Crow Calling Sounds

[Spaniel]

Hi

I have found this page today, not sure if I could do the fighting crow sound to be honest

 

http://www.crowbusters.com/begtechn_dc.htm

 

 

But what call sounds do you try to imitate and which ones do you feel work better then others to draw them in to your pattern

 

 

 

Ian

[steve_b_wales]

As I have mentioned many times on this forum, I use a Primos Power Crow call to make all the sounds I need. With practice, you can produce varying pitch sounds for crow/jackdaw, and even seagull!

I tend to listen to the bird/s calling, and then mimick their call.

Works every time.

[Spaniel]

Hi Steve

Yep got the same one myself and i try to imitate the same sound in the field as the crows.

I seem to get there attention in the pattern by producing CAAW CAAW but I think this fighting sound may take some doing

[steve_b_wales]

It's all down to practice. I make a 'grrrr' sound when blowing into the Primos. Biting it makes a higher pitch. Blowing lightly into it, and not biting it tends to make a low sound.

I cannot recommend the Primos enough.

[Spaniel]

Steve what type of sound do you use to try to get the crows excited to pull them into the pattern,

I call to them and they call back but nothing to say im getting them into any sort of frenzy to be honest

 

 

Cheers Ian

[Pykie]

I use a European Crow Caller (avaliable on Ebay) and if a crow gives two caaws, I give him three. If he only shouts once, I call twice. This seems to work in luring him nearer. Hope this helps. I shoot over 1000 corvids a year so I must be doing something right

[bullet boy]

Primos Power Crow Call is the best call on the Market.My mate Steve above has mastered the art of crow calling with this Primos call.Brilliant!

[steve_b_wales]

Thanks for the praise bullet boy. It took a long time to get it right though. Spaniel, sorry mate, only just read your question to me. When the crows are nearer to the decoys, I stop calling, and see if they land. Once I shoot at them, and, hopefully hit one or two, I just try and make a frenzy of noises, trying to imitate a wounded bird. It doesn't always work, and sometimes the crows are not interested in the caller or decoys. But using the Primos, certainly draws their attention from a far distance. My other good piece of kit is a flapper, connected to an intermittent timer. It 'flaps' for about 20 times, then stops for about 5 seconds. I find that when the crows see the bird on the flapper, they think it's injured, and 'try to help' By then it's too late for them.

[Spaniel]

Thanks Steve, i will have to get some practise on the frenzy call.

I have not got a flapper or magnet as yet, but i think i will have to get one soon just to introduce some movement into the pattern.

 

Cheers

[monkeymagic1969]

a flapper is the best thing i have used when shooting the black stuff - a magnet aslo works quite well, but no where near as good as a flapper

[steve_b_wales]

As above. The flapper is about the best bit of kit. Floaters placed far out from the pattern help, but when the crows see movement, that's when they start,or should start to decoy.

[malkiserow]

I find the slow low call most effective on anything black, the magpies come to the frenzied call like wasps to cream tea

[albob]

Thanks for the praise bullet boy. It took a long time to get it right though. Spaniel, sorry mate, only just read your question to me. When the crows are nearer to the decoys, I stop calling, and see if they land. Once I shoot at them, and, hopefully hit one or two, I just try and make a frenzy of noises, trying to imitate a wounded bird. It doesn't always work, and sometimes the crows are not interested in the caller or decoys. But using the Primos, certainly draws their attention from a far distance. My other good piece of kit is a flapper, connected to an intermittent timer. It 'flaps' for about 20 times, then stops for about 5 seconds. I find that when the crows see the bird on the flapper, they think it's injured, and 'try to help' By then it's too late for them.

 

 

some good info their steve..

 

al

[night owl]

thanks for that site mate i have just down loaded 5 minits worth of crow calls to my phone i have one of those jcb phones which has a very loud speaker to it so i will see how that works