Crow Busters Forum

Since the best crow hunting is during the fall & winter you aught to see if you can have the law changed to hunting crows 7 days a week! Say from october to january?

Bob A.

Looks good Ecuchief.

I will copy and paste to a Word Document and forward to my state reps.  I haven't heard back from Rep. Oberlander but I know she was checking on it.

Thanks for you hard work.  Hopefully things will change.

Hammer

Hello JD,

Here is another way to look at it. If you can only legally hunt, say 3 days a week what happens if the weather is no good to hunt on those days? I know where you are coming from, it was not so long ago that all I had was weekends without calling in sick. I then went to work on second shift (4:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.) where I could hunt any day of the week up until around noon time. Then I'd get a little sleep before going in that day. I liked that setup so well I stayed on second shift for almost 18 years. I didn't have to worry about getting rained out or if the wind was wrong for that day. I had the option of picking a day where I had the advantage, plus I had 7 days a week inwhich to choose the best days, you can not do that near as well where you are restricted to 3 days out of 7. Just somthing to think about is all.

Bob A.

My letters are off to my local and state rep. Will post any feedback I get.

I found this on the PA Senate site: GAME & FISHERIES Committee Information

Thank you all for your help and participation.

John


-- Edited by ecuchief on Thursday 5th of August 2010 08:37:46 PM

Yes I feel the same way Shane but I was just sayen bob had a point. I like it spread out that way when it gets darn cold and the snow gets deep in winter I don't have to rush out and hunt although I got my self a good set of snow shoes and used them last year up here in the snow belt of pa to take a few crows when it wasent fit for man or beast out. Let me tell you we get the snow.

I guess I would not call pa a destination point for the crow meca of the USA I mean we have crows but may be I am not doing something right. Bob where are the hot spots in pa?

In recent years I don't know (in PA) but from the 1950's to the very late 1980's you had one of the largest crow roosts in the nation close to Gettysburg, PA. That roost in it's hey day had estimates of upwards of two million crows ! Thats where Jerry Byroade shot 525 crows in one afternoon with a 410 gauge shotgun back in the 1980's. Thats the largest shoot he ever had back there. He mentioned that he hunted that area from the 50's to the 80's before the crows pulled out. Jerry also mentioned that back in the early days (1950's to early 1970's) you could hunt crows 7 days a week in those days. Jerry would sometimes spend a week to 10 days hunting crows near 3 differen't roosts in PA in those days. He would get a motel room with a weekly rate to save money. He used to also (and still does) hunt crows in Maryland which is where he is from. He still gets a few shoots each season which get into the 300 range during an afternoon flyway shoot.

Bob A.

pa guys....i have listed on craigslist, and if you look you might see it. western pa. looking for crow roosts or large gathering, permission and that sort of thing. a lady in sarver contacted me through email and said she had alot. i responded and she never got back to me. post something up and if you get a snag we should all come together and have some fun shoots. just an idea....i know you guys are looking for those big hunts that bob gets like i am:.)

Yeah bob I know crow shooters don't talk but just the local diner chatter you would think word would get out. " loose lips sink ships!!!"

Hey Crow
Thats what its all about!! I go with my buddy Brian or Bob,and now I Have Pete from mid state to go with.Its a blast to double team crows and talk smack about the others guys shootin,and just have a blast.I have also had a few good shoots with Dad and he loves to go also.

I love it when we walk into the local diner withy camo on,the waitress asks us what are you hunting?? Crows we say,and all the local antler,pheasant and turkey hunters all laugh and say crows?? What are you guys idiots?? Me and Brian just look at each other and say "good more for us"!!!!!

I did get a little bit of a response so far. Doesn't sound encouraging at this time.
This was a response to the assistant of my local rep.

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Mr. Iannozzi,

The assistant Director of the BWP Tom Grohol forwarded your question regarding the BWP position on electronic decoys from representative Godshall. Currently the use of electronic decoys for furbearing hunting are lawful. There is a proposal forthcoming at the October Commission meeting to authorize the use of electronic decoys for snow geese only in the “conservation Season” which does not overlap with any other season. The BWP would have concerns about any further expansion of the use of electronic decoys primarily from a “fair chase perspective” but also the implications to potentially increasing harvest rates for certain species such as waterfowl during the regular season, However the official agency position on legislative issues is determined by the Executive Director. Please feel free to contact me for further information or questions at 783-6526.

Rich Palmer,
Director Bureau of Wildlife Protection
Pennsylvania Game Commission

Hi Ben,

I read you're post, yup, it's hard to beat having a partner that likes it as much as you do. I have been lucky to have had four different partners over the past 36 seasons. I hunted with Boyd Robeson for a little over 20 years, Jim Lundquist for 30 years, Jerry Byroade for 5 years and Dick Kilbane for the last 7 years.

After Boyd died in 2000 and Jim got to old to hunt, I hunted alone for roughly 8 or 9 seasons from 1994 to 2003. Boyd quit due to his health in 1994. That is how Dick and I got to know one another over the years, we both hunted alone for years until we formed a partnership back in 2003.

When Jerry quits due to his bad health problems I will go back to hunting alone until Dick can join me later in the season. Hunting alone never bothered me, but it is more fun with another crow killer in the blind with you!

Bob A.