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Shawn Palmer


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My 16yr old son and I are stoked for our first Missouri crow season!

 

My question is about eating them: Is there anything "official" out there from the CDC or AMA about the health risks? (West Nile).

 

I am teaching my son to "eat what you kill" (and I say this with no judgement whatsoever to anyone here) and I'd rather not introduce the concept of sport shooting/killing without using the animal until he's a little older and more "hunting mature".

 

We're on 20 acres, but really only have 2 sites to make a spread and start calling. Can you give us an idea of how sparingly to hunt each site so as to not educate them too much?

 

We have no calls as of yet, but do have good camo and plenty of brush for blinds.  We see 4-6 in an old dead tree almost every morning about 15mins after daybreak. Do you think those are the same individuals every day? 

If they're not and we get them all before they can get away, can we get away with doing that quite a few times without a call for a while? (I'm a little budget challenged at the moment)

 

Is there anyone on here in the Johnson Co area of MO that wouldn't mind a couple busting buddies so we can learn the ropes?

 

Thank you in advance - the site is amazing and has us really excited - consider us converted!



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Lone Star Phil


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Shawn:

Personal preference issue.  I have seen recipes on this site and have thought about "eating some crow" but have not, perhaps because I eat a lot of figurative crow.

Pecan-fed crow should be tasty but I've never tried it.  Some on this site will disuade you for the crow's carrion tendancies but think about what a pig eats.  I have no idea abut the threat of West Nile virus - proceed at your own risk.

In Texas we shoot them at the bequest of the pecan orchardmen and they just want to see them on the ground, DRT ("dead, right there").



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