Good afternoon, a little background and history. I was introduced to the sport 25 years ago. I never had time then. I Trapped Coyone mainly for the joy of out smarting them and the profit they bring. I Turkey hunt also. Quite a vocabulary they have. I just started hunting them this January 6. With a 1000 birds flyway to a chicken house to feed on the manure Pile.Here in Pennsylvania you can hunt Crows Friday,Saturday,Sunday June14-April 14. I’ve aquired 10,000 acres to hunt. I hunted several weekends unaware of this knowledge base site. I unknowingly educated them. In turn they have begun to educate me. I now build my blinds with a canopy. This morning I had 200 circling me Caawing like crazy for 5 minutes before one decided to investigate my Foxpro. They flew off, and another murder returned in about or near the same number. It was not windy this morning so they flew 200-300 yards above the tree tops. I’ve stopped calling as they now recognize my caller. This is a lot like trappin, except I get to see it happenin. Any advice on the variations of the CAAW will help. A sentry post 300 yards away, he continued to CAAW CAAW CAAW CAAW CAAW snap snap click click ratchet ratche! Any aprorching crow was redirected 1/4 mile around my location.... is there any literature on their language?
-- Edited by Crowpocalypse on Sunday 17th of February 2019 09:44:34 PM
-- Edited by Crowpocalypse on Sunday 17th of February 2019 10:14:44 PM
You have your work cut out for you now. I did the same thing a few years back and i educated all my local birds. The smartest thing to do is just stop hunting them for at least a month, maby longer. I kept after mine because i was determined to get them. here is a few thought's.
If you do try to keep after them be sure to get in there without being seen, preferably before daylight. No more electronic caller, A mouth call will fool a few of them as well as using decoy's. A dead coyote / skunk or rabbit put out will get their attention but you'll probably end up only getting 3 or 4 that way.
I had mine educated so bad that some of them remembered the tricks the following season. It's best to just leave them alone for a while. Paul
Welcome to the addiction! It is a process. You were busted and the crow(s) were just helping out their buddies. Forget about replicating those calls!
Unless you are running & gunning, I would suggest you back way off on the electronic call as the last thing you need to do is to educate 200 birds at a time. As Paul mentioned, start with the hand call and try to bring them in 2-3 or 4-5 at a time...much more productive.
And until your flocks have had time to forget the debacle, go look for some fresh crows elsewhere.
Good luck and good hunting,
Demi
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I’ve been out early each morning on the Crows flyway, and have back tracked them from town coming to feed. They are using the High power lines to direct their flights coming to feed and returning to rooste.
The two books I have on my shelf on the subject are, Crow Shooting by Bert Popowski and Crow Shooting Secrets by Dick Mermon. There is a wealth of knowledge in those two books and a whole lot of experience. I also would recommend Bob A's cd, handcalling crows.
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Good morning, before I started this a very good friend who introduced me to crow hunting told me to get the M-295 and Bob A CD. I invested in the 3 pacK. That changed my thinking pattern. In southern Ga you have plenty of cover regardless of the time of year. But here in Lancaster Pa it’s open. No cover, even in the hardwood you can be seen. Blinds are a must. The CD drove my wife crazy as I’d listen to it and practice some. Then write it down and practice at the plant throughout the day. Within 3 weeks I had it somewhat down. My mistake was I relied on the FoxPro, then was unpleased by its low volume and sound quality. I then pulled out my trusted JS Pray Master. My next mistake was combining the two. Oh the action was hot and heavy. 3 hours of none stop shooting. 100s came at a time. I was concerned by the results of the birds actions And question their response. I then called my friend and he said you only want 1-5 birds responding or else your going to educate them. Well it’s to late now, so I changed up and just let the decoys do the work. Then I discovered I can drop them in my kill zone. My hunts improved, with more results I began letting the birds land with my decoys and let the sentry do the calling. I’m just now listening to them call in flight, in their food plots and mimic their calls. I’ll see if I can find these 2 books you’ve suggested. Thank you for your help.
