Crow Hunting Chat

nhcrowshooter · nhcrowshooter

I am curious, how long with your e-caller run on a charge and what kind of caller is it? One of the principal reasons I have stuck with the J/S cassette callers is their long battery life and rechargable sealed lead acid battery system. Although the SLA battery is the majority of the unit's weight, it p...

Gary · Gary

Yesterday was our last day of our 2012-2013 crow season. We had no real game plan but just had to go. We decided to just do some leisure Run-N-Gun with no direction in mind just see em in the field and try to hunt em. It was a little windy so getting up wind was a problem at times. We were not very successfu...

Redditch · Redditch

Well, we had continuous rain since may last year till two weeks ago, and it looks like its starting again now

Redditch · Redditch

New lamp, very hard beam out to 800 metres http://www.taclight.co.uk/dereelight/night-master-kit.html

Redditch · Redditch

Well, after poachers running round on a quad last night, and leaving some gates open, whereupon sheep got out again, the farmer has said next time hold Henk, block the lane, call plod, and have them done for armed trespass. That means they will lose their FAC, their guns, their quad, and will probably b...

Redditch · Redditch

So, as you all know I finally (after much trial and tribulation) managed to get my Primos Alpha Dogg from the states, and used it Wednesday night foxing for its premier. it did the job well, and we saw about 10 foxes, but they wouldn't commit to an area of safe shooting, and those that did a battery connect...

Gary · Gary

Wednesday Feb. 20th is a day I will remember for a long time.. As we all get older and our kids grow up and go their own ways, especially those who move out of town it is a specail time when we have a chance to reunite with them and for me it is to hunt with my son. That chance was yesterday! What a great day to be...

Gary · Gary

Our season is coming to a close so I have been trying to squeeze in a few extra hunts. Friday was kinda special for me, I got to take my son-in-law that only gets to go with me once a year. I had one other A-Team member join us for what turned out to be a super day for three guys. We had no game plan, so we just hea...

Redditch · Redditch

FFS, just putting the ammo away and looked in the box, thought those look bloody small. Too damn right, the idiot only gave me 50 grain 223 instead of 50 grain 22-250 GRRRRRRRRRRR I'm annoyed to say the least So just rang said I'd come straight down and change them so I could go out tonight. Only problem...

Redditch · Redditch

Please everyone vote here, as depending on how this vote goes, will probably depend on whether we have fox shooting still, or it becomes banned as happend with fox hunting. this is how the fox hunting ban in the UK started, and now they are after stopping shooting too. anyone from anywhere can vote, and...

Redditch · Redditch

So, this morning, decided to order a Primos Alpha Dogg electronic caller from the states via eBay. All went well till it said confirm and pay, then I did so, and it said, transaction not complete, please return to the item and order again. So I checked my purchase history, nothing there, so did it again...

Gary · Gary

Boy what a hard hunt. Last Saturday we had an invitation to hunt the same farm as two weeks ago but this time the wind was blowing 25mph and our hide was all wrong. The farmer said the birds were back in there in good numbers but with Mr. Wind was in full command. We went for it anyway and only managed to ki...

corvid · corvid

Well i know how Redditch is feeling as all we have had to day is mostly rain, got soaked setting the decoys up, then after a while the sun peeked thu and i got a nice pic of 'two rainbows' then we had a hail storm with thunder, back to rain, after not even getting a shot, i packed up and it did start to clear a bit s...

Gary · Gary

The A-Team gathers at our local meeting place for our 5th hunt together of the season. This was to be a special event for us. We were to be joined by our close friend Kim that had traveled from Weyburn Saskatchewan to hunt with us for a few days. As with any long distance travel it has it’s draw backs. He had h...

Redditch · Redditch

Two hundred dead crows were recently found near LittleRock Ark. There was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. A Bird Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows and confirmed the problem was definitely NOT Avian Flu ... to everyone's relief. However, he determined that 98% of the cr...

Gary · Gary

The A-Team started its season on a good note. Last Friday was our first outing as a group. It was a cold and crisp 28F and the crows were on the move to find food. We had to ride a few miles to find them in numbers but when we did we made short order of them.. I do not know if age has anything to do with it, but I j...

Redditch · Redditch

So, had been using flocked decoys, but they tend to be easily damaged, and don't stand up to rain and freezing very well (they split), plus they cost £7.50 each plus P&P So, was looking on EBAY and came across an offer of 24 decoys for £48.00 including P&P which was too good to miss. So ordered t...

