Ferretboy111 Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Hello, ive just purchased 2 rook decoys, a great american owl decoy and a rook call as i wish to try and bag a few rooks and magpies etc, has anyone tried to decoy them in atal using a method similar to the one im going to use with any luck, as well i have never intentionally tried to go purely after rooks in a shooting session? Any ideas would be much appreciated Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Add a rabbit to that lot with its eyes poked out and its guts spilt. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted November 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Cheers mate, just another little activity im venturing out into to see if its good fun or not! easier than pigeons as less stuff to carry about! although their eye sight is rather good so who knows! ALEX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 as LB said with the gutted rabbit make sure you build a decent hide roofed is better just leaving a killing porthole rooks i don't really bother with they can do a fair bit of good on the leather jackets i will normally go at them in may go out to a rookery and shoot the branchers.happy shooting mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Rainin White Feathers Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 rotary with two crows on it works wonders in a problem area, as does the flapper with a jackdaw! make sure you use a face mask and decent cammo cause they have great eye sight, dont move in hide until the last second! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete k Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 get yourself a fox decoy i.e a dead one it works very well sit it on its hind legs and prop up the front on a strong fork shaped stick with the front legs in front and then put a dead rabbit or what i find really good is a dead rook upside down with the feathers torn out and spread about with a couple of decoys 10 foot away facing the fox . with this method i find it to be very good for the carrion crows . pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plinker Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 all corvids have two weaknesess i reckon 1 they are curious blighters and 2 they are greedy *******. As already mentioned setting up some kind of scene will pay dividends, decoys, dead birds, eggs and rabbits seem to work every time you should get some great sport if you tuck yourself in. happy crow bashing! plinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 try to some some hardboard and draw the outline of the crow/rook and then cut it out. You should now have just a template of the crow/rook, try to make as many of these as you can then spray them black on both sides. Put these out in your decoy pattern. The crows/rooks can see them from a distance, but when they fly over the top of them they disappear, this realy freaks them out and they will just circle above them so you can blat away at them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB REYNOLDS UK Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 if you have a look on here its a really good site to learn how to deal with them crows iv found it first class some good stuff to be had as well calls ect heres a few pics of it http://www.crowbusters.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted December 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Yeah i went on that site last nite to perfect my calling, its a really good site, i just hope it works for rooks aswel as crows! hopefully going out on sunday however i bet it will rain all day like last weekend :< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Pretty good site!! I have hurt my foot so tomorrows hunt is now going to be sat up in a hide with the intention of doing some serious crow busting. Cheers guys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plinker Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 out of intrest has anyone had much success with a rotary for crows or maybe a flapper? plinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Rainin White Feathers Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 they go mad for the rotary, and ive shot a 70+ bag over a flapper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted December 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Went out on sunday for crows and rooks, and we shot 6 rooks and a pigeon, it was slow at first but got better later during the day, we used a flapper and a call which got them real close, however the wind was low so they were up high. And the owl decoy proved useless as not one bombed it. A real challenge though but great fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down South Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 I've been after a very crafty cock crow for 3 years. Year 1, moved into a oak tree and raised 4 young. Got them and hen with shotgun at dusk. Cock very wary. Tree is in the open on it's own and he has all round vision. Year 2 , got 3 young and hen , again at dusk. Cock knows shot gun range and is gone at the sight of anything. Year 3, got hen at start of nesting season with .22 rimfire. Cock confused for about 30 secs before he realised ranges have changed. Clever bird. Sunday, he saw me coming and flew into a field just out of .22 range. I wound down the truck window and pointed the rifle out, he flew back to about 120 yds. Big mistake, the rifle was my .17 hmr. Game over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 If he got wise to the 17hmr what would have been next? Can you get an Apache gunship on your ticket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB REYNOLDS UK Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 crows have got very good hearing as well as a sharp eye ,you will find the old crows arnt daft there the ones that turn away from your decks at 90yrds so it may help putting your decks more to the right if they are makeing there way from the left ect..i think the owl will work if you use sound like the yanks do, crows are not daft they seem to sence some thing is not right and i will put this down to no sound then movement ,jackdaws are daft and will come in but them old crows are some thing else, you have done well if you have shot one of theses and i would give your self a pat on the back if its a old one ..you have been there crow decks out,and in comes two crows when the one in front turns away followed by the back one then the last one starts to turn back in to the patten then the other shouts out to the other and it turns to follow the first crow ,,that first crow has seen a few years more than the second crow. and the second crow is this years young id say ..one of the best ways to shoot crow is to have your back to the hedge and the decks way in front of you but it will only work on the flight path so the crows are comeing from behind you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wol the hunter Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 IF SHOOTING CROWS LONG RANGE, I BAIT AN AREA UP WITH LEFTOVERS.THEN ON DAY OF SHOOT I PACE OUT MY RANGE PUT A CAN OF SHAKING UP COKE DOWN FOR MY RANGE THEN PUT FOOD DOWN THEN BEST OF ALL DOG BISCUITS PUSHED INTO GROUND. GET TO HIDE TEST RANGE ON COKE ,THEN WAIT. AND YES I DO USE CROW CECOY AWAY FROM BAIT AND SQUEEZE BREAD IN BEAK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 he flew back to about 120 yds. Big mistake, the rifle was my .17 hmr. Game over! good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 If you get an EMPTY glass bottle and polystyrene you can make a really good crow call. Wet the polystyrene and draw it along the bottle- it imitates a young rabbit in distress. VERY EFFECTIVE I HAVE HEARD. I tend to use a 300ml beer bottle you know the stubby ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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