I shot a few last year with just a turkey locator crow call and a pair of crow decoys.

 

Find somebody that may have a deer carcass or birds-geese, pheasants etc...or a McGarbage bag:lol:

No but we had one of our best shoots over 4 pheasant carcasses and a little scouting. Deer work well to and some decent audio files with a few ffd dekes. We use an Avery decoy retriever to put a few in the trees and some near the dead pile. Mag extension and a turkey choke and #6 lead. Decappatated a crow at 15' that day and everything was working my side. It was a blast and got my barrel hot! Was a good hand warmer in between loading up

 

Thanks for the info, fellas. I have 6 fully flocked crows and an e caller. I was considering some silhouettes to bulk it up. A lot of stuff I read they talked about using an owl decoy as well. Any experience with one?

 

I had some go absolutely apeshit and I was just doing my best owl hoot with my voice.

 

Go . set up. Shoot.. As easy as that

 

You need to hide really well. There are times when I think blinking spooks them off. Fun stuff when it is happening and frustrating when the flight path is 200 yds away.

 

Here ya go, Randy I hear he comes highly recommended for his Crow hunts, :lol:

http://jagermisteroutfitters.com/IOWA_WATERFOWL_HUNTS.html

 

I thought that clown was out of business

 

In the mornings we set out an owl decoy and a half dozen crow decoys the play an "owl and crow fight" cassette in a boom box. The crows come in fast.

 

Just remember the season is closed right now. it opens back up on the 14th

 

Crow fight on the e-caller and a few decoys is about all you need. I put the caller right by the decoys. As mentioned, hide well. They come out of the woodwork and is funnier than than hell watching them come in. Stupid there is even a season on them. I dont think too many folks hunt crows..something to do when there is nothing else to shoot. Have fun!! Huff

 

Yeah. Don't quote me, but I believe the season closes down because it's when the ravens generally migrate through?

 

That's what I was told also, but I'm not sure of that. We will usually get the kill bug when it opens back up and go stack a few up. Had a raven or 2 in the decoys once(I think...2 that were twice the size of the others) and let them pass

 

Need a lake, snow covers, minnows, red food coloring, crow call.

 

They have a season because they're migratory and Mexico wanted to protect them. I guess they're some type of official bird there.

 

If you aren't shooting within 1 minute of turning on the caller you probably need to move and move often. Sometimes 1oo yards will get you more shooting.

 

You have to stay hidden really well.
Those suckers can pick you out if your not camoed up.
When the stars line up,crow hunting can be a lot of fun.


Dan

 

Tried crow hunting last year to pass the time between honks and snows and it can be fun if the crows are around.

They just like to wake up and go fight :lol:

The 2 things that we learned is they can see like crazy so make sure not to move and if not much is around after you shoot a few, move cause they get wise to the e-caller quickly.

 

Here are some decoys I made using 3/4" foam. Then, I use a metal coat hanger to stick them into the ground. I usually set about 15-20 of them out on the edge of some evergreens and have a hay day. I use the FoxPro Wildfire II. I've had really good luck in the mornings, just before sunrise and into the morning. They'll come if they are in the area.

One day this first season on them, sometime in November... I picked up my set to go home, made it about 10 miles and saw a group flying... I sped up and cut them off, jumped out grabbed the e-caller and remington 1100, walked 30 yards from the truck and knelt down... Blasted the "Crows 2" call and they turned like a flock of cupped mallards. Picked two of them off that time. Once shot at, they usually tend to fly away.

Good luck, looking forward to hearing success stories from ya.

Ever in the QCA, let me know... I'm always down for a crow bust!

 

Will do! Good job on those deeks!

 

Where would you find mp3 files for ecaller, I made the homemade ecaller but having a hard time finding the files to download to the Ipod

not trying to hijack your thread but thought I would ask, wanting to try it also


thanks

 

I heard of throwing ketchup on the snow and putting decoys around the red snow makes them come in fast

 

Had a lot of success with 7 or 8 decoys, a fox pro, and something red to lay/put in the snow. They love roosting in cedar trees. As everyone already stated, make sure you are hidden or they will see you! Also had awesome shoots sitting over fish scraps and carcasses as well.

 

T-Minus 6 days until second season opens!!!!
:61::61::61:

 

where do you guys purchase decoys

 

GHG makes a good crow decoy. I believe you can buy them at macks prarrie wings.

 

Well we set-up in a blind and I put an owl out that I had to scare away rabbits at home. Used my cheap e-caller and we had some talking to us but none came in. It was pretty cool when they started calling.

I think I need some decoys and try again

 

Had a hard time trying to get the crows in range today does anyone know any good mp3 downloads to help

 

I got all of mine off of fox pros website

 

I never heard the red food coloring or ketchup trick.... have some friends that work at the Heinz plant in Muscatine, I'm gonna paint a field red somewhere!

 

I believe in was in a Outdoor Life magazine article featured a man who has shot over 200,000 + Crows. That's Shooting.