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Fisherfil


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I was out today for a bit with a friend of mine and had about 8 crows coming straight at us getting lower and lower and just before they got in range, they flared off never to return again.

These where the conditions and my setup:

There was very little wind and it was raining slightly, about 6 degrees celsius with cloud cover.  I had about a dozen decoys out, 2 different sizes, well, three if you count Buster II.  I had 3 Sentrys up in the trees about 20 feet up.  Buster II was on the ground with the other decoys, and I was using the FoxPro with come here call and crow fight.

What could have possibly happened to cause them to react that way?  I don't think they saw us, i'm almost positive they didn't.  The things I can think of are, the water on the decoys making them shine a little or the different size decoys.

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Plain and simple, they saw something that they didn't like, whether they caught some movement, or just didn't simply like where they were going..........they could be slightly educated birds too.........

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My guess would be it's the rain in the birds. We get that a lot with dew or frost... Apparently silicone spray helps a bit with that but I have not tried it yet. Different size dekes are usually not a problem for us as we get mixed flocks of Crows and Jackdaws etc... Could the caller have been too loud?

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I have learned to turn the volume way down on my Alpha Dogg...

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You could bring those crows into shotgun range with your caller and no decoys. The crows most certainly spotted you! Spring crows are tough. They have been shot at in the U.S. for a good part of the winter. The ones that survive to migrate north are very well educated.

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Bad thing is all is speculation ... usually it us moving ... M12 is right Spring crows are tough

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Just to recap, I was out today for a couple of hours and managed 7 bandits. Totally different area, the area mentioned above apparantley gets hunting pressure from the owners nephew I just found out. The area today was a farm, I did things a little different, used one flocked decoy, Buster II, and a sentry about 15 feet up. A much better day, and I got to enjoy it with my father. I think he might be hooked, he got really excited when he would see them coming in from a distance. Trial and error is what this sport is all about i guess.

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Time out in the field with your father, some success and things learned, your body counts may go up in the future but it doesn't get much better than sharing a good time with your dad.

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Well said NH, my sentiments exactly, it's not about the numbers.

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Buckshot1822 wrote:

Plain and simple, they saw something that they didn't like, whether they caught some movement, or just didn't simply like where they were going..........they could be slightly educated birds too.........

 I agree.

 

Somebody was moving or something reflected/shiny/out of place.

 

Could be almost anything. Next time, walk out in front of your blind about 60 yards and look back at your blind. Evry now and then something will be obviously wrong.

 

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Fisherfil wrote:

..... Trial and error is what this sport is all about i guess.

 Ain't that the truth!  This is my first year doing this.  Season just opened 15 days ago and my son in law and I are trying to get our first crow.  We've managed to learn a lot through trial and error.  We've inovated a bit.....and actually got a couple of shots off on our last hunt.  (He missed....not me!  LOL)

Anyway, the folks here are great with sharing info.  Thanks everyone!



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