treetree Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 Hi, Cornwall has had a rare and welcome blast of snow. With the prospect of a day off tomorrow, will crows decoy in the snow? Has anyone done it before? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 23 minutes ago, treetree said: Hi, Cornwall has had a rare and welcome blast of snow. With the prospect of a day off tomorrow, will crows decoy in the snow? Has anyone done it before? Thanks Yes they should. After a few inches of snow fell, a few years ago, I cleared most of the snow from a patch of land and put the decoys on it. Mostly Jackdaw's came in, but a few Crows as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetree Posted February 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 Many thanks, I'll give it a go. Is clearing the decoy area necessary first, or could I just set them in the snow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) Yep, they will. As said above either clear a few patches or if there are clear spots you have it made. Couple of floaters as the next day or two will be a bit breezy. I also had success just as it started to melt, leaving open wet patches. I think they were picking worms/slugs/ grubs. Edited February 28, 2018 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 11 minutes ago, treetree said: Many thanks, I'll give it a go. Is clearing the decoy area necessary first, or could I just set them in the snow? No need to clear the decoy area. I did it so that grass/earth could be seen by the corvids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYA117 Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 I have done it in the past (live on the south coast, so we do not get much snow) I just put the decoys on the snow, they will never get a chance to realise how deep the snow is, they will have been shot at before that happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastair0903 Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 Best days crow shooting I have ever had was with snow on the ground on maize stubble, 111 crow by 11 o’clock when we ran out of cartridges. They literally committed suicide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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