Me and my oldest son got out for another day of Crow busting on Saturday. It wasn't a stellar day but we ended up with a TBC of 33 for just over and hour of shooting. The wind was off some for the spot we chose but the birds that came in came in hard. We've got some snow falling now and its supposed to keep at it until Tuesday morning so I'm hoping tomorrow morning with the wind they are forecasting will make for a good hunt. Here's a couple of pics from Saturday.
Good Shootin'
Tim
Jr. with his pile
And Me with mine
Crow bustin' with Jr.
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We have a spot along a flyway in and out of their night roost. We also use a some Crow silhouettes, a mojo Crow, a full body owl and an e-caller to bring them in. Sometimes the action can get crazy fast and other times , like yesterday, it can suck large. It just depends on wind direction and the weather.
Good Huntin'
Tim
Good Huntin'
Tim
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Crow bustin' with Jr.
Everything in nature has a use/purpose in life. Whether that be annoying or not.Bird Addict wrote:Congrats Guys .....
Keep shooting those damn annoying / useless / serve no purpose in life / creatures ......
Species only become a problem when they are out of balance with their environment.
That may be true but crows should be thinned out heavily at any opportunity and there are good reasons for this and also an all year open season on them with no limit, same goes for starlings, house sparrows, grackles, red winged blackbirds and a few other species that are always over-populated.Everything in nature has a use/purpose in life. Whether that be annoying or not.
Species only become a problem when they are out of balance with their environment.
These nusance birds can be left in the woods to feed other crows or ideally saved up in a big bag in the freezer and put out to feed winter birds in mid winter if possible.
Happy plinking
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Down our way we have so many crows that at times they really do some damage and make a mess. Last I heard there was 60,000-80,000 roosting locally. Back in the '80's it was around 150,000. Since they opened the ethanol plant east of here many birds stay there for the corn in the area. As for what we do with them......they keep the Coyotes and Foxes fed well.
Tim
Tim