Crow Hunting

[Hellfish Hunter]

Does anyone crow hunt in the off season, you know to keep up the skills? Or maybe to win over a farmer with lots of fowl in the fall?

just wondering!

[Drillbit]

I do lots. Usually in the spring during "calving season", end of march.

Some great action and lots of fun!

[limit time]

I love to crow hunt!! I go whenever I can. What area are you in?

[Hellfish Hunter]

I am in surrey, just went out scouting along the Fraser found a bunch around, no call or dekes, so we didn't get any.

I now have a call and owl hope to try again this week.

send me a pm

[huntcoop]

Bread and drano in the city, so I've heard.

[Hellfish Hunter]

I want hunt them not just poison them! Do I shoot them after they are dead?

haha!

[huntcoop]

Fill your boots :smile:

[Hellfish Hunter]

You islanders are a sick bunch!:twisted:

[huntcoop]

Crows and seagulls are like rats and mice, dirty and disgusting.

[Mr. Dean]

You're in for a tough hunt.
But once you get one in (the scout) and nail it, get prepared for some fast shooting as they'll flock in for the rescue; Crows will be coming from out of no where.

And then it's done - You'll need to move to a different area...


If you learn the different calls and when to properly use them, you'll have that 'scout' doing whatever ya want. :wink:

[pnbrock]

i went with a buddy and he said he was using a baby crow call.i laughed at him as it didn't sound very good,wasn't long and the sky was black with flying rats.then i was eating a little crow :)

[Phreddy]

I've never hunted them. I understand that even after boiling the crap out of them they're still tough as shoe leather and taste like shit. If it's alive and I ain't going to eat it or it ain't going to eat me I won't shoot it. (one exception beng wolves of course because they devastate the population of what I'm going to eat.)

[Stone Sheep Steve]

I was playing with an electronic caller in the back yard the other day as I wanted the birds to cleanup some fishguts that I put out.
Used the crow fight and then dying crow. Worked great to bring in a pile of magpies....but the things were too scared to touch anything.

Need to try that out in the bush where I can actually shoot.

SSS

[Mr. Dean]

I've never hunted them. I understand that even after boiling the crap out of them they're still tough as shoe leather and taste like shit. If it's alive and I ain't going to eat it or it ain't going to eat me I won't shoot it. (one exception beng wolves of course because they devastate the population of what I'm going to eat.)

Phreddy, look deeper.


Crows are eating you out of house and home, even though you don't actually see it happening in your house.
They are crop killers and are a REAL factor in grain costs because people DON'T hunt them.

Their #'s are outta control....


Schedule C and ALL hunting seasons exists for reasons, valid reasons - It's not something that was just pulled out of thin air.

[Drillbit]

I've never hunted them. I understand that even after boiling the crap out of them they're still tough as shoe leather and taste like shit. If it's alive and I ain't going to eat it or it ain't going to eat me I won't shoot it. (one exception beng wolves of course because they devastate the population of what I'm going to eat.)

Spend any time on a farm/ranch and either you'll be over-run with pests negatively effecting your livelyhood, or you'll start making more exeptions pretty fast.

[d6dan]

You islanders are a sick bunch!:twisted:

I resent that!.. Were just lonely over here. .:mrgreen:..
Fill your boots and kill'em all. Those li'l buggers. They wake me up early in the springtime around breeding time. On garbage days they sure can make a mess.:?

[Stone Sheep Steve]

I resent that!.. Were just lonely over here. .:mrgreen:..
Fill your boots and kill'em all. Those li'l buggers. Thay wake me up early in the springtime around breeding time. On garbage day they sure can make a mess.:?

Now that our all our our household garbage is now trucked away from our dump, the effin ravens are now the terrors of the town on garbage day.
There used to be hardly any in town, but since then they've taken over.

SSS

[lorneparker1]

You're in for a tough hunt.
But once you get one in (the scout) and nail it, get prepared for some fast shooting as they'll flock in for the rescue; Crows will be coming from out of no where.

