Crow Busters Forum

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Go To Crow Busters Website -> Crow Busters Forum -> Crow Hunting -> 160 miles, 80 dead crows, and in the office in time for lunch.
Post Info TOPIC: 160 miles, 80 dead crows, and in the office in time for lunch.
TexasMatt


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 169
Date:
160 miles, 80 dead crows, and in the office in time for lunch.
Permalink  
 

I got a call a few days ago from my buddy JJ, who was gleefully complaining about being covered up in crows.  I felt compelled to help him with this problem, so I woke up at 4:15, and drove the 87 miles to his wheat field.  We set up his Snow Crow Pro, and my Fury, and put out about 20 decoys. 

JJ wasn't lying.  When the sun came up, wave after wave of crows poured into that field.  Groups of 5-50, one after another.  We saw 1 group that must have had 150-200 birds in it, but only a few of those peeled off to come eat lead. 

Another shooter (Ivan) joined us, he hasn't been on very many crow shoots, but he shoots well, so he had no problem pulling his weight.  He was using Kent High Brass 6's, and it was a real pleasure watching those heavy loads devastate low flying bogies. 

When the feather's had settled, we had 80 crows down.  I packed up, and drove the 73 miles back to office, and was here in time for lunch.   Too bad all work days can't start off like this. 

2010-12-03-Crows-Ivan-Matt.JPG

2010-12-03-spread-crows.JPG

__________________

Texas Matt

Texas Crow Patrol

Enforcing no fly zones over your valuable crops!
www.TexasCrowPatrol.com

Follow

 

Follow the Texas Crow Patrol on Facebook

 
Gadget Bob


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 534
Date:
Permalink  
 

Hi Matt,

Great work!  I wish we could have gotten Skip into some of this good action during his visit.

This morning I headed east and drove 98 miles, whacking all of 4 crows at two locations.  Used the new to me (1941 vintage) Model 12 Skeet in 20 gauge at the second stop.  The Cutts Compensator is noisy but period correct.  Also I test fired a few very old paper hulled Remington Shur Shot shells using the "pump and fire" no disconnector mode.  All fired perfectly.  I guess that's why the Model 12 was known as the "Perfect Repeater". 

Looking forward to our planned hunts this weekend with Big Ed and hope we can approach the results you and JJ experienced this morning.  Well done!

Regards,

Gadget Bob

__________________

Gadget Bob - Founder

www.TexasCrowPatrol.com

 

Team Hornady

Mossy Oak ProStaff

FOXPRO Field Staff - Crow Division

Tactical Solutions ProStaff

Hodgdon ProStaff

Team Powder Valley
David G


Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 12
Date:
Permalink  
 

That's awesome Matt! Time well spent and certainly looks like it was well worth the effort.

__________________
Bob


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 2271
Date:
Permalink  
 

Hello Matt,

The only way this safari of yours could have been better is if the headline read "Drove 160 miles, called in sick and ran out of ammo"

I'm very glad you and you're friends enjoyed yourselves in the field.

Bob A.

__________________
To listen to this radio talk show go to episode 12, Bob Aronsohn

Member

Posts: 20
Date: yesterday
Reply Quote More indicator.png
Delete Post
Printer Friendly
Report Spam

Predator Hunting TalkCast - Busting Crows with Bob Aronsohn
 
22guy


Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 13
Date:
Permalink  
 

That's a great way to start the day for sure!

__________________
Virginian


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 99
Date:
Permalink  
 

Awesome Matt! What a great way to start the day!

Eric

__________________
SHANEDOG


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 927
Date:
Permalink  
 

Great job,Matt!!! Love the pics!! smile

__________________

WELCOME TO THE MACHINE


 Four in Bengazi died, Obama and Hillary lied,We must never forget!!!!!!!!!!
TexasMatt


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 169
Date:
Permalink  
 

Bob A.,
You couldn't be more right. Wish I would have thought of that! smile.gif I think Ivan did run out of ammo. He started started shooting subsonic metro gun ammo through his Beretta. They wouldn't cycle, so he was a single shot after that. Had I known he was out, I would have given him some regular ammo.

Gadget Bob,
If you get a chance, post a pic of that Model 12 and the comensator. Sounds like a odd contraption.



__________________

Texas Matt

Texas Crow Patrol

Enforcing no fly zones over your valuable crops!
www.TexasCrowPatrol.com

Follow

 

Follow the Texas Crow Patrol on Facebook

 
Bob


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 2271
Date:
Permalink  
 

Matt,

They were not odd (the cuts compensator) they were it in it's day. You saw a lot of them in the mid 1950's to the early 1960's.

Bob A.

__________________
To listen to this radio talk show go to episode 12, Bob Aronsohn

Member

Posts: 20
Date: yesterday
Reply Quote More indicator.png
Delete Post
Printer Friendly
Report Spam

Predator Hunting TalkCast - Busting Crows with Bob Aronsohn
 
hooks2bset


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 118
Date:
Permalink  
 

Not sure I could of went too work after a morning like that... would of just screwed the rest of the day up, lol.

__________________
Big Honkers


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 1043
Date:
Permalink  
 

2 miles per bird, good work Matt.


Nice distribution of bodies amongst the decoys too.


Thanks for the pics!

__________________
8fishermen


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 1307
Date:
Permalink  
 

Hey Matt, Great job! I gotta know what's up with that long barrel? Is that some sort of screw in extension? What is it for?

__________________

 "If money can fix it, it ain't broke" The great theologian and my crow hunting partner AW.  

 

Greg
TexasMatt


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 169
Date:
Permalink  
 

Greg,
Thats a "Metro Barrel", its essentially a 32" long ported choke tube. The Texas Crow Patrol shoots probably 90% of our crows with them. When combined with subsonic ammo, the gun is so quiet that you don't need hearing protection. It doesn't spook the crows near as bad. They're not the ideal tool in all situations, but they seem to help our numbers.

__________________

Texas Matt

Texas Crow Patrol

Enforcing no fly zones over your valuable crops!
www.TexasCrowPatrol.com

Follow

 

Follow the Texas Crow Patrol on Facebook

 
8fishermen


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 1307
Date:
Permalink  
 

TexasMatt wrote:

Greg,
Thats a "Metro Barrel", its essentially a 32" long ported choke tube. The Texas Crow Patrol shoots probably 90% of our crows with them. When combined with subsonic ammo, the gun is so quiet that you don't need hearing protection. It doesn't spook the crows near as bad. They're not the ideal tool in all situations, but they seem to help our numbers.


That is cool! I looked up their website and that is neat.

 



__________________

 "If money can fix it, it ain't broke" The great theologian and my crow hunting partner AW.  

 

Greg
Mainehunt


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 1300
Date:
Permalink  
 

So, when you leave those dead crows mixed into your dekes, that obviously doesn't spook the live crows?

Kev


__________________

Kev

<*/////><

 

 

 
TexasMatt


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 169
Date:
Permalink  
 

Nope. In fact, I think it helps. Something else that I find bizarre, is when we build a  grid of dead crows,  they decoy to that. The fact that the dead crows are in perfect lines doesn't matter to them.

-- Edited by TexasMatt on Friday 10th of December 2010 06:46:28 PM

__________________

Texas Matt

Texas Crow Patrol

Enforcing no fly zones over your valuable crops!
www.TexasCrowPatrol.com

Follow

 

Follow the Texas Crow Patrol on Facebook

 
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Go To Crow Busters Website -> Crow Busters Forum -> Crow Hunting -> 160 miles, 80 dead crows, and in the office in time for lunch.