robborobbo Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 (edited) Headed out to shoot over barley drillings on the same field as I shot on Friday evening. Got to the field for 11:00, walked about 20 crows & a few pigeons, the plan was to set an owl decoy up and get some crows as the farmer seemed more interested in crows rather than woodies. 45 minutes passed with only one crow & no pigeons in the area, moved the hide further up the field and set up some pigeon decoys. Nothing ! I decided to walk to the other field to investigate, nothing either, however then I realized the farmer also had another two fields behind us, one he was rolling. Full of pigeons lol We got lunch and headed over, we picked the field closer to the wood as it was closer to there flight line. Set - up with our backs to a hedgerow, however the pigeons were staying too high, I think they could see us! Moved the hide yet again with our back to the wood with a tree over the top of us. Happy days finally cracked it, they kept on coming, 30 odds, only collected 20 Why is crow shooting so hard? Edited April 2, 2012 by robborobbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Some's better than none mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Well done , result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 at least your getting out bud ,,well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 I have found Crow shooting to be one of the hardest forms to try out. Crows are very clever birds, and if something is'nt to their liking, they won't land, or even come close enough to get a shot off. Everything has to be right for them. If your decoys are facing the wrong way, or one is upside down, they won't land. Younger less experienced Crows are not so bad, as are Jackdaw's, who I find are very easy to decoy and shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Decoying crows - Fishing for carp - Training spaniels. Lifes just not long enough for any of these according to my Grandfather. (Chiltern Hills farm labourer - died 1944 aged 72). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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