roadkill Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 I have been to a cattle farm today where they have a big crow problem .. But once i got there at 6 am there was not a crow in sight in any of the fileds .. all in all i probably seen about 10 crows and that was the odd flight from tree to tree in the distance ... I managed to get 3 but that is a poor show ... Now the only thing i can think of is that it was raining will this put the crows off feeding and will they stay in the trees ? cheers roadkill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Not sure if this will help you Roadkill but I will post anyway. They have habits like woodies IMO and can also be found at certain times of the day in the same place. For example, around lunchtime they retire to a small wood presumably to digest and can be easily tempted by a staked out rabbit or eggs etc. From 3-4pm they work they way across 3 fields that I watch from my workshop day in day out. I knowthey are going to make their way toanother wood that is not on my permission but If I was going for them I would set my stall accordingly. Like woodie shooting the successfull are the ones that carry out reccys and if you do have a good day by chance it is just that, chance. Hope this helps. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancs Lad Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Was out with Jaz first thing this morning..........Well about 7am.......it is satruday after all. I take him for training on a school playing field, it was mowed on monday and there were plenty of crows on there....probably a dozen and a half...... And it was raining....... Must just have been one of those days mate.........The other night a whole bomber flight went over our heads........a good fifty or so.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted June 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 6am is there most active time ... but like i said the skys were dead .. i was well tucked away as they are very clever and can spot you a mile away .. i had about 10 decoys set out and the owl decoy was out so it was like a fighting seen ... the three i did get came right in close to inspect but that was it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty gunz Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Ive been sat in a barn in the pooring rain and watched crows happily feeding away, so in my experience rain doesnt bother them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 I noticed yesterday when I was out they seemed to shy off when it started to rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08shooter Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 in my experience the rain does nt bother them at all.i have stood soaked to the skin and they keep falling into my deeks,will we ever understand them fully? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Here I go again...ROOKS NOT CROWS. Sorry LB but your dead rabbit idea won't work well on rooks. Rooks and Jackdaws are curious birds, that is they have a curious nature and can be pretty stoopid especially at certain times of the year. Do your recce and check out where the birds are feeding and their flightline/s, set up a few black decoys (birds that is ) doesn't matter whether they are crows, rooks or jacks any black will do and you should find the birds decoying. As you shoot birds set them up into your pattern (make it as big as you like) and you'll be amazed how easily other black stuff comes in to look. On a good day it's almost toooo easy...ask Topgunners For crows you can use dead stuff or owls etc but I doubt you'll shoot so many...'cause crows are in the main solitary birds whereas rooks and jacks are flock birds. At this time of year you might think you've shot a crow when in fact it's a young rook, same size but not yet developed the giveaway white base to the beak and young jacks don't have the telltale grey hood like their parents and they are quite a bit smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunk Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 When its raining i`ve noticed that crows and rooks are normally found trogging about anywhere the grass is short pulling worms and other creatures out of the ground. Having been forced to the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merman Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 I've been out quite a lot recently and the rooks and jackdaws where I shoot certainly seem to be less active when it is raining. Light rain doesn't seem to bother them too much but heavy or constant rain does. It makes sense that they go to ground and look for worms, etc. If I do find some and they move on, there doesn't seem to be any flying about to replace them. I don't mind going out in the rain but I'm starting to think it isn't worth the drive to my permission. Although the dog still enjoys himself. Merman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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