hi guys im neil im based in birmingham england....i must say i found this site by accident and its awesome cant believe theres so much info and tips although its primerely on north american crows some of it applys to the euro crow!!great site guys...i shoot pigeon,rabbit,fox on my permissions but i must say corvid shooting is my all time favourite its great sport as you know corvids are clever and you have to constantly think of new ways to hunt them.. ive got 2 shotguns,1 lanber sporting deluxe(great quality gun for the money) and ive got a baikal hushpower its a baikal 18m with a full moderator on it,,got to say its awesome and realy quiet(inaudiable at 70 yards),i use full body flocked decoys and a sam neyt euro crow call,,,crows over here now at this time are terrotorial and are pairing up so its a little quiet but from july onwards the action will hot up (cant wait!!).....any guys in the uk on here???please share your knowledge,,,cheers lads neil
Hi Neil
Welcome to the forum. Yep, great bunch of ads here, lots of tips and tricks. The American calls tend to be higher pitched as their crows have a different (Higher) tonal range than ours, but most of their calls will work on our crows too. For a good European range of crow calls check out Sam Neyts range (FT3 and MID), and also the Nordic crow, all at www.wildlandshop.co. The guys here will help youwith any questions you need to ask, just remember they are generally on when we are sleeping LOL
Oh yeah, I'm in the sunny realms (Not) of Northern Ireland, but my forum name tells you were I came from LOL
Ray
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If it moves and is legal but also moral, SHOOT IT !!
I'll step forward and embarrass myself: your "baikal hushpower" candidly sounds like an urban law tractor to me. Send pictures.
And, as a Texan, I apologize in advance but I am forced to say that I've got your "baikal with 18M with a full moderator on it", bubba.
Crow hunting in Texas is very quiet this time of year. I sent my two dogs after a crow that was getting a drink in the street after badgering some song birds today in the neighborhood.
hi guys must say great welcome from you guys across the pond...thank you,,ive enclosed some baikal hushpower photos(not my gun its in pieces having the stock restained/oiled),basically its a 12g baikal 18m with a full moderator by saddlery gunroom kent england its a massive 52" long but suprissingly well balanced,i use 32g/5 eley subsonics and its quiet as a rim fire,its great cos where i shoot theres a great "sitty tree" where all the corvids/pigeons gather to digest food.normally the ive only got to step on a twig and the neighbours moan!!!!with the hushpower i can sit there pop em off till my hearts content!cheers guys happy hunting