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Hi guys,

  My brother in law and I have been hunting crows in nw Missouri for about 4 years now. In the last 2 years we have gotten more serious about it, but we are wanting to take it to the next level and need your help. Last year we would hunt all day run and gunning and only kill 25-30 on a good day. We would drive around and almost never see groups or more then 6. We would set up and call and we almost always get doubles, but after one pass they were done, so we were having to set up 10-15 times just to get 25-30 birds.  I read on here about people killing 100+ in one spot. I understand that you are finding a flyway to a large roost.  My problem is in the evening I will find a few crows flying and follow them only to find they are only roosting a dozen or so crows. We have done this several times trying to find a large roost but no luck. What can we do differently to up our numbers?



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CC,

You do not need a flyway to shoot 100 or more crows in one spot, but you do need a good feeding area where the birds will come (spread out) for several hours or more.

It's still to early to look for any crow roosts. You will see a few locals & family groups getting together at dusk at this time but not much more. I would not start to look for at least another 3 weeks.

Bob A.

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You stole my call name, I have been called that (crow commander) for years, but would NEVER use it any where the name BoB A. is mentioned, he is the real crow commander



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Thanks a lot Bob. Much respect.
Do you think we will be more successful in the mornings or evenings once we find one of these spots. We have usually had much better luck in the mornings. It seems like they just shut down at about 4 oclock, but I assume they are at one of these staging areas you are talking about that we have not been able to find.
I appreciate all your advise. Anything you recommend will be tried, so you are not wasting your time here!

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Hello CC,

Morning hunts can be very good if you find an area that they want to feed in. You don't have to be smack dab in the middle of it either, just close to it (anywhere from 100 to 500 yards) where you have crow activity. It will behoove you to scope the place out before you plan to hunt it. By this I mean knowing where most of the birds are coming from on there way to feed. I have had outstanding shooting in feeding areas with no flyways.

Here is a nice photo of a flyway that I was scouting out and took a photo of it during the last 20 minutes of there flight time. Those crows flew non stop like that for the last hour before sundown.

Bob A.



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If you only get one flyover I'd diagnose poor camouflage or poor calling.

Try a proper setup, enough decoys, sentinels a perfect hide and set up in the pitch black in the morning.

Just my two cents...

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hey bob,
since i doubt that you will tell where the picture was taken in, what state?

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5065,

That photo was taken way out in the toolies in Alaska.

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Big Honkers wrote:

5065,

That photo was taken way out in the toolies in Alaska.

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Bob

 Hi Jason,

You know better than that...  It was obviously taken "out in the country"!  A few years back Bob A. told me that is his standard answer on location questions.

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GB,

I stand corrected. You are right, I think "out in the country" is the correct verbage.

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Hi again Jason,

Your excellent reference to Bob A's use of "toolies" got me thinking I should research that Bob A. phraseology. here is what I uncovered:

tulies
 n.pl.—Gloss: the boondocks or the middle of nowhere. Note: Out in the tules/tules means “out in the boondocks” or “far away.” Encarta says that “to be in deep tules” is a Hispanic English expression meaning “to be in trouble with the law.” Another spelling is “tules,” plural form of “tule,” pronounced TOO-lee, which is a type of Californian bulrush and the origin of the term. The expression is most common in the American southwest, including California. «The dirt road might as well be called Old Rutted—it’s that rough—but McCullough doesn’t seem to mind. At 75, the snowy-haired scientist still loves driving his giant 4×4 into the wilderness—the “tulies,” as he calls them—and getting out to hike through the spiny desert.» —“Mapping the Border” by Margaret Regan Tucson Weekly (Arizona) Oct. 4, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

This crow hunting business is very educational! 

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Gadget Bob wrote:

Hi again Jason,

Your excellent reference to Bob A's use of "toolies" got me thinking I should research that Bob A. phraseology. here is what I uncovered:

tulies
 n.pl.—Gloss: the boondocks or the middle of nowhere. Note: Out in the tules/tules means “out in the boondocks” or “far away.” Encarta says that “to be in deep tules” is a Hispanic English expression meaning “to be in trouble with the law.” Another spelling is “tules,” plural form of “tule,” pronounced TOO-lee, which is a type of Californian bulrush and the origin of the term. The expression is most common in the American southwest, including California. «The dirt road might as well be called Old Rutted—it’s that rough—but McCullough doesn’t seem to mind. At 75, the snowy-haired scientist still loves driving his giant 4×4 into the wilderness—the “tulies,” as he calls them—and getting out to hike through the spiny desert.» —“Mapping the Border” by Margaret Regan Tucson Weekly (Arizona) Oct. 4, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

This crow hunting business is very educational! 

Regards,

Bob

Bob,

 

I think you need a good crow hunt worse that I do! Cabin fever getting to the boys in The Patrol? biggrin



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Gadget Bob wrote:

Hi again Jason,

Your excellent reference to Bob A's use of "toolies" got me thinking I should research that Bob A. phraseology. here is what I uncovered:

tulies
 n.pl.—Gloss: the boondocks or the middle of nowhere. Note: Out in the tules/tules means “out in the boondocks” or “far away.” Encarta says that “to be in deep tules” is a Hispanic English expression meaning “to be in trouble with the law.” Another spelling is “tules,” plural form of “tule,” pronounced TOO-lee, which is a type of Californian bulrush and the origin of the term. The expression is most common in the American southwest, including California. «The dirt road might as well be called Old Rutted—it’s that rough—but McCullough doesn’t seem to mind. At 75, the snowy-haired scientist still loves driving his giant 4×4 into the wilderness—the “tulies,” as he calls them—and getting out to hike through the spiny desert.» —“Mapping the Border” by Margaret Regan Tucson Weekly (Arizona) Oct. 4, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

This crow hunting business is very educational! 

Regards,

Bob

 Yes, educational it is! And the Double Tongued Dictionary is something to behold!

 

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Interesting.

...and I spelled it way wrong. Who knew?!

BH

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Hi Jacob,,, I took a trip out your way recently. Wasn't as far north as you are but seen alot of country. I am familiar with the ground you are hunting. Bob A is spot on with the roosting habits, As the night time temps get lower and the light gets shorter the birds will be much more communal. You will see them start to gather in bigger bunches a bit later. Then start following them and see what you find it might surprise you... I'm on my way to North Dakota soon and will drive right thru your stompin grounds.........



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