Hey guys,where have your best places to call crows in have been because I have a mix of woods and fields. Also when is the best time to call them?
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I blew away a single crow yesterday morning that was quite rewarding:
Set up before dawn in a big field- with an ecaller, single decoy, hidden in a grove of pines in a heavy crow area.
The early morning cacklers were at it when I started using the call. Not a single bird flew in - not even a sentry bird.
After 45 minutes I told myself "Yup, they know its Friday", and packed up for the hike back to the truck.
3/4 way back to the road, I hear a lone crow cacking bigtime a couple hundred yards away. I set up under a single pine tree right at the corner of a stump pond.
Used the excited crow call - got responses. again, responses.
I knew the crow flew in closer by the change in volume of his call backs.
I went for broke and played the owl-vs-crow fight , then ditressed crow for about 20 seconds.. I got no response from my target bird..
I shut off the caller, held up the gun in ready position and told myself " Curiousity is going to get this Crow Killed"...
Sure enough, within seconds the crow is swooping down over the pond, straight at me.
I swear it's eyes expanded to the size of pie plates when it noticed the 12ga barrel rise up like a Navy destroyer's gun turret.
That bird put on the brakes and stopped midflight. I was so impressed I almost did not pull the trigger.
The bird turned itself inside out, rolled over and started swoopin it's wings to Exit Stage Left ASAP.
My high brass #6 shell turned him inside out again seconds later..
A black turd splashed on the serene surface of the stump pond as the sunrise shimmered off the wake created by the crow corpse's impact.
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It don't matter if you shoot 1 or 100 - it's a BLAST.
Set up before dawn in a big field- with an ecaller, single decoy, hidden in a grove of pines in a heavy crow area.
The early morning cacklers were at it when I started using the call. Not a single bird flew in - not even a sentry bird.
After 45 minutes I told myself "Yup, they know its Friday", and packed up for the hike back to the truck.
3/4 way back to the road, I hear a lone crow cacking bigtime a couple hundred yards away. I set up under a single pine tree right at the corner of a stump pond.
Used the excited crow call - got responses. again, responses.
I knew the crow flew in closer by the change in volume of his call backs.
I went for broke and played the owl-vs-crow fight , then ditressed crow for about 20 seconds.. I got no response from my target bird..
I shut off the caller, held up the gun in ready position and told myself " Curiousity is going to get this Crow Killed"...
Sure enough, within seconds the crow is swooping down over the pond, straight at me.
I swear it's eyes expanded to the size of pie plates when it noticed the 12ga barrel rise up like a Navy destroyer's gun turret.
That bird put on the brakes and stopped midflight. I was so impressed I almost did not pull the trigger.
The bird turned itself inside out, rolled over and started swoopin it's wings to Exit Stage Left ASAP.
My high brass #6 shell turned him inside out again seconds later..
A black turd splashed on the serene surface of the stump pond as the sunrise shimmered off the wake created by the crow corpse's impact.
It don't matter if you shoot 1 or 100 - it's a BLAST.
Do you guys shoot the single crow that always comes in first? I've heard both: always shoot it and never shoot it, and would like to know which is right. Also, after you call in a group and shoot at them, do you pack up and move or stay there and wait on some more? On average, how long do you stay at a location?
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i have found there is no differance in shooting first crow, done both, and has worked either way.
have had a couple times were a crow "makes" a hunter from movement, then flys off to a tree a few hundred yards off and sits there and warns others. not necessarly the scout bird.
for that reason alone, we try to shoot any bird withen range. if i " had " to pick, i would say shoot the scout bird, but it is way more important to have good camo and not move til it;s time to shoot.
we stay at one location as long as birds keep coming back. shut caller off for 5 min, try again. eventually they catch on and quit coming back. this method is good for run & gun style.
others set up in a good flyway, and can stay there all day with sucess. thats because they are hunting differant groups of crows as the day goes along.
typicaly if your hunting one group, there will be a point when they don't come back.......time to move.
have had a couple times were a crow "makes" a hunter from movement, then flys off to a tree a few hundred yards off and sits there and warns others. not necessarly the scout bird.
for that reason alone, we try to shoot any bird withen range. if i " had " to pick, i would say shoot the scout bird, but it is way more important to have good camo and not move til it;s time to shoot.
we stay at one location as long as birds keep coming back. shut caller off for 5 min, try again. eventually they catch on and quit coming back. this method is good for run & gun style.
others set up in a good flyway, and can stay there all day with sucess. thats because they are hunting differant groups of crows as the day goes along.
typicaly if your hunting one group, there will be a point when they don't come back.......time to move.
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I wouldn't know - I'm not a waterfowl hunter - I hunt crows.Stroupy said:
Most of the shot wound up in the bird, but then the bird would up in the water.
Not trying to argue either, but your question could assume that anyone hunting fields that shoots anywhere in the direction of water needs steel shot.
This dog will not hunt that trail.
Cheap high brass #6 shot is what I use...
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I was under a large pine tree this morning at 8am - scouting a new area where I discovered crow heaven the other day.
I played the distress call, the owl and crow fight, then distress...
There was literally hundreds of crows going absolutely berserk circling that tree, and cruising back and forth looking for that owl. I think they thought the owl killed the crow and wanted payback BIG TIME.
The sound of them was deafening - reminded me of the Afred Hitchcock movie -- LOL
I just sat under the tree,never moved and enjoyed the show for about 15 min until they finally calmed down and headed out. It is Monday so no shooting them legally.
I will be back at that same spot on Friday morning...
I played the distress call, the owl and crow fight, then distress...
There was literally hundreds of crows going absolutely berserk circling that tree, and cruising back and forth looking for that owl. I think they thought the owl killed the crow and wanted payback BIG TIME.
The sound of them was deafening - reminded me of the Afred Hitchcock movie -- LOL
I just sat under the tree,never moved and enjoyed the show for about 15 min until they finally calmed down and headed out. It is Monday so no shooting them legally.
I will be back at that same spot on Friday morning...
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