Gary · Gary

I had mentioned in one of my post about hunting in the fog last week. Really my first experience after 30 years of crowing of hunting in thick fog. I was curious about other hunters experiences crowing in the fog and how did your birds respond ?

Zeddicus · Zeddicus

The story of an otherwise successful hunt.... Got up yesterday to the soothing sound of falling rain at 4:20 to meet my friend at the place where we had shot 42 a couple of weeks ago. We were hunting a field that is constantly fertilised with vegetable farming waste. A really good spot that always draws...

Redditch · Redditch

I've noticed that in almost al, the USA crow shooting videos I have seen, not ONE, not a single one, has used a whirly, and very few use floaters. I suppose its because your crows are a migratory species, and you are constrained by seasons too,mso people can't be bothered to invest in equipment other tha...

Redditch · Redditch

I have a few fields that are very hilly, which makes shooting rabbits and foxes on them (despite the fact that are literally teeming) extremely difficult. So, I've bought one of these high seats, which will put me 17 feet high and give me a birds eye view of the fields. Ideal for my 17 HMR and 22-250 rem. ...

Zeddicus · Zeddicus

One tough month to wait! But finally it has arrived in the post via Arizona and another station...! The Suckerpunch raffle call. And let me tell you, this call is precisely what I hoped it would be!! As if it had been truly custom made to my specifications! A true sweettalker! Much lower in tone th...

Splash One · Splash One

This is just nuts... a propaganda piece if I've ever read one... Click HERE to read this disgusting article. SHAME ON YOU ABC NEWS.. -- Edited by Splash One on Thursday 22nd of November 2012 05:16:04 PM

Redditch · Redditch

This is the field at the back of my house. Nearly everyday since it was harvested its had crows on it. Today aren't many compared to normal, as its raining hard. The crows continue to the left behind the trees and to the right behind the building, about 100 yards each side Also behind the hill will probab...

nhcrowshooter · nhcrowshooter

Admittedly I am behind the times and still using some cassette callers, they are cheap and work great in the field IMO. With my home stereo system I have the ability to record cassette to cassette and from CD to cassette and I keep 10ga and I supplied with fresh tapes as needed. I have the Johhny Stewart...

Splash One · Splash One

Thought I'd throw up a few pictures of the muddiest day I've ever hunted crows..and the shooting wasn't even that great...but the 4x4 was. The war wagon had so much mud on it's tires that I had to stop and dig out the wheel wells.. there was clay from the tire all the way to the top of the well. [IMG]https://...

Zeddicus · Zeddicus

Every year the hunters in germany celebrate the "Hubertusmesse" on the 3rd November to celebrate the day of our patron St. Hubertus. Now a Cathedral got protests from antis. In the process access to the cathedral to have a church service was denied by the church authorities. If this is not...

Splash One · Splash One

[IMG]https://...

Redditch · Redditch

So, got a phone call from one of my farmers today. He sewed two fields of winter barley, one yesterday, one today, and the crows are already ripping into them. So, next few days are gonna be busy again

