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Jiminar


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Hi fellas,

            Just had my best shoot ever. When the shooting stopped, there were 141 crows that wouldn't be taking up space in the roost anymore. Had another 10-20 that either hopped away or did the 1/4 mile death glide. I had set up about 300 yds. to the side of a decent flyway for an afternoon hunt. Had 6 GHG dekes on the ground with 4 more in the trees. My FX3 did the lion's share of the calling with some hand calling on the cedar slayer. My first shot was at 3:20 p.m & the last was about 6:00 p.m. The picture quality is lacking as it was taken with my phone & the light was fading. All in all it was a great hunt, along with some of the most spectacular misses you've ever seen. LOL


P.S. If you have screw-in chokes, check'em often. Mine was almost half-way out the end of my muzzle during this barrage before I noticed it.


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            Jim

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Congrats, sounds like it has been quite a year in your neck of the woods too. That is a lot of shooting in 2 1/2 hours, talk about steady action!

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great shoot, + you did'nt run out of shells! that's my goal, to kill 100 in a day.

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Outstanding,Jim!!!!!!!!!

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Nice shooting! Congrats on the century mark! You're what I want to be when I grow up. :)

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Hello Jim,

Welcome to the century club and beyond! It's a good feeling when things go right out in the field. Anytime I've ever shot in Arkansas I've always run into both fish crows and common crows together. One land owner down there had me shooting the damn buzzards, man are they ugly!

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Nice shooting Jiminar! Solo hunt? Flyway shoots can't be beat in my opinion as constant flow of targets can lead to one big pile of dead crows. Again good job!

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Ever since I shot over 100 crows in a day everyother crow shoot just doesnt seem as filling... amazing how fast you can get spoiled :)

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great shoot. it must be nice

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Hi Jim,

Fantastic results and warm congradulations!  It took us a long time but it was so rewarding.

It is nice to establish the "record" at a given hunting location, too.  Sometimes that is way under 100 crows, but at least you know you did well relative to other efforts.  Frequently, the farmer or land owner can tell us how many crows was the best day at their place and when you beat that, it certainly feels good.

The TCP prides itself on holding such "local" records whenever possible.

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Thanks fellas, and I sincerely mean it. A large part of the success I had on this hunt was due to you guys and your willingness to share some tips & tricks.

M12 Shooter - yes, it was a solo hunt.

Bob A. - I did notice that some of the crows were a little smaller than others as I was gathering them up, but just attributed it to being this year's hatch. What features should I be looking for to tell the difference between common / fish crows?


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Jim: Welcome to the CCC.. Crow Century Club!! Putting down 100 or more in one day is a fine accomplishment and something you will always remember. Good Job!! As for fish.. or coastal crows, they are smaller.. probably 85% of a common crow..and make a sound clearly different from a "standard" crow in that it is far more nasal... like the bird has a cold.. stopped up sinuses and generally, they do not respond as readily or as aggressively as the common crow.  When you hear one, you will know it immediately. Again, congrats on your fine shooting day!


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Nice work Jim!  Definitely something to be proud of.  This video will give you an idea of what a fish crow sounds like.  You can also hear a normal (American) crow sound in there.



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Hello Jim,

The film clips are good illustrations of how fish crows sound. As far as size goes, they are roughly 2/3 rd's the size of a common crow. It's interesting when you hunt both at the same time as the fish crows look further than they actually are in the air. I remember the first time this happened, I thought I was shooting just common crows. I shot a few at what I thought was at the 40 yard mark (fish crows) only to find out they were 30 yards at best; the reason was the size of the fish crows compared to the size of a common crow.

Fish crows do not respond near as well to the call as common crows do. In my experience with them they will just come by for a look, but thats all you need!

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Congrats!  That's my goal too...  came close last year and have high hopes this year. 



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