And then it's done - You'll need to move to a different area...


If you learn the different calls and when to properly use them, you'll have that 'scout' doing whatever ya want. :wink:

Are you one of those guys that believes ducks send scouts to?

[Mr. Dean]

Are you one of those guys that believes ducks send scouts to?

Nope.
Can't say that I ever witnessed that...

[lorneparker1]

Nope.
Can't say that I ever witnessed that...

Cool, so can you lend me a little insight on how crows do it?

Lorne

[Mr. Dean]

Cool, so can you lend me a little insight on how crows do it?

Lorne

Lone crow flies in and will then call out alerting to danger or food...
It's a very covert, organized operation. :lol:

Maybe the *scout* isn't labeled as such by its peers,,,, it might have volunteered for the position and might not play this same role later in the day; I really don't know and don't think it really matters.

For all I know, the crows name is Bertha. :wink:

[ruger#1]

I've never hunted them. I understand that even after boiling the crap out of them they're still tough as shoe leather and taste like shit. If it's alive and I ain't going to eat it or it ain't going to eat me I won't shoot it. (one exception beng wolves of course because they devastate the population of what I'm going to eat.) They also eat baby ducks and other baby birds. They will even eat small squirills. You can say they are like wolves.

[Buffalo Bills]

I'm with phreddy on this one. Never shot a crow and don't think I ever will. To me thats just bad JU JU that I don't want to mess around with.

[ruger#1]

Cool, so can you lend me a little insight on how crows do it?

Lorne Lorne , Go and see if you can find a video of it at a porn shop. LOL

[Mr. Dean]

They also eat baby ducks and other baby birds. They will even eat small squirills. You can say they are like wolves.

I get finches nesting under my deck (8 nests last year).
Once the first bird hatched, the crows moved in (after the scout alerted them...) and cleaned out every bird and egg - And they didn't even eat them all.


Anywho, their numbers are cRaZy out of control and IMO it's my part of 'giving back' to what I have taken from.

[limit time]

Lorne , Go and see if you can find a video of it at a porn shop. LOL

You can't teach an old crow new tricks ;)

[huntcoop]

I'm with phreddy on this one. Never shot a crow and don't think I ever will. To me thats just bad JU JU that I don't want to mess around with.

Your thinking of ravens, crows are just pieces of flying shit.

[limit time]

your thinking of ravens, crows are just pieces of flying shit.
hahaha!!! Lol!!

[lorneparker1]

Lone crow flies in and will then call out alerting to danger or food...
It's a very covert, organized operation. :lol:

Maybe the *scout* isn't labeled as such by its peers,,,, it might have volunteered for the position and might not play this same role later in the day; I really don't know and don't think it really matters.

For all I know, the crows name is Bertha. :wink:


It matters... cause that is crazy talk~!

Lorne

[Livewire322]

I didnt go at all last year but I do have a thread about my crow hunting adventure from 2 years ago, they are smart birds...
blast one and hang it up under your owl and they will go bonkers, couldn't reload the gun fast enough after that!

[Foxton Gundogs]

Crow hunting 101, take w weeks worth of garbage, put in back of pick up, park somewhere there is crows and you are allowed to shoot, KILL CROWS..:twisted:

Watched a show on crow shooting in Quebec. Looked like a good time.................Then they showed how to clean and cook them :shock:

[anglo-saxon]

Used to whack 'em with a .17 mag in Alberta out to around 100m.

[Hellfish Hunter]

Does everyone shoot with 12 gauge and what size shot do you use?

cheers

[Livewire322]

12 ga 2 3/4" #7 1/2 shot

[Phreddy]

I was raised on one.

Spend any time on a farm/ranch and either you'll be over-run with pests negatively effecting your livelyhood, or you'll start making more exeptions pretty fast.

[fowl language]

jesus, mr dean don,t be tellin all the bertha secrets now....dale

[Mr. Dean]

It matters... cause that is crazy talk~!

Lorne

???
nuff said.