-- Edited by Redditch on Thursday 25th of October 2012 04:16:02 PM

Splash One · Splash One

I know they are warped.. I can fix that... I'm just excited to have them.. Johnny Stewart was a pioneer, and leagues beyond other game call recordings of his time. I paid a buck a piece.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	E-caller battery life (Preview) I am curious, how long with your e-caller run on a charge and what kind of caller is it? One of the principal reasons I have stuck with the J/S cassette callers is their long battery life and rechargable sealed lead acid battery system. Although the SLA battery is the majority of the unit's weight, it p...	nhcrowshooter	9	3593	Mar 15, 2013 by Mainehunt
	Last Day Blues (Preview) Yesterday was our last day of our 2012-2013 crow season. We had no real game plan but just had to go. We decided to just do some leisure Run-N-Gun with no direction in mind just see em in the field and try to hunt em. It was a little windy so getting up wind was a problem at times. We were not very successfu...	Gary	1	1569	Mar 15, 2013 by Mainehunt
	The weather here (Preview) Well, we had continuous rain since may last year till two weeks ago, and it looks like its starting again now	Redditch	0	1375	Mar 4, 2013 by Redditch
	Just bought one of these (Preview) New lamp, very hard beam out to 800 metres http://www.taclight.co.uk/dereelight/night-master-kit.html	Redditch	2	1657	Mar 1, 2013 by Redditch
	Poachers again :-( (Preview) Well, after poachers running round on a quad last night, and leaving some gates open, whereupon sheep got out again, the farmer has said next time hold Henk, block the lane, call plod, and have them done for armed trespass. That means they will lose their FAC, their guns, their quad, and will probably b...	Redditch	0	1526	Feb 23, 2013 by Redditch
	Some new kit (Preview) So, as you all know I finally (after much trial and tribulation) managed to get my Primos Alpha Dogg from the states, and used it Wednesday night foxing for its premier. it did the job well, and we saw about 10 foxes, but they wouldn't commit to an area of safe shooting, and those that did a battery connect...	Redditch	0	1366	Feb 22, 2013 by Redditch
	Big Day With My Son (Preview) Wednesday Feb. 20th is a day I will remember for a long time.. As we all get older and our kids grow up and go their own ways, especially those who move out of town it is a specail time when we have a chance to reunite with them and for me it is to hunt with my son. That chance was yesterday! What a great day to be...	Gary	0	1121	Feb 22, 2013 by Gary
	Friday/Saturday Combo (Preview) Our season is coming to a close so I have been trying to squeeze in a few extra hunts. Friday was kinda special for me, I got to take my son-in-law that only gets to go with me once a year. I had one other A-Team member join us for what turned out to be a super day for three guys. We had no game plan, so we just hea...	Gary	0	708	Feb 17, 2013 by Gary
	My new ammo :-( (Preview) FFS, just putting the ammo away and looked in the box, thought those look bloody small. Too damn right, the idiot only gave me 50 grain 223 instead of 50 grain 22-250 GRRRRRRRRRRR I'm annoyed to say the least So just rang said I'd come straight down and change them so I could go out tonight. Only problem...	Redditch	0	728	Feb 15, 2013 by Redditch
	Fox shooting, a likely ban in the UK (Preview) Please everyone vote here, as depending on how this vote goes, will probably depend on whether we have fox shooting still, or it becomes banned as happend with fox hunting. this is how the fox hunting ban in the UK started, and now they are after stopping shooting too. anyone from anywhere can vote, and...	Redditch	4	794	Feb 15, 2013 by Redditch
	Primos Alpha Dogg and eBay/PayPal (Preview) So, this morning, decided to order a Primos Alpha Dogg electronic caller from the states via eBay. All went well till it said confirm and pay, then I did so, and it said, transaction not complete, please return to the item and order again. So I checked my purchase history, nothing there, so did it again...	Redditch	12	1434	Feb 13, 2013 by Redditch
	A-Team Gets it Done in the wind (Preview) Boy what a hard hunt. Last Saturday we had an invitation to hunt the same farm as two weeks ago but this time the wind was blowing 25mph and our hide was all wrong. The farmer said the birds were back in there in good numbers but with Mr. Wind was in full command. We went for it anyway and only managed to ki...	Gary	0	829	Feb 11, 2013 by Gary
	shooting in the rain (Preview) Well i know how Redditch is feeling as all we have had to day is mostly rain, got soaked setting the decoys up, then after a while the sun peeked thu and i got a nice pic of 'two rainbows' then we had a hail storm with thunder, back to rain, after not even getting a shot, i packed up and it did start to clear a bit s...	corvid	5	1408	Feb 8, 2013 by Redditch
	The A-Team's 5th Hunt of 2013 (Preview) The A-Team gathers at our local meeting place for our 5th hunt together of the season. This was to be a special event for us. We were to be joined by our close friend Kim that had traveled from Weyburn Saskatchewan to hunt with us for a few days. As with any long distance travel it has it’s draw backs. He had h...	Gary	0	625	Feb 4, 2013 by Gary
