robborobbo Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 (edited) Looking for tips on crow shooting Bought a caller & 4 decoys. I have a hide & net as i do pigeon shooting already. I have frozen pigeons for bait if that's useful ? Cheers Edited April 7, 2012 by robborobbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy96 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Looking for tips on crow shooting Bought a caller & 4 decoys. I have a hide & net already as i do pigeon shooting already. I have frozen pigeons for bait if that's useful ? Cheers only move when you take your shot, otherwise the crows will be off, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 What sort of caller do you have? I echo the sentiments of staying still 'til the last possible moment. They aren't the quickest things at changing direction so just pop up and let them have it at the last moment. Dead crows I tend to find are the best thing to bring them in as they are naturally curious. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 another vote for keeping still. a face veil wouldn't do any harm and i find a dead rabbit for bait is better, tear its guts open slightly and place a couple of decoys close to it. make sure your decoys are not shiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scimitar Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Any advice on what caller/decoys, ive seen fuds and sillosocks are they any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robborobbo Posted April 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Acme crow caller. Is there a pattern for decoys? Heads facing into wind etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the crowman Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Any advice on what caller/decoys, ive seen fuds and sillosocks are they any good. try a dead rabbit the best crow caller i've ever used is called a mad crow bought it off a PW member don't even need decoys they just keep coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrae74 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 i use a slit open dead rabbit(belly facing upwards)1 jack pyke flying crow decoy on its cradle/pole and maybe 5 flocked decoys ,and a couple high up to act as sentrys(as mentioned before no shinny plastic decoys),a face veil and gloves and last of all(in my opinion!!!) my sam neyt ft2 crow call and mid call,these are awesome and the only true european crow call they never fail me and dont jam with saliva like cheaper calls do...ps stay still right up until they are in the killing zone,its also possible to call them back after being shot at...ive really "got into crow shooting "of late and i find it great sport go out and try things and find what suits you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr smith Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Often when things are quiet i'll stick out a dead crow on it's back,crows seem to like to come and see whats up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Any advice on what caller/decoys, ive seen fuds and sillosocks are they any good. Get a Primos Power Crow caller, and learn to use it. Once mastered, it has to be about the best on the market. I use mine with great success, and can call in crows,Jackdaw's and Rooks. Flocked decoys are about the best. I have just bought a dozen of them and they are far better than the other non flocked decoys that I have. Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooternick Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Keep half a dozen dead crows in the freezer, there is nothing better than real crow decoys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste eibar Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 I would give the FUDS a miss i got some and they are more blue than black. I was thinking of covering them with black tight's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Keep half a dozen dead crows in the freezer, there is nothing better than real crow decoys +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robborobbo Posted April 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Went out this morning for 10:00 o'clock. Only stayed out for an hour and half. 5 crows. Happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robborobbo Posted April 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Read on crowbusters that setting up a hide on a feeding field is useless. Hit n run technique ....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpentermark Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Don't know what caller you got? but don't forget, electronic callers are illegal for shooting mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 I would give the FUDS a miss i got some and they are more blue than black. I was thinking of covering them with black tight's. I agree they do look a bit naff up close, but they've worked for me every time i've used them, and from a distance I think they look pretty natural. One learning curve though is not to overshoot a permission. Always give plenty of time before returning to the same spot, or even considering moving the hide to another location. Keeping still is a must and always cover your face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tis1979 Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Don't know what caller you got? but don't forget, electronic callers are illegal for shooting mate! He says he has the acme crow call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robborobbo Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 He says he has the acme crow call. Thanks LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snipe Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Thought I'd tag on a similar question rather than starting a new thread. I've been asked be a local farmer to go blast some crows that are doing huge damage to his lambs - went to check it out last night and there is a 'good' amount of crows around, along with occasional dead lamb. I've done a fair bit of crow decoying before, but mainly over crops. What's the score with this scenario please? any tips? I've asked the farmer to keep any dead lambs for me to include in the pattern. Will that work? Where should I place it? I want to get rid of as many as I can, for obvious reasons, and the farmer has fantastic winter rough shooting, so want to keep in his good books. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Snipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Thought I'd tag on a similar question rather than starting a new thread. I've been asked be a local farmer to go blast some crows that are doing huge damage to his lambs - went to check it out last night and there is a 'good' amount of crows around, along with occasional dead lamb. I've done a fair bit of crow decoying before, but mainly over crops. What's the score with this scenario please? any tips? I've asked the farmer to keep any dead lambs for me to include in the pattern. Will that work? Where should I place it? I want to get rid of as many as I can, for obvious reasons, and the farmer has fantastic winter rough shooting, so want to keep in his good books. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Snipe. What I tried and it worked was used a good clump of wool from the sheds, cleaner the better and bought some pigs liver from Morrisons for only 53p. Moulded the wool roughly a long oval shape and slapped some liver in the middle, this was meant to mimic a dead lamb, and it seemed to work. It bought them in anyway and gave me the opportunity to take a few down. I only used about five decoys on that day didn't over do it, somehow a dozen decoys didn't look natural enough. ALB Carwyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snipe Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 What I tried and it worked was used a good clump of wool from the sheds, cleaner the better and bought some pigs liver from Morrisons for only 53p. Moulded the wool roughly a long oval shape and slapped some liver in the middle, this was meant to mimic a dead lamb, and it seemed to work. It bought them in anyway and gave me the opportunity to take a few down. I only used about five decoys on that day didn't over do it, somehow a dozen decoys didn't look natural enough. ALB Carwyn Was wondering about the amount of decoys, and that does make sense, as it's more of a confined feeding pattern, basically. Thanks for that. Diolch 'bardd trwm o dan bridd tramor'. Snipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Was wondering about the amount of decoys, and that does make sense, as it's more of a confined feeding pattern, basically. Thanks for that. Diolch 'bardd trwm o dan bridd tramor'. Snipe. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snipe Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Well, it turned out pretty good. Got to the field for around 11am on Saturday. I was a bit late so didn't get a chance to pick up a dead lamb for the pattern. Found a load of sheeps wool instead and clumped that into the middle of the decoy pattern, which seemed to work a treat. Shot until 4pm, but they really started to wise up by then. Tried changing the decoy pattern a few times, took down the bouncer etc. but nothing really worked. Anyway, got 31 for 56 shots by this time so decided to call it a day. Took a drive around and found some more patches of corvids on neighbouring fields, so decided to go back up yestderday for a few hours. Got 15 for 22 shots from the first field then 9 for 14 shots on the second field. Not bad for around 3 hours shooting. Ended the weekend with 55 corvids (mainly carrions), which the farmer was over the moon about - he lost some 30+ lambs to them last year!! :o Will get back on them over the next 10 days or so with a little luck. Snipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Well, it turned out pretty good. Got to the field for around 11am on Saturday. I was a bit late so didn't get a chance to pick up a dead lamb for the pattern. Found a load of sheeps wool instead and clumped that into the middle of the decoy pattern, which seemed to work a treat. Shot until 4pm, but they really started to wise up by then. Tried changing the decoy pattern a few times, took down the bouncer etc. but nothing really worked. Anyway, got 31 for 56 shots by this time so decided to call it a day. Took a drive around and found some more patches of corvids on neighbouring fields, so decided to go back up yestderday for a few hours. Got 15 for 22 shots from the first field then 9 for 14 shots on the second field. Not bad for around 3 hours shooting. Ended the weekend with 55 corvids (mainly carrions), which the farmer was over the moon about - he lost some 30+ lambs to them last year!! :o Will get back on them over the next 10 days or so with a little luck. Snipe. Well done Snipe, us Welshies are Kings of the Corvids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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