kevin15 Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 Has anybody used pecking crow decoys, i shot 44 the other day and missed as many using one pecking crow to side of my decoy pattern it made good sport on an otherwise slowish afternoon on a maize stubble game strip. has anyone else had success using crow peckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 were your other decoys pigeons ? I wonder how many people go rook/crow shooting with 10-15 "black" decoys and how successful they are. Or don,t you need many decoys for the rooks/crows ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrapShot Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 Kevin, i had a days shooting last week and as the pigeons didn't show till the afternoon i started taking long shots at crows. When i had about 5+ i put them to one side of my decoy pattern and in no time at all crows and alike started flying in like pigeons and it provided some fantastic sport and practise till the pigeons arrived in the afternoon. I have never seen this happed before and would also be interested on other peoples views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnetizer Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 You don't need 15 as one well placed decoy will often suffice. Blacks on a magnet can work very well too - although one black works better than two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 I've not tried it myself, but i've heard that one black and a magpie works even better...!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 I've got 3 crow deeks and i find this to be plenty to get the ball rolling,having said that the more you can add to this as the day goes on the better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK 1 Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 kevin. in reply to your topic iv'e got 2 pecking crow's. last week took them out in conjuunction with a motorised flapper,with a dead crow on it . what a day we had. me & my mate started @ 11am & by 4 we had run out of cart's. iv'e never seen crow's decoy like this before. to think we started out with 3 deek's,we ended up with 47 crow's,3 rook's 2 jackdaw's & 9 magpie's. who say's gadjet's don't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 Has anybody tried painting a pigeon decoy black and using it as a crow decoy ? If so, did it work ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 It has crossed my mind with shell deeks but i havent tried it yet,ithink i might give it a go and see what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 I have a few old rubber, full bodied decoys, that are not worth the detailed repainting necessary to save them. But, I could just paint them black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK 1 Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 guy's just save your valuable time & buy some flock coated crow deek's. they work as good if not better than the pigeon one's,especially with a pecker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 Mark 1, you,re not suggesting that flocked pigeon decoys don,t work that well, are you ? I,m going to spray a couple of my old pigeon decoys black and see if it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 I usually run about 18 full body decoys. One of which is moterized to look like it is feeding. I usually place the feeder over a road killed rabbit, racoon, or oppossim this works grand on its own but when you add a hawk or owl decoy to the pattern you had better where shooting gloves because your barrels are going to get hot. Another one I like to do is place a dead crow under the base of an ellavated hawk or owl decoy and then blow distress calls. The crows get so wound up that quite often they ignor the shooting completely. Check out some of the photos at http://www.crowbusters.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everygoodnamewastaken Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 Are you a member nttf? Or in any of the pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 No to both, just like to see what others are doing. I have thought of joining to get into the restricted areas though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJ Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 I always put out a full bodied crow decoy, purchased from my local gunshop - cost about four quid, when I am decoying pigeon. I reckon it gives the pigeon a bit of confidence, and almost every outing I manage to bag a couple of crows and the odd maggie as a bit of a bonus. The addition of a road kill or a broken egg adds to the attraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeMuller Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 I the US, we call crows either to food or to fight. It only takes a few decoys. If you are calling to food, put one high up in a lookout position, to make them incoming crows feel everything is okay. For a fight, an owl decoy surrounded by some crows in branches will work. The calling is, of course, quite different and it helps to have two callers working two different calls, just like a half-dozen angry crows. A dead crow below a large owl sitting on a fence post is enough to rile up any good crow. If you go looking for Burns Brothers, or Lohman calls, you will find cassette tapes and CDs of all the call patterns. Some states permit the use of recorded calling while hunting varmits like crows, coyotes, and bobcats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammergun Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 I the US, we call crows either to food or to fight. It only takes a few decoys. If you are calling to food, put one high up in a lookout position, to make them in All those crows - bit of a waste of cartridges aint it? They use of recorded calls is forbidden in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeMuller Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 The reason I suggested Burnham or Lohman is that their calling cassettes and instructional cassettes are a valuable training aid, especially for city dwellers who are not around wild birds enough to learn all their calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everygoodnamewastaken Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 I would be interested in getting one of these calls. Does anyone know where you can get them in the uk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 I think i've seen an add in sporting gun for them egnwt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everygoodnamewastaken Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 I'll look into it Cheers mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbus Polumbus Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 Hey Guys I just been reading thro this topic and I have to make a comment if I may, Hammergun it is legal to use electronic callers or tapes for pest species in the UK. It is NOT legal however to use the same for other species that come under different legislation e.g. Geese, Deer etc. I have found another website (amercian based) which is fab, it tells you how to make all sorts of things, one of them being a electronic caller. They cost a bomb from Cabela's but mine just cost the the parts and a little time. Parts cost about £30. Whilst visiting the USA last month I picked up a Johnny Stewart crow calling cd but guess what, Just have not had the time to use it in anger yet........... maybe this weekend tho' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 For anyone who would like to make an electronic caller for the use of taking predators such as crows,raccoons,foxes, etc. go to http://www.predatormasterforms.com/homemad...adeecaller.html Check your local game laws to be sure the use of an electronic caller is legal in your area. NTTF That address wont let me travel so try http://www.PredatorMasters.com and then go to the Tech Section thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza bad shot Posted May 4, 2003 Report Share Posted May 4, 2003 I been asked shoot some crows/rooks by the farmer They are giving the pea field, which is 30 yrds in front of thier rook wood, some stick When you walk in the wood they all clear off predictably but they also dont like to decoy.Wots the best way of getting them,i thought of a owl decoy against the wood and get them flighting back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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