So it looks like you're using dead crows. In one of the advanced articles on crowbusters it says that's a big no no. I beleave it said that they notice the ruffed feathers ect. & will recognize them as dead. i've always used dead for decoys but recently purchased the store bought decoys to see if they would work out better. I'd like to hear thoughts on that from some of you pro's.
So it looks like you're using dead crows. In one of the advanced articles on crowbusters it says that's a big no no. I beleave it said that they notice the ruffed feathers ect. & will recognize them as dead. i've always used dead for decoys but recently purchased the store bought decoys to see if they would work out better. I'd like to hear thoughts on that from some of you pro's.
I don't do that. Here it was the idea of tying wounded crows down that the game wardens suggested we not do it for bad PR reasons; not threatened with any tickets because I assure you the game wardens here are quite fanatical. In any case I have nothing against it or anyone doing it-it works for BobA. so that;s his game. I don't only because I don't need to but if nothing else worked? I would and in fact used the concept years ago and it worked dynamite!
None of those crows in the trees were alive in the photo above. They might look alive but they were as dead as door nails.
I didn't mean to suggest that. Very sorry! But I did use wounded ones myself sometimes seeing a red tailed hawk grab one and start munching down on it to my amazement! It was at this time I learned that red tailed hawks at least didn't care if the crow was alive or not. I learned later on all birds of prey were like that-I was stunned!!
One thing i have learned, Everyone has their own techniques. The more reading & listening i do i have realized one thing, that if it works for you that's all that matters ! I have had great luck with the dead crows for decoys in the past. But with that being said, I just purchased some flocked decoys to tweek things a bit. Bob had mentioned once that if they are coming in close & fast in trees & not in the open field that by the time they see the decoys the gun barrel should already be heating up ! & Killer, I've had the hawk thing happen to me a couple times also, pretty neat to see !!!
One thing i have learned, Everyone has their own techniques. The more reading & listening i do i have realized one thing, that if it works for you that's all that matters ! I have had great luck with the dead crows for decoys in the past. But with that being said, I just purchased some flocked decoys to tweek things a bit. Bob had mentioned once that if they are coming in close & fast in trees & not in the open field that by the time they see the decoys the gun barrel should already be heating up ! & Killer, I've had the hawk thing happen to me a couple times also, pretty neat to see !!!
Yeah, I've had red tailed hawks fly off with freshly shot crows! One red tail was at the end of this enormous field: down went the crow-it came in circled a couple times then dropped right in. It took the crow flying acrooss the field barely a foot off the ground got into the trees still barely off the ground and began chowing down when a small bunch of black capped chickadees began mobbing it!
So it looks like you're using dead crows. In one of the advanced articles on crowbusters it says that's a big no no. I beleave it said that they notice the ruffed feathers ect. & will recognize them as dead. i've always used dead for decoys but recently purchased the store bought decoys to see if they would work out better. I'd like to hear thoughts on that from some of you pro's.
In my opinion a dead crow makes the best decoys.
Nothing looks like a crow, better than a real crow. I push a stick up their hind-end and push the other end of the stick into the ground. They look amazingly alive and the crows flock right to them.
-- Edited by Mainehunt on Thursday 11th of January 2018 12:59:12 PM
