michael68 Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Does anyone know how to identify ravens and be sure before you pull the trigger and not mistake them for rooks or carrion crows.thanks for any advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 If you can see the tower of London dont shoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael68 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Do you know if there are raven around lincolnshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Their call is different, their wings look almost like a bird of prey with the tips pointing outwards (if that makes sense) They usually fly much higher than the rest of the corvids. Spectacular birds and I love watching them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 As Carwyn Hedd-wyn said calls different and much larger + tail a diamond shape,and their wing beat is very loud like geese etc Plenty around this area and real lamb killers. atb Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 If you are decoying crows the chances of a raven coming in are very rare. Iv'e been shooting crows for over 40+ years and think only seen a couple getting close and as iv'e said loads around this area and other areas that i control. Had a call last night in fact a mate Ieun asked if i could please sort some crows out crows started to take lambs tongues as they are been born in fields .Been up this afternoon to look a good few carrion about and a few raven's. Told him its the carrion's thats doing the damage, Ravens would just take the lambs. Will be giving it a bash first light tomorrow won't be a big bag but should get a few . atb Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael68 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Thanks for the helpful advice eccles and good luck for tomorrow ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the helpful advice eccles and good luck for tomorrow ;-) No prob bud iv'e shot tens of thousands of the bloody things. you can pm me anytime for advice on crows mate atvb Terry Edited April 1, 2014 by eccles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Have a look at this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guBwMUAWAJI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 If you cant perhaps you shouldn't be shooting? Call and like said reminiscent of a decent size BOP, crows are crows rooks are rooks its easy to tell but when a single rook comes over mixed in with a bunch of crows in woodland it sometimes catches a charge, never yet seen a raven flying with anything but one of its own. If in doubt don't fire though we all have times when we get it wrong but let them all be missed opportunities to laugh at not mistakes to regret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpentermark Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Don't worry about it mate, you will NOT find a Raven within 200 miles of Boston! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1steele Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Don't worry about it mate, you will NOT find a Raven within 200 miles of Boston! That's a very bold statement. Where I live is approximately 180 miles from Boston (as the crow flies) and I can assure you there are plenty of ravens around me and for at least 40 miles further towards Boston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 We are going to see more of these birds over the next decade I predict, so all should make themselves aware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 There are certainly some ravens over the north Bristol area ! They make a lot more noise than crows, in my experience. The tips above about size & wing shape are very useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aister Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I reckon if a raven was in close enough for a shot you would know it was not a crow or rook, they are big, big birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) Don't worry about it mate, you will NOT find a Raven within 200 miles of Boston! Not quite true. They are breeding in south Cambridgeshire and a couple of years ago a pair bred in Norfolk. Give it a decade or so and I expect they will become widespread like common buzzards. Having said that the odds of one comming within range of a shotgun around Boston are very low. Edited April 2, 2014 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aister Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Here in Shetland we have a LOT of ravens. When we are setting up a hide for shooting geese I always think we have got it right when it fools the ravens, they are so wary. A couple of seasons ago I set up on a stubble park and when the first streaks of dawn came in the ravens started leaving their roost in the sea cliffs behind us and started heading in land, I counted 368 that passed over me before the first geese came. Last year there was a farmer that got a licence to kill ravens as he had lost 3 calf's to ravens no distance from his sheds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gedney Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Not quite true. They are breeding in south Cambridgeshire and a couple of years ago a pair bred in Norfolk. Give it a decade or so and I expect they will become widespread like common buzzards. Having said that the odds of one comming within range of a shotgun around Boston are very low. They are in Northants 60 miles from Boston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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