Has anyone taken a motion dove decoy (specifically the Mojo wind dove decoy) and painted it black amd used it as a crow decoy. The idea came to me when I was in Walmart today and saw these wind decoys clearanced priced at $9 each.
They're okay , watch for the lucky duck Dove flapper decoys on clearance though, these are a killer, paint them flat black if you want but there motion is slow and makes them overly curious. Good Luck.
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I've always heard a dove decoy painted black will work in fact the first time I ever heard about crow hunting the guys were using Walmart bought dove decoys painted black.
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Crows are very curious, About any decoy spread draws some of there attention, when we're duck and goose hunting when it's slow the boyz always wanna shoot the crows when they come by to check us out. So try about anything and see what the reaction is!
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We went this morning. I tried my wind decoys also. Funny thing about those, you some breeze atleast to make the wings spin. Of coarse we had a dead no wind morning. Lol oh well.
Wow I wish it was that way here haha ours closes like February 16th or something like that. Did you kill any this morning? Any you would say the decoys helped with?
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JTNothArk, I live in north Alabama. Crow season is never closed here. We can hunt them year round.
That just ain't right!!!
OK. I've calmed down. I also checked your on-line Hunter regulations. It's true, just like you said!
What's the history on that? Do you know how AL escaped the requirement to have a crow season limited to124-days, like (I thought) all other states had to as a result of the Migratory Bird Act.
Great for you and AL Crowbusters, but it's really el-sucko up here in MI due to our seasons being in the "wrong" time frames. I believe others in other states would agree.
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JTNothArk, I live in north Alabama. Crow season is never closed here. We can hunt them year round.
That just ain't right!!!
OK. I've calmed down. I also checked your on-line Hunter regulations. It's true, just like you said!
What's the history on that? Do you know how AL escaped the requirement to have a crow season limited to124-days, like (I thought) all other states had to as a result of the Migratory Bird Act.
Great for you and AL Crowbusters, but it's really el-sucko up here in MI due to our seasons being in the "wrong" time frames. I believe others in other states would agree.
My guess is that they have crows year round, the crows that roost there don't migrate so they never leave and are always a problem for farmers so they are able to let them.be hunted year round.
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The very idea of a "season" at all in NH is ridiculous. We don't have the hunters to be of any concern; we have the "lucky" ones and the highly skilled professional types too but they are but a handful. Much land is posted too so why do we have a season? NH did carry on beyond the 1974 season malarkey to be sure but it wasn't long. Our spring season is ironic to put it mildly. Two things happen here; they come and go BEFORE the season opens or arrive just after the season ENDS.
We could add the "third thing" that is the humongous crop damage done too as I hear complaints every year during and AFTER planting. I should but it doesn't interest me much. Let the newbies try their luck and maybe become skilled enough for the fall season which includes late summer crow damage but now within season?
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I am guessing Alabamas' open season is based on a few but critical factors....peanuts are a huge money crop there and very rare birds abound there too....plus you got -what it is now-two types of crows in large numbers? The fish and common crow?
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The reason for open season was actually is interesting and actually funny. I learned about it on the phone talking to the head office south of me. I called them about a different matter concerning crow hunting.
I hope this makes sense, Ill try my best.
I called asking about a "plug" in my guns. We started hunting them with no plug. It made sense to me because we have an open season here. I honestly didnt give it much thought/them much thought about being a migratory bird. Why would I need a plug if we have an open season? So I called out of pure curiosity.
The man told me "yes you need a plug in your gun because they are a federally controlled migratory bird." Years ago The feds said "you (Alabama) have to make a season for crows." SUPPOSEDLY, Alabama said "ok, we will make a season. We will have an open season." Hahaha, thats the way it was explained to me. The man also told me that I would have to meet the absolute worst game warden in my area in order to get a ticket for no plug while hunting crows. I politely told him I have met that warden and I will continue hunting them but WITH A PLUG in my gun! Lol
I know it sounds crazy but thats what I was told. Funny isnt it!
We are still very much rookies, so Im reluctant to say how many we got. I still carry two shotguns and hope for the day I/we run out of shells. We have fun and thats what counts. My personal trophy today was folding three crows stone cold dead with modified choke and a 3dram 1 1/8oz shell with 7 1/2 shot shell. Thats something Ive always heard and I got to prove it to myself today. Persoanlly I prefer something a little heavier and #6 shot. But come this next dove season I will be buying up several cases of my favorite Remington dove shell for crows.
We are still very much rookies, so Im reluctant to say how many we got.
Lefty,
While I am no Bob A. or Skip W. in crow numbers, be advised that there are no guarantees in hunting. We all have slow days. For instance just last week we got a grand total of six birds on a crow hunt.
Yes, experience helps, but you will never be alone when those bandits fail to cooperate.
Good hunting,
Demi
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We are still very much rookies, so Im reluctant to say how many we got.
Lefty,
While I am no Bob A. or Skip W. in crow numbers, be advised that there are no guarantees in hunting. We all have slow days. For instance just last week we got a grand total of six birds on a crow hunt.
Yes, experience helps, but you will never be alone when those bandits fail to cooperate.
