I was out in the country today and pulled in to an old fond memory. It was the farm where it all started back in November of 1968 with my father. The farmer and his wife are both gone now 49 years later! Only some one from that era would remember all the crows that once were in Reno County. A housing developer dozed out much of the roost to make way for progress! This is why you need to stay ahead of the curve so if a good area goes away you have other areas to fall back on.
Oh yes I quite agree! For me it wasn't so much that there was encroachment per se' in my old area the crows just got up and left! Well it was a long gradual process until one fine day I looked around and saw so few crows it became a case of "farewell"!! When I needed to get away I'd go where the shooting was sparce and just watch the Bald Eagles soar up and down the river stalked by a red tailed hawk, but not in actual pursuit but enough away to keep an eye on it..
Locally? The farmers children showed no interest in farming so all that by and large dried up resulting in a local population of a handful of crows..NH doesn't have the crow population of neighboring states but none the less enough to keep whosoever out there each year to try. So I am glad I was there...I only go out about 6-7 times a year these days due to few areas to go. One hits an area too much and you become a crow watcher as they will stay too far to shoot at...on another note this is why I use different techniques. But all that doesn't help if there are no more crows. I cannot imagine the numbers you have seen let alone shot.
Yes I am going to check new areas.
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Rather sad going back to an old hunting haunt decades later only to find it all messed up by progress... Common near most major metro areas. Here in my province land clearing of bush and wetlands is an epidemic for the purpose of growing annual crops.
Ted
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In your case it's filling in the pot hole regions for more row crops! I just was close to this farmstead in my travels and wanted to pull in to the yard just for ole times sake. Had many wonderful memories on that place. I stayed there at this farmers house for the first 3 days in 1974 with my brand new bride before I found a house to rent. Then within the next week I found a job and the rest is history. Best move of my life moving to Kansas, wonderful folks out here.
I was out in the country today and pulled in to an old fond memory. It was the farm where it all started back in November of 1968 with my father. The farmer and his wife are both gone now 49 years later! Only some one from that era would remember all the crows that once were in Reno County. A housing developer dozed out much of the roost to make way for progress! This is why you need to stay ahead of the curve so if a good area goes away you have other areas to fall back on.
Bob A.
How long were you able to visit that area before the crows left? How long were you able to access that area before things went south? How many crows did you get in those better days? Was it consistently predictable?What shotgun did you use in those days? What was your decoy set up then? Was it the same as your videos?
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Top Cat Statutes never replaced or rewrote the constitution!
Hello TC, I have seen this pattern before, an area will last on average (for me) of 22 years before something goes south like the farmers quit raising peanuts and the crows left the entire area or they bull dozed the roost. The longest time an area ever lasted for me was 26 years.
Had dozens of shoots in the 225 to 275 bird range. Some rare ones over 500 as well.