[Drillbit]

Does everyone shoot with 12 gauge and what size shot do you use?

cheers

SBE II, and I use old 3" #2's 1 7/8oz but it's getting harder and harder to find. BDL 22-250 for trained up ones.

A brown paper bag with the word McDonalds works pretty good to for bait, they hit the brakes pretty fast when they see that, especially if there's a few fries hanging out.

[Drillbit]

I was raised on one.

Who dealt with skunks, racoons, coyotes, magpies, crows, pigeons, starlings, mice, rats, and all the other fun stuff commonly found around farmyards.....if you didn't want to eat them?

[The Dude]

Except for the handful of recipes for preparing crow, why in this day of rampant animal rights fanaticism, should we continue to hunt and kill an animal that has no real monetary value? The reason is that the crow has and continues to exhibit behavior that ranges from simply annoying to highly destructive. In agricultural areas, be it the pecan plantations of the south or the cornfields of the mid-west, crows continue to account for extensive crop damage, including the nasty habit of pulling up sprouting grain in the spring. Western crows have the worst reputation for crop damage, especially because of their habit of congregating by the thousands to feed on cultivated fruits and nuts. Often, they end the day by raiding a nearby watermelon field in order to save a trip to a distant watering place. Under such conditions, total crop loss can occur.

Where their ranges overlap, crows severely impact the annual waterfowl populations. When the hens begin laying, crows break open and eat the eggs. Later they will return and devour the fledglings. In the 40's a biological survey was conducted that really shows the damage crows can cause to the waterfowl in the Canadian "Duck Factory". It was shown that crows in close proximity to duck nesting areas took an average of 110 to 120 eggs or fledglings per crow per year, approximately 20,000,000 ducks. During the same year, sportsman only took 11,000,000 ducks. A common slogan of the time was "Kill a crow, Save a duck". At a time when waterfowl seasons are being dramatically reduced and even canceled, the survival rate of waterfowl at their breeding grounds is paramount. Shooting crows can make a real difference. Crows also take a heavy toll on upland game birds, including direct responsibility for at least 4 1/2 percent nest depredation on ruffed grouse and in California crows have been implicated in the endangerment of the Mojave desert tortoise. They also prey on small mammals such as rabbits and squirrels and have been known to kill prey as large as newborn lambs.


More here: Why Hunt Crows? (http://www.crowbusters.com/whyhc.htm)

[The Dude]

Some recipes from the same site. Rural crows only, unless you want your kabobs to taste like old Big Macs and used needles ;-)

Crow Recipes (http://www.crowbusters.com/recipes.htm)

[edgy]

from what I understand, crows are also responsible for the decline of the Raptor population in the fraser valley, as they will attack and harass raptors, especially hawks, to the point of exhaustion and death, I have watched this from my home, and the crows are friggen relentless!

[yamadirt 426]

I've never seen more raptors than this year

[edgy]

I've never seen more raptors than this year
yeah, i have seen a lot of raptors as well, and no offence intended, but i think i'm going to take the word of the wildlife biologists that have conducted studies on this, over our observations :)

[Gateholio]

from what I understand, crows are also responsible for the decline of the Raptor population in the fraser valley, as they will attack and harass raptors, especially hawks, to the point of exhaustion and death, I have watched this from my home, and the crows are friggen relentless!

Absolutely what crows do. Owls, eagles, hawks are all on the crows hit list. They will swarm these birds and relentlessly attack. I see it fairly often near my house, so I will grab a shotgun and take a few shots at the crows. Sometimes I even hit one. :)

[Mr. Dean]

Highly adaptive, living off a seashore, grain field or forest...... and all the garbage cans in between.
High intelligence and actually one of the smartest birds out there.


Makes ducks look very, very st00pid.
Neanderthal st00pid...

[lorneparker1]

Highly adaptive, living off a seashore, grain field or forest...... and all the garbage cans in between.
High intelligence and actually one of the smartest birds out there.