Good hunting,
Demi
I love that you say this, my whole life growing up fishing and hunting my grandpa always told me "You can be the very best hunter no matter what it is and the very best fisherman there are just gonna be bad days." And a crow hunter saying that is pretty good its just glad from me to hear. Most people won't tell you they have bad days or they immediately tell people who didn't catch alot of fish or kill alot that that person isnt a good fisherman or hunter but in all honesty there are just bad days hunting or fishing.
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We killed four total. We can only hunt land that we have permission to hunt, obviously. Getting permission around here is a miracle! So, the properties we hunt may be in the best fly ways, best food sources or the prime roosts. We make the best of what we have. We had decent number of crows come in to the calling, but most were pretty high and we werent 100% sure we could hit them. So we didnt shoot. In hind sight, we should have shot. Why not, you have nothing to lose by trying and you surely wont kill them if you DONT shoot!
My highlight of yesterdays hunt was taking a 3 dram 7 1/2 shell and stone cold killing 3 crows. Thats something Ive read about and heard but hadnt proven to myself yet.
We killed four total. We can only hunt land that we have permission to hunt, obviously. Getting permission around here is a miracle! So, the properties we hunt may be in the best fly ways, best food sources or the prime roosts. We make the best of what we have. We had decent number of crows come in to the calling, but most were pretty high and we werent 100% sure we could hit them. So we didnt shoot. In hind sight, we should have shot. Why not, you have nothing to lose by trying and you surely wont kill them if you DONT shoot!
My highlight of yesterdays hunt was taking a 3 dram 7 1/2 shell and stone cold killing 3 crows. Thats something Ive read about and heard but hadnt proven to myself yet.
Definitely something to be proud of!
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Increasing success will revolve around finding green birds, gaining access, getting your set up dialed in with the wind conditions, creating a good hide, and managing weather to the best of your ability....gadgets are at the bottom of the list for me.
As we were leaving we saw A LOT (100+) more birds literally on the other end of the field, about 1/2 mile south of us. Of coarse they flew off as we drove out but we stopped and looked around. The idea we came up with is they were getting a drink out the little creek running thru the tree line. It sounds legit. But theres a creek real close to where we had out blind set up too. So, I dont really know.
BH, remind me how you make your set up based on wind?
Increasing success will revolve around finding green birds, gaining access, getting your set up dialed in with the wind conditions, creating a good hide, and managing weather to the best of your ability....gadgets are at the bottom of the list for me.
Others will disagree.
Good hunting,
BH
+1. Shotgun, shells, and a hand caller is all you NEED to crow hunt. But I do think decoys help.
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Have any of you used the Crow jack kites. I have a couple that I've used when I hunted open areas. They seemed to work okay I actually flew them off fishing Caine poles. They dip and dive alot!
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Most certainly, two different flyers that I use occasionally. The first is the Jackkite, superlight flips around in very little breeze. The other is the Assault Flying decoy, both attract attention. Neither is worth a crap in strong winds, but early and late hunts that's normally not an issue. Like to use them in open areas.
Most certainly, two different flyers that I use occasionally. The first is the Jackkite, superlight flips around in very little breeze. The other is the Assault Flying decoy, both attract attention. Neither is worth a crap in strong winds, but early and late hunts that's normally not an issue. Like to use them in open areas.
Those look pretty good!
Ever tried a flapping "Buffy Bat?" Just wondering, as I'm about to.
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Also on E-Bay for about the same. It's about 30% smaller than a large crow. It sits there and flaps. I had to fabricate a place to attach it to a rod stuck in the ground at a 45 degree angle, so it sits there and flaps as long as its 2 X AA batteries allow. Not all that different from other motion decoys/flappers, just cheaper and I like cheap. Also had to use a bit of flat black paint to cover the white highlights and also some putty to cover the red, flashing LED eyes which are quite bright.
I don't think I need to place a pointy beak on it, as from 40-50 yd., the soon-to-be-dead bandits won't care (hopefully, maybe...).
This is not a new idea. Actually heard of it here a couple-three years ago.
Afterthought: I agree with Big Honkers that gadgets are not a primary means to nail crows, but sometimes they are fun to try out.
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Hahaha, its actually a bat. Im sorry, but I found that funny. But its no different from me taking a dove decoy and painting it flat black..
Thats great
Hahaha, its actually a bat. Im sorry, but I found that funny. But its no different from me taking a dove decoy and painting it flat black.. Thats great
I suppose the differences are that this one actually flaps in a realistic and effective motion ("flies in a circle when suspended from a string"--great for parties) as opposed to being a "spinner." Also, it's a bit fragile, so it's only as an experiment.
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Well I ordered a Lucky Duck flapping dove decoy. I plan to paint black, so it really isnt any different from using your bat. Like you said, its fun to experiment.
Well I ordered a Lucky Duck flapping dove decoy. I plan to paint black, so it really isnt any different from using your bat. Like you said, its fun to experiment.
Should attract some interest--a "Fatal Attraction," we hope.
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I have a Mojo Crow. Used it once and didn't think it worked as well as I hoped. It flared a couple from afar. I never used it again because I also discovered that electronic decoys are not allowed in PA. So... make an offer and it's yours, if you pay the shipping as well. I can provide a picture if you want to see it. It uses one of those 6v rechargeable lead blocks.
