Its Crow hunting hunting Eve!!!!

[Tripplebeards]

I have only called them in a couple of times in the past with my Foxpro. I figured I'd have some fun and take out my special needs buddy tomorrow for his first crow hunt. I have the batteries all charged up in my Fox Pro and decided I'd make some home made decoys. I had a few foam crows but they magically disappeared as usual. I'm pretty positive my pops came over and snagged them to put around his garden a few years back. Here are my cardboard, clothespin, and black paint decoys. I'm sure they'll work. I've called crows in without decoys so these should be a hot! That's right I think I have a plastic owl yard decoy somewhere to take with as well.





Shotgun only so I'll be using a turkey choke and some #6 heavy field loads. Figured I'd get some grouse egg eaters out of the area and score some fly tying feathers in the process. I might have to brake out the 1873 Charles Daly SxS 10 guage later in the week but at $3 a pull I might save the shells for spring turkey hunting.

[white eagle]

thats rite its open tomorrow
I call them while after fox and coyote
had them land in trees and on the ground
will smoke them with the 22-6mm if on ground
can't wait to get my 220 swift back from Hart so I can
send a couple more to the big caw in the sky
good luck to you and your buddy

[toallmy]

You have a season on them up there .

[Tripplebeards]

Two seasons. September through November and then Jan through March. Shotgun only. You think it would be open year around like coyotes. I normally call them after I get done predator calling for the morning to get some shooting out of my system.

[Winger Ed.]

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Looks like you've done pretty well already.

How do ya cook them?

[white eagle]

Two seasons. September through November and then Jan through March. Shotgun only. You think it would be open year around like coyotes. I normally call them after I get done predator calling for the morning to get some shooting out of my system.

not sure it's shotgun only where did you see that?

[Tripplebeards]

Unless it's changed it's always been shotgun only because WI considers it a game bird. It use to be posted in the regs every year that crows were shotgun only but I can't find it on anywhere in the WI PDF 2020 regs. I'm sure it's illegal because the DNR figures some Yahoo would shoot at crows flying or perched in a tree and send a bullet into orbit. Extremely dangerous IMO. I could see shooting them on the ground where there is a back stop.

Ed, I croc potted a crow breast a few years ago just to say I tried it. It wasn't bad but I dont plan on eating any more.

[toallmy]

Here in Virginia we need to keep track of what day of the week it is crow on Monday , Wednesday , Friday & Saturday .
I don’t hunt birds any more , but I have enjoyed sitting around crow decoys . Lots of action

[Tripplebeards]

I just pulled out a box of Federal #4 heavy game loads I bought from walmart for $5.99 last May. Should have bought a box of 5's and 6's as well since everything is cleaned out from the covid clap!

[Kylongrifle32]

We used to be able to shoot them all year long down here in Kentucky. During the summer months while groundhog hunting I would shoot many of them on the ground in fields when I could caught them. Then in the fall we would call them in and shoot them in flight like duck hunting.
Now we can only hunt them if there is a season open. It was due to a joint agreement with Mexico. The crow is Mexico's national bird and if we regulated our crow hunting they put regulations on dove hunting.

[toallmy]

Years ago we used them to check our sights at various ranges .
Now I just chase them out of the pecan trees . I keep a sack of 4 shot just in case they get to acting bad .
Enjoy your hunting

[richhodg66]

We have them fly around the house all the time. I swear, they know if you're dangerous to them or not. If I'm just out in the yard, they'll fly right over and land close. If I happen to get the shotgun I keep in the shop when I hear them, they stay way clear. They just seem to know.

[Texas by God]

We have them fly around the house all the time. I swear, they know if you're dangerous to them or not. If I'm just out in the yard, they'll fly right over and land close. If I happen to get the shotgun I keep in the shop when I hear them, they stay way clear. They just seem to know.

They know my pickup. If it stops, they skedaddle. Calling them into a frenzy and shotgunning them is crazy fun for a few minutes! I don't appreciate the disrespect they show to owls and hawks.

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[richhodg66]

I have a bunch of 3" #4 steel waterfowl loads. Might have to get a caller and make some of those decoys. How do you set them up? In open fields or in trees?

[GhostHawk]

Growing up it was open season on crows.

I started with Shotgun. Then I bought a Rem 788 in .243. Gunshop owner worked with me to develop some good hand loads for varmints. 30 grains of Dupont 3031 under a Hornady 60 grain boat tailed hollow point.

Bust one with a shotgun. The flock would move to trees a hundred or so yards away. Bust a second one there. Then they'd fly out into the middle of a square section of land. 350 to 400+ yards out. Line up, check wind, aim for the top of the head, let it fly.
Poof, crow hamburger.

After a couple of months of that they got smart. They'd see my pickup coming 2 miles away, lift off. Fly into the middle of 4 sections where there was no road or trail. They knew I was not going to walk 3/4's of a mile carrying a rifle for one shot.

But they were leaving my dad's crops alone so it was pretty much a win win situation.

They get smart fast. You can fool them once, once and a while you can find some young birds that have not heard, and fool them again. Never 3 times with the same setup. Mostly only once.

Smart birds, I am older now, wiser, have more respect.

But I still chuckle when I think how surprised some of those flocks were when I busted one out past 300 yards.

Shinin times.

[444ttd]

here in PA, i THINK that crows are shot friday, saturday and sunday, all year except for deer season. i haven't shot one for years and i've never eaten one.

[45workhorse]

Crow is always best with BBQ sauce, just my humble experience!

[TCLouis]

Save grouse and other birds eggs, hatchlings, collect some feathers and you can eat em too!

UT Ag extension used to have crow recipes in one of their cookbooks, maybe still do.

[Rcmaveric]

Don't crows remember everything and hold grudges? It's all fun and games untill they get even in the off season.

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[Cast_outlaw]

Here in bc crows are open with nbl all year as a nuisance bird.