Makes ducks look very, very st00pid.
Neanderthal st00pid...



Im not to sure about that. Ducks usually dont flock into other dead ducks, crows IMO are way dumber.

[ruger#1]

A friend of mine is a taxi, He has a mounted white crow. He said it didn't have pink eyes. It looks very cool.

[ruger#1]

Im not to sure about that. Ducks usually dont flock into other dead ducks, crows IMO are way dumber. Is this why we are not alowed to use dead ducks for decuoys?

[Gateholio]

Since they are Schedule C animals, do plugged magazines still apply to shooting them?

[Fella]

Phreddy, look deeper.


Crows are eating you out of house and home, even though you don't actually see it happening in your house.
They are crop killers and are a REAL factor in grain costs because people DON'T hunt them.

Their #'s are outta control....


Schedule C and ALL hunting seasons exists for reasons, valid reasons - It's not something that was just pulled out of thin air.

This. In my area, they've scared away a lot of the song birds and every bird of prey you see sitting in the trees or flying around has 2 dozen crows chasing them around. They do serve a purpose as they pick up and eat garbage and carrion, but their populations are just ridiculous. Anyone know if seagulls are open to hunt as well?

[Trophyslayer]

So can you take the plug out of your shot gun and have 5 loaded up?

[Drillbit]

So can you take the plug out of your shot gun and have 5 loaded up?

Only if you're going to hunt them with slugs! Don't need steel shot though.

[Hellfish Hunter]

Wow I can't believe all the chatter about this topic, thanks for the info. I hope get a few this weekend.

cheers Hellfish

[180grainer]

I've never hunted them. I understand that even after boiling the crap out of them they're still tough as shoe leather and taste like shit. If it's alive and I ain't going to eat it or it ain't going to eat me I won't shoot it. (one exception beng wolves of course because they devastate the population of what I'm going to eat.)

That's just weird logic, shoot as many crows as you can. They're not a schedule C critter for nothing. And like noted, they are fun to shoot.

[Gateholio]

So can you take the plug out of your shot gun and have 5 loaded up?

I don't know, which is why I asked. Seems to me if they are Schedule C (No Hunting Lic Required) then you aren't really "hunting" them, it's pest control and you wouldn't need to pug the shotgun. But I don't have the regs in front of me to see exactly what they say about Sched C animals, I'm just going on memory and speculating out loud on HBC :)

[The Dude]

I don't know, which is why I asked. Seems to me if they are Schedule C (No Hunting Lic Required) then you aren't really "hunting" them, it's pest control and you wouldn't need to pug the shotgun. But I don't have the regs in front of me to see exactly what they say about Sched C animals, I'm just going on memory and speculating out loud on HBC :)

You DO need a license to hunt crows, unless they are on your property.
I too, am curious about the shotgun limits though. Regs don't say anything.

[Gateholio]

Ah, I though they were a "no lic required" animal. If you need a lic, then the crows are considered wildlife, so you probably need the plugged shotgun. Too bad though, as sometimes crow shooting is fast and furious! Unplugged shotguns would be a real asset!

[The Dude]

Well, they ARE Schedule C, but they're Schedule C-B :D
Most Schedule C is "have at 'er"

All I can find on shotguns is a two-shot magazine cap, unless hnting big game with single proiectiles.

Schedule C
4Schedule "C" animals can be captured
or killed anywhere and at any time in BC.
Schedule “C” birds may be hunted using electronic
calls. You do not need a hunting licence
to hunt or kill the following
Schedule “C” wildlife:
(a) Rana catesbeiana - American bullfrog
(b) Rana clamitans - green frog
(c) all species of the family Chelydridae -
snapping turtles
(d) Didelphis virginiana - North American
opossum
(e) Sylvilagus floridanus - eastern cottontail
(f) Oryctolagus cuniculus - European rabbit
(g) Myocastor coypus - nutria
(h) all species of the genus Sciurus - gray
squirrels and fox squirrels
(i) Passer domesticus - house sparrow
(j) Sturnus vulgaris - European starling
(k) Columbia livia - rock dove (domestic
pigeon)
4You do need a hunting licence to hunt the
following Schedule “C” wildlife UNLESS you
are hunting them on your property or they are
damaging your property:
(a) Corvus caurina - Northwestern Crow
(b) Corvus brachyrhynchos - American Crow
(c) Pica pica - black-billed magpie
(d) Molothrus ater - brown-headed cowbird
and the eggs of this bird species may be
destroyed.