	Dead crows (Preview) Two hundred dead crows were recently found near LittleRock Ark. There was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. A Bird Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows and confirmed the problem was definitely NOT Avian Flu ... to everyone's relief. However, he determined that 98% of the cr...	Redditch	1	815	Feb 4, 2013 by Splash One
	A-Team hits the road 2013 (Preview) The A-Team started its season on a good note. Last Friday was our first outing as a group. It was a cold and crisp 28F and the crows were on the move to find food. We had to ride a few miles to find them in numbers but when we did we made short order of them.. I do not know if age has anything to do with it, but I j...	Gary	8	1022	Feb 4, 2013 by Gary
	New Crow decoys (Preview) So, had been using flocked decoys, but they tend to be easily damaged, and don't stand up to rain and freezing very well (they split), plus they cost £7.50 each plus P&P So, was looking on EBAY and came across an offer of 24 decoys for £48.00 including P&P which was too good to miss. So ordered t...	Redditch	12	1779	Jan 22, 2013 by Redditch
	Fog (Preview) I had mentioned in one of my post about hunting in the fog last week. Really my first experience after 30 years of crowing of hunting in thick fog. I was curious about other hunters experiences crowing in the fog and how did your birds respond ?	Gary	7	703	Jan 22, 2013 by Redditch
	Disaster strikes.... (Preview) The story of an otherwise successful hunt.... Got up yesterday to the soothing sound of falling rain at 4:20 to meet my friend at the place where we had shot 42 a couple of weeks ago. We were hunting a field that is constantly fertilised with vegetable farming waste. A really good spot that always draws...	Zeddicus	3	832	Jan 11, 2013 by Redditch
	Difference between USA and UK/European crow shooting (Preview) I've noticed that in almost al, the USA crow shooting videos I have seen, not ONE, not a single one, has used a whirly, and very few use floaters. I suppose its because your crows are a migratory species, and you are constrained by seasons too,mso people can't be bothered to invest in equipment other tha...	Redditch	4	1356	Jan 7, 2013 by Redditch
	New high seat (Preview) I have a few fields that are very hilly, which makes shooting rabbits and foxes on them (despite the fact that are literally teeming) extremely difficult. So, I've bought one of these high seats, which will put me 17 feet high and give me a birds eye view of the fields. Ideal for my 17 HMR and 22-250 rem. ...	Redditch	0	630	Jan 3, 2013 by Redditch
	Finally arrived... (Preview) One tough month to wait! But finally it has arrived in the post via Arizona and another station...! The Suckerpunch raffle call. And let me tell you, this call is precisely what I hoped it would be!! As if it had been truly custom made to my specifications! A true sweettalker! Much lower in tone th...	Zeddicus	4	692	Dec 28, 2012 by Zeddicus
	Bad Press for crow hunters across the pond (Preview) This is just nuts... a propaganda piece if I've ever read one... Click HERE to read this disgusting article. SHAME ON YOU ABC NEWS.. -- Edited by Splash One on Thursday 22nd of November 2012 05:16:04 PM	Splash One	4	904	Nov 25, 2012 by Redditch
	My back field (Preview) This is the field at the back of my house. Nearly everyday since it was harvested its had crows on it. Today aren't many compared to normal, as its raining hard. The crows continue to the left behind the trees and to the right behind the building, about 100 yards each side Also behind the hill will probab...	Redditch	5	1073	Nov 21, 2012 by Redditch
	Audacity Software (Preview) Admittedly I am behind the times and still using some cassette callers, they are cheap and work great in the field IMO. With my home stereo system I have the ability to record cassette to cassette and from CD to cassette and I keep 10ga and I supplied with fresh tapes as needed. I have the Johhny Stewart...	nhcrowshooter	8	1457	Nov 20, 2012 by Gary
	Last year was a bit wet (Preview) Thought I'd throw up a few pictures of the muddiest day I've ever hunted crows..and the shooting wasn't even that great...but the 4x4 was. The war wagon had so much mud on it's tires that I had to stop and dig out the wheel wells.. there was clay from the tire all the way to the top of the well. [IMG]https://...	Splash One	4	910	Nov 15, 2012 by Redditch
	Disgrace! Catholic church denies hunters holy mass! (Preview) Every year the hunters in germany celebrate the "Hubertusmesse" on the 3rd November to celebrate the day of our patron St. Hubertus. Now a Cathedral got protests from antis. In the process access to the cathedral to have a church service was denied by the church authorities. If this is not...	Zeddicus	3	847	Nov 15, 2012 by Redditch
	Splash One's Owl Decoys (Preview) [IMG]https://...	Splash One	1	1006	Nov 1, 2012 by corvid
	Out the next few days (Preview) So, got a phone call from one of my farmers today. He sewed two fields of winter barley, one yesterday, one today, and the crows are already ripping into them. So, next few days are gonna be busy again -- Edited by Redditch on Thursday 25th of October 2012 04:16:02 PM	Redditch	12	1280	Nov 1, 2012 by Redditch
	Score from an antique shop (Preview) I know they are warped.. I can fix that... I'm just excited to have them.. Johnny Stewart was a pioneer, and leagues beyond other game call recordings of his time. I paid a buck a piece.	Splash One	9	1208	Oct 30, 2012 by Gary
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