress but no luck. So I switch to Young Crow on my Foxpro and had one come right over...#2 for the day. Then we had 2 others come in but not nearly as close. So we left.
We tried two more stands (over a mile away) but couldn't get anything (except 1 high flyer) to come in. You would think that since they haven't been hunted since April 6th or so...that they would come right in.
Like I asked earlier...what sort of things do others do/use to be more successful in July, Aug??
I'm with M12. I've been told three short caws is a danger call, a warning to others not to come near. If short caws, I use two then a long to break it up.
I've heard/read different things about three CAW's together. I heard if there are 3 CAWS together quickly...it's the Danger Call.
What gets me is if it was the Alarm/Danger call....why did that bird come in? It didn't come when I was copying it but when I went to the Distress...it came right in.
SO, I guess I'd like to know what sorts (and I know it's tought to type the sounds of a crow) of sounds/calls do you guys use with hand calls?
I've heard different suggestions on this too BUT what is the Rally Call? I've heard it 4 drawn out calls CAWW CAWW CAWW CAWW????
I also talked to a guy on Sunday who said he was out and he was using a baby crow sound and got 6 birds. Anyone ever heard of doing this?