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Hello all I've been out the last few weeks hitting the crows and rooks for the farmer and had a few good result best day was 38 but lately they seem to fly in but high then ****** off so I was going to try a owl decoy to see if it works what else can I do to get em to decoy better my. Hide is always very well built and that's not the problem thanks chaps

 

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They are just clever critters. They soon understand the score if you hit them regularly. I use to be able to walk into a field with a .22lr and shoot them because they would take up and drop down at 70yrds safe distance, for a shotgun user. then they realised the extra range of the .22 and dropped down at 120 - 150 yrds. Safe from a .22, but not from the 17hmr. Now they have sussed the 17 and they *****r off to the next farm. To get them now I have to get under a thick bush and snipe them. Still getting the odd one or two and that still keeps them on the move. :yes:

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I believe that rooks are one of the wisest birds of all the "vermin species" - They have such keen eyesight and they learn very quickly! They soon wise up if they are getting hit over decoys with a shotgun. Because of that I try not to decoy and shoot rooks on the same farm more often that once a fortnight!

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