Bunibuster

75 on wheat stubble Saturday 9483

41 Saturday on barley stubble 5293

9 yesterday on a flight line over standing wheat 8273

Welcome! I find crows will nearly always come in for a look at any pattern within range once ur well hidden from them good tip is place ur decoys (I've used pigeon shell decoys with black tights over them on occasions until Iv had a few shot to put out works a treat)off to one side so there lookin at them and not u in ur hide they fly a lot slower than pigeons so tend to notice u easier

Irish Hunting Seasons for Wild Birds and Wild Mammals SPECIES OPEN SEASON Red Grouse 1 September to 30 September Mallard, Teal, Gadwall, Wigeon, Pintail, Shoveller, Scaup, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Goldeneye, Golden Plover, Snipe, Jack Snipe 1 September to 31 January Red-legged Partridge 1 November to 31 January Cock Pheasant, Woodcock 1 November to 31 January Curlew 1 November to 30 November Canada Geese (Countrywide) 1 September to 15 October Canada Geese (Counties Cavan and Leitrim only) and excluding the following townlands: Eonish Island, Rinn and Deramfield (Cavan) and tahe River Shannon (Leitrim) 16 October to 31 January Greylag Geese (Countrywide) 1 September to 15 October Greylag Geese (Lady's Island, Co. Wexford and Gearagh East Gearagh West in Co. Cork only 16 October to 31 January Wood pigeon 1 November to 31 January Ruddy Duck 1 September to 31 January SPECIES COUNTIES Deer Kerry All Other Counties Red Male No Season 1 September to 31 December Female & antlerless deer* 1 November to 28 February Sika Male 1 September to 31 December Female & anterless deer* 1 November to 28 February Fallow Male 1 September to 31 December Female & anterless deer* 1 November to 28 February Mutjac whole year round SPECIES OPEN SEASON Hares (excluding the following townlands in Co. Wexford: North East Slob, North West Slob, Big Island, Beggerin Island and the Raven). 26 September to 28 February VERMIN Species classed as vermin which can be shot throughout the year: MAMMALS: fox, rabbit, mink, rats, mice, grey squirrel, feral goats & muntjac (with suitable rifle calibre). BIRDS: All birds are now protected species. Game birds can be shot in season Vermin - rook, greycrow, jackdaw, magpie & pigeon can only be shot, under E. U. Derogation, if causing damage to crops, fauna etc. Pigeons are the only bird that have an open season & can also be shot under E. U. Derogation. One does not need to see these species actually causing the damage to be able to shoot them.....'if they are likely to cause damage' is suffice. (see Problems 2007 above) There is alot of confusion as to what 'vermin' species can be shot, and when, as it was stated in the Wildlife Act 1976 that: according to the THIRD SCHEDULE of the Wildlife Act 1976 the following had no season and were not protected: BIRDS Bullfinch Carrion Crow Greater Black-backed Gull Herring Gull Hooded (Grey) Crow House Sparrow Jackdaw Jay Lesser Black-backed Gull Magpie

we have loads of them here in Ireland and are a serious agricultural pest so they're classed as vermin must never heard the term hooded crow either must be diff laws or fewer numbers across the pond

Sorry Motty now u say it does sound a bit harsh how do I go about changing it don't want to offend anyone guess I got carried away

couldn't agree more

Big ones with grey bodys ders prob some "correct" name for them but that's what I call em

What week of shooting was asked to clear a fee bunnies off a local golf course last Sunday and 5 evenings work bagged myself 73 with the hmr the owner was telling one of the members about it and ended up getting permission of a stubble field next to a refuse dump that was having issues with crows and ferals so went up sat to av a look decided decoying would be the most effective way so picked a good spot for the hide and returned the next day with as many cartridges I could get my hands on set up with a couple of shell decoys in a random pattern and a flapper and three hours later losing 45 mins to running out of cartridges and a quick dash to the gunshop for more I ended up with 103 crows 4 grey crows 95 ferals 20 woodies and 1 very unlucky magpie best session to date previous best was 75 and that was two years ago! Herself was out that night so I went out with the lamp near house and bagged 2 foxes u couldn't ask for a better ending to the best shooting Iv ever had!!

8 more on Sunday 1646

103 crows 4 grey crows and a magpie on stubble field next to a refuse dump new personal best! 4965

2 over the weekend wth the hmr 385

24 over the weekend on barley stubble 8070

9 Monday, 22 on Tuesday & 24 Thursday 1638