Guest stevo Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 (edited) Evening all . Well got a call from a farmer last night asking if I would go look at some wheat drillings, they were drilled about a week ago but over past few days the crows have found it, anyway I said I would take a look this morning, I got there about 9 am, however from what I could see the birds seemed to be more interested in the voluntary crop around the headlands. I was set up and ready to go by 10 am ( after a few coffees and a scan around the fields , as I had never shot there before ) the weather has been really weird , one minute rain , next wind / cloudy , then more of the same . but that said there was movement in the air and Once the birds found me they started to decoy ok, I used my usual crow set up of 8 full body decoys, and just add to a random pattern with the dead birds as the day went on.Regards cartridges ….. Well I had a bag of odds and **** that I have kicking about, and was looking for an excuse to use them up, it was defiantly a case of the Good the Bad and the ugly! .Anyway I Had a great day even though thurs/fri I had the worst case of man flu ever recorded in the history of mankind, Finished up with a mixed bad of 76 71 Carrion / Rooks / jackdaws1 woodie4 feral Here's a bit of footage from the day , Regards stevo Enjoy Edited October 25, 2014 by stevo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 smashing video and some good shots, well done buddy, hope the plane was ok though lol atb Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 smashing video and some good shots, well done buddy, hope the plane was ok though lol atb Evo cheers mate . yeah the plane was fine , it took off about an hour later , on way home I could see a little lading strip in a field , had me a bit worried at first though lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus1988 Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 Great shooting! Was that a roof on your hide? And do you got out after you've shot them to set them up as decoys or just leave them as they lie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 Great shooting! Was that a roof on your hide? And do you got out after you've shot them to set them up as decoys or just leave them as they lie? if im crow shooting I always have a roof on my hide ( always have done ) , as for dead birds , if they drop in my pattern right way up I will just leave them for a bit , if not I will go sort them out , another thing I do , is about every hours or so , I will go and move the pattern about a bit , just so it looks different from above ( but that's just me ) not too much but just enough . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus1988 Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 if im crow shooting I always have a roof on my hide ( always have done ) , as for dead birds , if they drop in my pattern right way up I will just leave them for a bit , if not I will go sort them out , another thing I do , is about every hours or so , I will go and move the pattern about a bit , just so it looks different from above ( but that's just me ) not too much but just enough . I've never heard about the moving the pattern about every hour but it makes sense, corvids have got to be some of the smartest birds about and they've figured me out. I need to get another net as at moment I only have enough to do the sides, so they can see right in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 (edited) I've never heard about the moving the pattern about every hour but it makes sense, corvids have got to be some of the smartest birds about and they've figured me out. I need to get another net as at moment I only have enough to do the sides, so they can see right in. regards moving the pattern about . im not saying that its something you need to do , I just do it , as in my head it makes sense , weather it does or not in the real world ............. who knows haha but it works for me , I like many on here have been shooting crows corvids for yrs and im sure we all have our own little things we like to do . Edited October 25, 2014 by stevo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Great vid ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redshrimp Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Good shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooterluke Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Good video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Thanks everyone . I got up at the crack of dawn this morning . So i thought i would have another bash at them . I just couldn't help myself :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Another good video and enjoyable to watch. Whatever I am decoying I change the layout every now and then, I don't know if it makes a difference, but its a very old habit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derickr Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Well done good shooting once again! Derick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 there's just something about crow shooting I go all goose pimperly when the farmer rings with a crow problem. ....kenbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Good video. Hopefully another one soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 thanks for all the comments , yes part 2 is uploading to YouTube as I type , I managed to get out this morning for a couple of hrs , the wind was unreal , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derickr Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Wind was blowing hard up here in Scotland this morning also. We still managed a modest bag of 40 Crows, 5 Woodies and 6 Rubbish pigeons. Did not get any footage today as I left the camera at home by mistake. Derick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rimotu66 Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 As above, great video, your a bit good arnt you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 As above, great video, your a bit good arnt you better than some ...... maybe, but not as good as a lot of others . thank you for the kind words though , much appreciated , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passionforangling Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Good video..... I enjoyed watching it. Nice shot of your hide at the end, very good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkashot Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 great video again stevo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pesky pigeon Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Great stuff thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Thank you lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Excellent shooting and video footage. Keep them coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Good vid Steve and some great shooting. Can I ask as to what system you were using to record? Looks a good set up and I presume the editing is via some soft ware? Cheers fudds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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