[Gateholio]

Right, got it. I think the 2+1 rule would apply to crows then. Probably could get an exception made, although I bet nobody has bothered to look into it. :)

[The Dude]

"I was skeet shooting and 20 crows got in the way" :D

[f350ps]

Wow I can't believe all the chatter about this topic, thanks for the info. I hope get a few this weekend.

cheers Hellfish
I'll share a little trick with ya that has proved to be deadly for crows. Fill a couple of big black garbage bags full of crumpled newspaper and take them out to an area that crows frequent. Throw the bags out in front of some decent cover and rip the bag open and lay a few pieces of crumpled paper beside the bags, ( MacDonalds bags are killer). Put a few crow decoys out and it's murder city. This info is secret so don't share it with anybody please! :) Good Luck, K

[itsy bitsy xj]

Anyone in the lower mainland going this weekend, where are you going,want some company

[anglo-saxon]

I absolutely despise magpies. A more cunning, underhanded creature is hard to find. I once saw one peck a baby gopher to death. Not a very efficient way to kill the little critter. But it just wouldn't quit and eventually the gopher gave up the ghost. Plus they used to steal the dog food for the outside dogs. On the upside, magpies are canibalistic, so I once shot one with my H&R .223 off a bipod at about 150m and within a few seconds another came to have nibble, so I shot him (evaporated in a puff of feathers), so along came another and I shot him (same effect), then along came another and another until there were seven magpies (or what was left of them) splattered across the bottom field. One of the most satisfying five minutes of shooting ever.

[ruger#1]

I absolutely despise magpies. A more cunning, underhanded creature is hard to find. I once saw one peck a baby gopher to death. Not a very efficient way to kill the little critter. But it just wouldn't quit and eventually the gopher gave up the ghost. Plus they used to steal the dog food for the outside dogs. On the upside, magpies are canibalistic, so I once shot one with my H&R .223 off a bipod at about 150m and within a few seconds another came to have nibble, so I shot him (evaporated in a puff of feathers), so along came another and I shot him (same effect), then along came another and another until there were seven magpies (or what was left of them) splattered across the bottom field. One of the most satisfying five minutes of shooting ever. All I have to say is Good Job man.

[anglo-saxon]

I once lived in High River, AB. The crows in town were a real nuisance. My retired bank manager neighbour would shoot them out of his back door as they tried to get at his vegetable patch. For me, though, I just hated the noise, especially in early summer when the fledlings were constantly squawking to be fed. One Saturday I was on my couch trying to read and these damned crows were giving it what for outside in my poplar tree/ I grabbed the boy's air rifle, looked cautiously up and down the street and then lay on my back with just the muzzle out the door and pop, game over...one down, remainder flew away, all went quiet, back to reading. Next day I'm just about to start mowing the lawn and the nosey neighbour lady points at the dead crow and starts asking how it died. "No idea", I said. Then I cranked up the mower and ran the thing over right in front of her. Just a big puff of shredded black feathers out the side. The look of horror on her face was priceless and she never spoke to me again (bonus!). The wife got a chuckle out of that one, but said I shouldn't do it any more as I'd end up getting in trouble, easpecialy with all the fuss about West Nile virus at the time.

Then a couple of months later I was trying to take a snooze on a weekend when a crow started making all kinds of noise out the back. It was on the roof of the garage of the property behind ours. Out came the boy's air rifle, off came the bug screen from the window and "pop". The crow didn't go down, though; it made a sort of an odd squawk and flew off lop-sided towards the other side of town. At least it had gone quiet. Job done.

