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boba · Guru

Slow to dead crow hunting sites.

Granite Jaw · Senior Member

Hey, Bob.

First of all, I wasn't aware of other crow hunting sites.

I don't post as many pictures or report on hunts as much as I used too. Especially the non-descript ones. Seemed pretty repetitive.

So far, I'd say we're having a down season but can't speak for anyone else. That doesn't stop me from checking out the site a couple times a week during the season.

The pursuit of the crow is not for the faint of heart. A handful of unsuccessful hunts could easily sideline a lot of guys. Maybe that's a reason for lack of participation.

I plan to keep posting photos and at least reporting on interesting hunts or ones where something remarkable happened. I sure enjoy it when other guys do.

Randy

boba · Guru

This brutal Arctic weather has kept me home by the fire!

When it breaks I will be at it once again.

Good to hear from you Randy, hope you have some memorable hunts this season.

Bob A.

administrator · Crow Busters Administrator

Bob, I think the reason is that you've killed all the crows. :)

boba · Guru

Hey Gordon, I've killed my share of them but hardly put a dent in their numbers.

nhcrowshooter · Guru

Social Media will eventually change crow hunting for the worse. Wildlife agencies monitor hunting pages and so do people working to stop hunting. Everybody likes to brag and share pictures of their big hunts. I predict it will eventually lead to changes such as non-toxic shot on state lands (if not already required), possibly leading to daily limits and laws prohibiting wanton waste applied to crows. Crow hunting was always a sport practiced by a few hunters who had no way to share what they were doing and generally stayed tight lipped about it but social media has changed that. Crow hunting is often looked down upon by a majority of hunters whose ethics are to not shoot anything they won't eat. Those are the hunters who won't support us and might even work against us because virtue signaling has become a thing. The good old days are behind us.

boba · Guru

Mr. Pete, in one of Bert Popowski's articles he said such days will never come again in regard to shoots over 500. This was written in the early 1960's. Bert was wrong, all through the 1970's, 80's, 90's and into the mid 2000nds I had shoots over 500 either solo or with a partner. Had 29 shoots over 500, 3 or 4 over 600, one over 700, and two over 800 during that time period.

It comes down to finding a very good area and keeping the location a secret.

How was your season?

10gacrowshooter · Senior Member

boba wrote:
Mr. Pete, in one of Bert Popowski's articles he said such days will never come again in regard to shoots over 500. This was written in the early 1960's. Bert was wrong, all through the 1970's, 80's, 90's and into the mid 2000nds I had shoots over 500 either solo or with a partner. Had 29 shoots over 500, 3 or 4 over 600, one over 700, and two over 800 during that time period.

It comes down to finding a very good area and keeping the location a secret.

How was your season?
did he shoot 500 with a mouth call? if so he was wright no one could do it again the way he did it. not the same the way we do it today.

boba · Guru

I freely admit that it is much easier to do with an E - caller than using a hand held mouth call.

It makes it harder these days with guys using E - callers making the birds call shy. That being said, you can still get some grand shooting in areas that other crow hunters know nothing about.

MSRob · Veteran Member

Hey Guys!

All-in-all I had a terrible crow season. Not really sure why. Some of the areas I hunt had hardly any birds compared to previous years. The areas that did have birds they were terribly hard to attract. Oh well! there is always next year. I'm interested to know how other Busters seasons went.

TexasMatt · Senior Member

Bob, long time no see, I hope you are doing well. I think there are numerous reasons why this site, and others have lost steam.
1. People are migrating to other media types, the younger generation doesn't want to read and type out messages like this one, they want to post videos and watch videos. So YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, SnapChat, X, blah blah blah, are getting all the traffic from the younger folks.
2. Crow hunting is getting harder and harder to participate in. In the old day, you could knock on a farmers door, and ask for permission. Now, that farmer is in the cemetery, and his kids have sold that farm to a big corporation, so nobody will ever hunt there again. Family owned farms are becoming an endangered species, the ones that are left are typically already leased out to other hunters.
3. Crow hunting is now less politically correct than ever. In the old days, everyone knew that crows were destructive nuisances, that could put a farmer out of business, and everything knew there was a benefit to shooting them. Nobody remembers that now, crows are viewed as majestic and intelligent birds to be loved and admired. So those youngsters that I mentioned in point #1 above are unlikely to post a video of a crow shoot on TikTok, because they'll get torched and possibly banned from the platform.

Its a sad situation, but the cards are stacked against the future of crow hunting. I still get after them, my kids enjoy it too, but we're quickly running out of places to go.

Keep in touch!

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