Shooting crows with the wife - great fun!

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AfricaPredator

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The photos will follow as soon as I get my camera back, the wife has stolen it, but within a few hours I will get em posted - sorry guys. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif

Went out today and made a set, the farmers around us complain like crazy about these pests. The one guy calls me to book a date to shoot crows, he runs cattle, sheep and poultry and isnt a happy camper because of these critters. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-006.gif

I said to my wife Sandra last night that we must go thin out a few in the morning if the weather holds as I had 2-3 hours grace before family matters take presidence over the day. So afforded the opportunity we gathered our stuff and drove down the road and picked a spot 12 minutes from our place. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif

The area is a long line of trees with severe growth - small trees about 15 foot high, so we decided upon a place and parked the car, walked down and crossed a field, we set up 400 yards from the car. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-006.gif

I have a rule, I get all my stuff ready, calls, electronic, camo ready, shells laid out just right near me, branches to obscure the crows vision and set up below a tree with a HOLE in between the trees, that offers me about 20 feet across. I sit below that hole and when everything is ready I run across the stand spot, place decoys on fence and hurry back.

Its vital they dont see you putting up decoys, so I do that last, normally as in the case of today its about a minute before you pop the first, and they are confused and fly around so I got 3 on the first volley. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

After 5 minutes another group came over - wait wait wait - as they fly over the hole ( range 15 yards max) I let em have it. It took us about just on 2 hours to shoot 34-35. It may even have been 36, I was able to find 30, as in photo.

I was saying to Sandra last night we will shoot 30, so I was pretty spot on. Today I have a purple arm and must load up more shells, but I enjoy shooting these pests, you are doing good, they claim here that for every crow we kill we save 6-8 dozen new born owls, hawks and other bird life, including small wildlife......

Anyway, this is my last crow shoot till I entertain a few tourists next month, but will again sample the same spot! thats a fact. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Your camo must be good as crows see colour, and also face downwind as they approach with wind under their wings for lift, this all with a hot day and its pretty much a done deal /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Hope you enjoy the pics to follow - will get posted soon soon.
 
Yes, thats a fact! I was suppose to leave to call predators tonight but family matters took control, so cannot. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif

Yes was a great time, Sandra has come home now so I can ask her nicely for my camera and download all my pics, hope she hasent wiped them off /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif

I have injured my finger, when you hold the shotgun you have your index finger on the trigger, BUT the middle finger is behind that trigger gaurd and all the recoil has hurt that finger so its swollen, so now have a purple arm and a swollen finger. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I will get them posted soooooooonest /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-006.gif
 
Posting up for AfricaPredator

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Well to be honest, in that photo I made a mistake their are 28 crows. I forgot two crows in that photo they were lying next to me on the right behind a tree. Also behind me is a gully overgrown with bush, about 4 fell down into that gully. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Anyway, altogether it was 34-36 crows, and just spoke to Sandra we were at the spot actually shooting for 2 hours, another half hour with pictures etc, but was a good day /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Well, my part of the world we have a PIED CROW thats the pest with white, we have a raven in black and a black crow, these are not so bad - BUT these Pied ones, man terrible stuff! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/angry-smiley-055.gif
 
Nice going AfricaPredator. That is one pile of crows for sure. And, nothing like taking the wife along to enjoy.
 
hay what calls did you use i see an owl decoy so i guess crow owl fight? Oh and also if you dont mind answering my questions what size shot do you use i cant seem to get my shot sizes right, cause if i shoot a crow i get it down on the 2nd hit.
 
I use various calls, hand calls I make myself and Lohman and also Woods Wise, I use an owl in breeding season ( November). I use my own crow I cut from foam, see it in pictures, that BIG MOTHER! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

The electronics again are my own in pictures with my own sounds,except that Foxpro of course. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

I shoot between 120-130 some months, depending what spare time I have.I only go weekends. I also use Lohman decoys. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Shot I use no 1, it stays together longer in my gun and opens up late, the one crow yesterday was hovering so still and he was about 22 yards above me, straight above me, I took my time and shot him dead at that range. If you want e mail me and I will send you other pics of shot and crowzzzzzzzzzzz /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-006.gif Send me a PM with your e mail address for more pictures.
 
Yes we have a season and limit- SHOOT AS MANY WHENEVER /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-006.gif

We have hated amounts of crows. drop me a mail and I will send you more pics.
 
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