A few weeks later, I was reading in the living room and my wife was reading the local paper on the couch opposite. All of a sudden, she lowered the paper violently and I could tell her laser-vision was boring into the side of my skull ("just don't make eye contact", I thought!!).

"You've been shooting bloody crows again, haven't you?", she said. More of a cross between a stern accusation and direct statement of the obvious than a question.

"Have I?" (A weak, unconvincing, pathetic attempt that had absolutely no effect other than to fan the flames!)

"It says here", she said, jabbing her finger into the newspaper, "that a dead crow was found in George Lane Park three weeks ago. It was taken away by guys in white hazmat suits and shipped to the national laboritory in Winnipeg. They spent $30,000 testing it extensively only to discover a lead pellet stuck in it."

I was well and truly busted. But at least whe started laughing when she read the story to me from the paper. I agreed to stop shooting crows...for now!

[Moe.JKU]

Ill be out scouting areas anyways this weekend. So ill just try the garbage trick and grab some burgers as lunch. Got to work my new gun in anyways. Everyday I fly under that massive cloud of crows by boundary exit on #1 and just wish I could blast them.

[wingmaster]

do you guys eat the crows or is it just pest control?

[lorneparker1]

I pound crows. Like chicken wings, only crow wings. dipped in franks red hot and ranch.

ooooo son!

Lorne

[ruger#1]

Curry fried crow is the best. Tandorri crow sucks.

[Foxton Gundogs]

I've eaten a lot of crow in my day:???:

[Fella]

Would a .177 air rifle do the trick on a crow or should I use 12 ga slugs?:mrgreen:

[itsy bitsy xj]

Would a .177 air rifle do the trick on a crow or should I use 12 ga slugs?:mrgreen:
I used to shot them with my pellet gun when I was 12.If you shoot them in flight they will see or hear it coming and swerve around it. If you are using a 12g don't use slugs I would say 7 1/2, 4 or BB's. You might get lucky and get 2 for 1

[itsy bitsy xj]

Where are you guys in the Fraser Valley shooting them? I'd love to get in on some of that action

[kyleklassen]

I used to shot them with my pellet gun when I was 12.If you shoot them in flight they will see or hear it coming and swerve around it. If you are using a 12g don't use slugs I would say 7 1/2, 4 or BB's. You might get lucky and get 2 for 17 1/2, 4 or BB's? thats one helluva variety.

[itsy bitsy xj]

But he never said what choke he's using or where he shooting them,distance... I was just saying I didn't think slugs where the way to go

[NorthShoreX]

Since Crows are schedule "C" and can be shot anytime/anywhere, is it legal to to shoot them on the dykes of the Fraser located in the Fraser Valley Special Licence Hunting Area even if it's not migratory bird season?

[itsy bitsy xj]

Where on the fraser can you go shooting?

[lorneparker1]

But he never said what choke he's using or where he shooting them,distance... I was just saying I didn't think slugs where the way to go


Thats kinda weird, ive always had good success shooting a 1 oz single projectile at a moving target

[Drillbit]

Right, got it. I think the 2+1 rule would apply to crows then. Probably could get an exception made, although I bet nobody has bothered to look into it. :)

How would a guy start that process?

[NorthShoreX]

Where on the fraser can you go shooting?

According to the FVSLHA map, from Richmond to Chilliwack and all points in between. Not sure personally as I've never done it.

[TommyGuitar]

I've crow hunted before and it is a blast! I laid a couple dead gophers down in a pasture, spray painted some cardboard crow cutouts flat black, then hid in the bush and called with a crow call (studied the sounds on line). They sure do come in. However my Wingmaster shotgun, 2 3/4" with birdshot, didn't have enough oomph to really drop em like I wanted. They are tough birds.

