turk101 Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Hi all I recently started using a few crow decoys mixed in with the pigeons for a little extra sport.But wonder what you fellas tend to do with the shot bag of crows? So far i tend to just throw them away! Also how do you tell the difference between a crow,rook & raven ? any help much appreciated turk101 mem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled_cky Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 ravens are like herring gulls i chuck all of my quarry in a hedge but im on a farm. Aled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 HI TURK Shame to waste them, and the farmer wont like them left around his farm. Its ok the odd one. Try to find some lads with ferrets, they love them,they dont leave anything but feathers. A few lads I know take all of mine, and they just freeze them. And you will make a few more mates . TUC. Try this link, just click on the bird you want. http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/index.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowstopper Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 For one thing you cannot shoot ravens in England, Rooks are gregarious (live in flocks) Crows live in 2’s. Most of the time when people say they have shot a lot of crows they are rooks. As for what to do with the dead ones, you can use them for dog training as they feathers don’t fall out like pigeons so dogs don’t get put off. Bt what ever you do don’t let a dog take a live crow/rook as they have been known to peck eyes out. Crow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowstopper Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Also Rooks are often a little smaller then crows, a crow tends to have bigger beak and a little darker while quite a few rooks are often a shiny sort of black. crow hope thats some help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 For one thing you cannot shoot ravens in England, Not in Wales either Aled. :< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowstopper Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Think its because its another one of the queens birds, but I am sure I will be corrected if I am wrong . Crow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbuild Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 They are corvid. Just get rid of them in the bin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman56 Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 20 years ago i had a young lab pup and she went to get a shot crow but is was not dead it must have hurt her she never forgot it till the day she died she never wanted to pick one up after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbuild Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Dogs never forget. Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled_cky Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 yea i know, damn this government has some stupid laws, Badgers and Ravens, do the government know what they do to lambs? when me and my uncle were doing larsen trapping on the local area (2000acres) we were at 1 farm and there was a crow by the larsen trap as the larsen trap had 1 crow 1 magpie in and my uncles spaniel went up to the crow as we were walking towards the larsen trap it caught it in its mouth took it to my uncle, at the same time the crow was trying to take out the spaniels eyes, he then recieved the crow from the spaniel and then disposed of it. lucky for the spaniel she did not get pecked.. ive seen some of my sheepdogs fighting fox's when a fox has been on its wonder and we have seen it, usually the fox goes down the hole, but a few times ive seen 1 of our dogs be close to death and then another dog stepped in and killed the fox. if you cannot understand anything i have written above please excuse me as ive been to a family party and will have a bad head in the morning Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 I think more people should take notice of the recommendation not to operate machinery, after having imbibed large quantities of alcohol. "Machinery" , includes computers. Anything I shoot, that I don't want, such as small amounts of magpies, jays, crows, rooks, I shove down rabbit, or fox holes. I bury foxes, as I would a large amount of the aformentioned examples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 When I had ferrets they wouldn't touch crows. Can't say I blame 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digga Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 i freeze a few crows and put them on MY bouncers combined with crow deeks they pull others in one of the farmers has asked me to hang em off the fence s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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