That book changed my life regarding how I hunted crows....I couldn't do everything in that book but it was extremely important. Over the years I watched others making mistakes left and right. Building a permanent blind in example was out of the question...so I made use of natural "blinds" and then they worked incredibly well...my single biggest problem was I was a lousy shot which every one knows by this time I was...anyways I adapted what I could effectively use in that book. I keep a used copy today and still refer to it when I have any questions...but anyways his passing for me was not a joyous moment...from time to time I could ask:"How is he doing?" But that was years ago when a friend would call down to Long Island about a firearms part or something similiar...if you read his book you can understand my views regarding techniques-which interestingly enough-they all work and I use different ones as it seems like with electronic callers-everyone has one...so you got to be different. Either different calling techniques or decoy set ups. I had to however some of you don't need to as who are you competing with?
But anyways Dick Mermon was right on everything generally but here again he had a different scenario from me....he might have one area all to himself so he cleaned house. But I will use more of his techniques at some point once I get the equipment... I would say Dick Mermon certainly knew the crow!!! Nothing did not seem to escape him!
Dick Mermon and I hunted some of the same territory but never met him. This was on the north shore of Long Island back in the early 70's before I moved to Kansas. In that black and white photo of him with the two guys in a blind in the background the guy on the left is Stanley Grumm a local state Game Warden. I used to shoot skeet with Stan at the Piping Rock Country Club in Brookville Long Island. My father and Stan used to hunt ducks together in the ole days! Dick Mermon had many good tips in his hard cover book.
Being a police officer he didn't get many "Nos" when seeking permission! Thart was a huge plus for him.
Despite NH crow season being open since Aug 15 I would wait until about now and bad luck again; fell down outside on cement stairs and tomorrow ever so finally don't look good now...sure hope my left foot isn't too serious but it does hurt so couple that with my back and no shooting for awhiles yet...temperatures dropped on Saturday after some rain the steps were wet and down I went! The roads looked wet but I sure didn't see any black ice but the stairs were wet...I'll get out there one way or another..I hope!
Otherwise raining almost every other day here..I haven't seen anything any ways...this likely means the corn won't be harvested much...rain slows down everything..
Being a police officer he didn't get many "Nos" when seeking permission! Thart was a huge plus for him.
Despite NH crow season being open since Aug 15 I would wait until about now and bad luck again; fell down outside on cement stairs and tomorrow ever so finally don't look good now...sure hope my left foot isn't too serious but it does hurt so couple that with my back and no shooting for awhiles yet...temperatures dropped on Saturday after some rain the steps were wet and down I went! The roads looked wet but I sure didn't see any black ice but the stairs were wet...I'll get out there one way or another..I hope!
Otherwise raining almost every other day here..I haven't seen anything any ways...this likely means the corn won't be harvested much...rain slows down everything..
I hope you are on the mend and get out soon. All the corn has been cut around here. In spite of the weather 10ga and I are having one of our best seasons in many years, lots of early migrants so far, looking forward to the big balls of birds that will be moving south later this month.
Thank you NHC and keep up the great work...I won't be doing anything until Friday at the earliest now but most of the sore ness is gone. I can walk without a cane now but also-hey-how many are you two getting? I love reading your posts and anyone else of course but hearing your news is great. I am looking at Friday now at the earliest here..I will probably scout around...I got in a used mallardtone crow call as I like buying different ones so I can share the good, the bad and the ugly...but this call is very known to me but I like things in threes. So if its' good I like an extra. But I noticed some calls sound like they were designed for the European crow. Therefore qualify as "ugly" calls...Good are great calls like the Haydells' which I can not tell you anything about of course (or ten gauge) and the bad which would be that bell shaped old wooden "sears"(?) crow call...all you can do is the short "caw-caw-caw" before it clogs up! Which in my experience don't take any longer than 15 seconds!
But keep those anti-aircraft guns a blazing!!
"In threes"...well I must have because in my early years it took me three shots for one crow!! 3 calls in case I lose one (I have and went back the next day to find it but someone must have-it was a Haydells...I don't use electronic callers as too much unnecessary weight especially now with a sore back..and ankle/instep..the crows I chase are largely unmolested(crows unmolested? They molest everything! They eat a neighbors' ducklings in town here!) and set out a dozen dekes and they usually come in...but I do call if I have to.-
-- Edited by killer Crowalski on Sunday 14th of October 2018 04:03:45 PM
Another good shoot today, 46 birds downed before Noon. Today is probably the last day this fall season where we were both shooting a couple of vintage 10ga double guns. The daily volume shooting is going to quickly increase and we will really on our cache of reloaded 12ga and 20ga shells.
This is fantastic for New Hampshire! Man oh man wish I wasn't suffering but it's getting better! But this is incredible! Who'd have believed it after last year!??? What is happening here I suspect the 15th will be your big day-bigger day that is-than your usual 25th and 26th!?