[Trophyslayer]

How about trapping them anyone ever built one from how I read the regs if its on my own property I should be good to go. Here's what the traps look like http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=LZLYiOn83Po&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DLZLYiOn83Po

[fowl language]

gate, i spoke with the powers at be and it is legal to shoot all schedule c birds and no plug is required. it even took them a while to find out......dale

[Drillbit]

^Really, that's great!

[f350ps]

I've crow hunted before and it is a blast! I laid a couple dead gophers down in a pasture, spray painted some cardboard crow cutouts flat black, then hid in the bush and called with a crow call (studied the sounds on line). They sure do come in. However my Wingmaster shotgun, 2 3/4" with birdshot, didn't have enough oomph to really drop em like I wanted. They are tough birds.
I've found that crows are one of the easiest birds to kill, put one pellet in them and they're done! K

[NorthShoreX]

No....you can't. Please read the Regs. I also copied them in post #59

I have read them. Please tell me where in the regs it says you can't shoot them in the area in question.

[The Dude]

Brain fart, my bad. For some reason I thought it was a license thing. You need a hunting license to shoot crows, unless on private property.

My answer would be that as long as you can hunt ducks there, you can hunt crows (with a license). Follow all local laws, should not be an issue. I don't think migratory bird seasons have any impact, it's whether or not it's an open shooting area.
However, if someone from the West End is walking Mr Wigglebottoms IV, and you start blasting crows out of the sky, I see more letters to the editor.
Lotsa farms up the valley, find a friendly one and hunt away.

[kyleklassen]

But he never said what choke he's using or where he shooting them,distance... I was just saying I didn't think slugs where the way to goso what chokes do you recommend for these shot sizes.

[NorthShoreX]

Thanks Dude.

[Dano]

Brain fart, my bad. For some reason I thought it was a license thing. You need a hunting license to shoot crows, unless on private property.

My answer would be that as long as you can hunt ducks there, you can hunt crows (with a license). Follow all local laws, should not be an issue. I don't think migratory bird seasons have any impact, it's whether or not it's an open shooting area.
However, if someone from the West End is walking Mr Wigglebottoms IV, and you start blasting crows out of the sky, I see more letters to the editor.
Lotsa farms up the valley, find a friendly one and hunt away.

First of all, WTF is this thread doing in the waterfowl section? The mod should have been on it right away......:-D

Have to agree with the Dude here. Be sure to evaluate the areas you intend to hunt with respect to it's use by non-hunters. Although it may be legal to shoot there, there's a lot more people out on dykes during the spring and summer months and some of them like to write letters to the local newspapers and contact council about shooting in these areas. It can lead to these areas being closed year round to shooting. Farms and private property will always be a better option if available and usually offer better shooting too.
Years ago I had permission to hunt a farm when the farmer was doing his haying. The crows were coming in to pick up mice and we got on their flyway and had a great shoot!
Dano

[FirePower]

First of all, WTF is this thread doing in the waterfowl section? The mod should have been on it right away......:-D

Have to agree with the Dude here. Be sure to evaluate the areas you intend to hunt with respect to it's use by non-hunters. Although it may be legal to shoot there, there's a lot more people out on dykes during the spring and summer months and some of them like to write letters to the local newspapers and contact council about shooting in these areas. It can lead to these areas being closed year round to shooting. Farms and private property will always be a better option if available and usually offer better shooting too.
Years ago I had permission to hunt a farm when the farmer was doing his haying. The crows were coming in to pick up mice and we got on their flyway and had a great shoot!
Dano

Good points all, and yes a hay mowing shoot is top drawer.

[heyblast]

As long as the crows go ca honk should be in the waterfowl for at least the next month Dano. As for shooting near water ie. the Fraser it might be a good idea if you used non toxic shot as well as what the others have posted about public use of the dykes.

