My local scout contact told me he saw hundreds of crows in a pasture the other day and noticed many others flying over going in the same direction. We back the next day and saw a steady stream of birds headed in it looked like the same direction.
I have never shot a shoot on a roost path. Where do I need to set up? What time do I need to start? Gets dark here at 5:00.
Any and all advice will be appreciated.
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I hear ya man. I have a long list of local friends wanting to go as well. I already have one scheduled for this weekend. Got a good deer hunt traded for it. LOL
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Elk First and foremost you need to know precisely where the birds are roosting. Then do not allow yourself to get closer than 1/4 mile to shoot the flyway. I plan to start working a roost in a week or so. I have been down there 3 times now without firing a shot. I was just there to pinpoint the center of the roost. I also have determined that when the birds return to the roost in the evening most of the birds are coming in streams from all directions. Most of the concentration is coming from the north west. The other large concentration is coming from the south east. I will set up probably 1/2 to 3/4 mile and get directly in their path. I will do a feeding set and use com'ere crow and bobs excited crow. after shots fired I will hit the distress call. Every bird that comes over will swoop down to see whats up and thats when you whack em. Doing home work prior to the hunt is worth its weight in gold. It will mean the difference in killing a few birds or possibly hundreds. If you get to close to the roost, then figure on driving 30 to 80 miles farther down the road to find em next year. I'm speaking from expieriance I blew one last year. I did not find the center and got to close.
Just how I like them "low and slow"