highdowns hunter Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 I have just bought a couple of crow decoys to have a go at crows and rooks.as there dosent seem to be much else in my area. Whats the best way to set the decoys Ie into the wind? Will crow decoys attract rooks and jackdaws ? Do rooks have flightlines ? The closest I usually get when they are feeding in a field is about 500yards.. What other advice can you help me with Anything would be appreciated Sorry I put this in the wrong forum Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave15 Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 Rooks are hard to shoot! I personally think that rooks are a hell of a lot smater than pigeons and usally get together in bigger groups. The most effective way is to get to you hide all ready set up before it is light and dont leave the hide all day unless you have to. Or take them out on there nests (proividing they dont have young) with a 22 Rim fire. Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 Apart from thinning out rookeries in the past, I have never deliberately targeted rooks or crows. I did use a large teddy bear (big glass eyes) to decoy magpies once and was suprised at the amount of crows it attracted. I,m sure a large owl decoy would have the same affect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdowns hunter Posted July 3, 2002 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 Thanks for the info, Ill let you know how I get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazza Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 We've had to shoot a few rooks this year.............their making holes in the Barley already..........like was said earlier.....make sure your not seen.......once they've seen you........you've had it.............we use dead birds for deeks........and that could be a mixture of rooks, crows & jackdaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdowns hunter Posted July 6, 2002 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2002 I put my 2 crow decoys on 2 fence posts today and about 5 mins later there were crows on the next 5 posts along the field I also noticed pigeons started to fly over the crow decoys Do you think that pigeons feel safer because the crows were there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 6, 2002 Report Share Posted July 6, 2002 Some people believe that and some don,t. I,m one that doesn,t. There is no relationship between crows and pigeons. They don,t like to live near each other and they don,t feed together (as they eat different things). The idea that the crow is known to be "crafty and wary", by the pigeon and therefore a good "sentry/lookout", defies any kind of logic. Unless you believe in fairies and Watership Down. Believe in coincidence, it makes more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave15 Posted July 7, 2002 Report Share Posted July 7, 2002 Rember the decoys are there to make the rooks feel safe to come down and feed , so dont make the mistake as I always make by thinking that it will move the pigeons to a different part of the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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