Ryan gun Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Hi i have an horned owl decoy and was wondering where to put it and how to place the crows around it also is it a good idea to put a shot crow at its feet Atb rg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Hi i have an horned owl decoy and was wondering where to put it and how to place the crows around it also is it a good idea to put a shot crow at its feet Atb rg I think the whole point of using an owl decoy is based on the theory that corvids will 'mob' it;surrounding the owl with crows and a dead one at its feet wouldn't look natural in my opinion,but there again we haven't tried it. Tried it once with an eagle owl decoy but it wasn't as successful as we'd hoped,even though it was the right time of year and we were on the edge of a wood full of corvids. Give it a go,but I wouldn't bother with the crow deeks to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeedoodlepigeon Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 I tried a owl decoy last week and it scared everything off with over 1000 crows about. Might have had something to do with 60mph winds at the time so I will be trying it again as this is what its supposed to be for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right&Left Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Stick to a few full body crow's and a couple of flappers, get a call and practice calling (sit in a field and listen).. you'll have them coming in better than using an owl etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 The best result for using owl decoy.Find out where carrions are roosting in which trees loft owl up and a couple of decoys and call.Only works when trees are bare, you should get a hour or so good shooting before dark.Best also when a good wind is blowing. Myself and 4 mates shot if i remember correctly 140 something 1 evening.We split up and to cover a oak and birch wood about 1 acre kept them on the move.Had lots of 20 to 50 on my own this way.Don't go when calm waste of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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