[Foxton Gundogs]

First of all, WTF is this thread doing in the waterfowl section? The mod should have been on it right away......:-D

Have to agree with the Dude here. Be sure to evaluate the areas you intend to hunt with respect to it's use by non-hunters. Although it may be legal to shoot there, there's a lot more people out on dykes during the spring and summer months and some of them like to write letters to the local newspapers and contact council about shooting in these areas. It can lead to these areas being closed year round to shooting. Farms and private property will always be a better option if available and usually offer better shooting too.
Years ago I had permission to hunt a farm when the farmer was doing his haying. The crows were coming in to pick up mice and we got on their flyway and had a great shoot!
Dano

Kinda wondered that one myself. We used to do the hay mowwing shoot what a blast, stop for lunch break out the 12 ga and just stand by the tractor they just keep coming :-D

[Hellfish Hunter]

Dano, sorry I should have put this in another category. My bad, I have looked at quite a few places for good groups of crows. Only area that was open to shooting and had lots(hundreds) is the island across from island 22, But you need a boat to get to it. I agree farms and farmers are the best bet. Berry and corn fields are where I am starting right after goose season! One more day ! i can't wait!

hellfish

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Ah, I though they were a "no lic required" animal. If you need a lic, then the crows are considered wildlife, so you probably need the plugged shotgun. Too bad though, as sometimes crow shooting is fast and furious! Unplugged shotguns would be a real asset!

Nope, no plug required! That's only for upland and migratory birds. I talked to a CO today in Terrace, and he said " no plug needed, lead is ok and dispose of them discreetly".

[limit time]

i pound crows. Like chicken wings, only crow wings. Dipped in franks red hot and ranch.

Ooooo son!

Lorne

crow pot pie!!

[Gateholio]

Nope, no plug required! That's only for upland and migratory birds. I talked to a CO today in Terrace, and he said " no plug needed, lead is ok and dispose of them discreetly".

Good to know! :)

[f350ps]

Dano, sorry I should have put this in another category. My bad, I have looked at quite a few places for good groups of crows. Only area that was open to shooting and had lots(hundreds) is the island across from island 22, But you need a boat to get to it. I agree farms and farmers are the best bet. Berry and corn fields are where I am starting right after goose season! One more day ! i can't wait!

hellfish
Something to remember for later in the year, pumpkin patches in late October. K

[scotty30-06]

Does anyone out there still Crow hunt....i have some questions?

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Does anyone out there still Crow hunt....i have some questions?
Why would we stop??

[guest]

No different then a Yote. Every one that is in range, it gets hammered. They are POS!

[Drillbit]

No crows up here yet.
Should be some here soon though unless winter is going to hang in there

[scotty30-06]

OK may be dumb question but what do ya need and can I just shoot with pellet gun in backyard....do I need a tag.....may be dumb question but I have never done it

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OK may be dumb question but what do ya need and can I just shoot with pellet gun in backyard....do I need a tag.....may be dumb question but I have never done it

check out page 14 in the regs. Schedule C says all you need to know. You must also check your area for laws, such as single projectile.

[kishman]

I've been pretty lucky with my Foxpro. Crow fight, Baby Crow, and wounded Crow seem to bring them in. GL, even if you don't get any you'll enjoy the day outside.

[Gone_Fishin_]

Find a flight path if you can

Baby crow fight is the one i have on my caller and seems to work pretty good.

Take a garbage bag and place a few branches inside to make it look "full"put 2-3 of these out and put some McDonalds bags or tim's around it. Set out a few decoys; I made a silhouettes out of corrugated plastic signs, painted these flat black and used coat hangers pushed inside of them for sticking into the ground. I place about a dozen of these around in various positions and either blow a mouth call or use the electronic one.

Another option is to set up a fighting scene with a Predator bird and a few decoys. I have an owl decoy i will place on top of a fence post. Then place some silhouettes around this on the ground and start whailing on the call or fight distress on the electronic. They hate owls and Hawks.

Has worked for us; i think the best morning last year was 32 crows and over a dozen pigeons.

[Gone_Fishin_]

Got just over a dozen in a 2 hour shoot this past Saturday :redface:

2 full body dekes
10 homemade silhouettes
McDonalds bags and some Tim's cups
Baby crow fight on the caller
Mouth call
=
Good times :smile: