Crow hunting is a huge sport in many parts of the country. I know a few guys down in Texas who are avid crow hunters.
Crows are among the smartes birds in the sky. They see color, see as well as turkeys, the have the ability to LEARN, you can teach them to talk, This all goes into making them a challanging bird to hunt.
What do we do with them? Normally, we put on some disposable rubber gloves and throw them to the side of the field. A waste you say? No, not realy They need to be controled. They can destroy a corn field in short order. Other crops as well.
They are also natural enemies of birds of prey, especially hawks and owls. If you have ever seen a dozen or so crows get on a hawk, you will understand. It's like a WW II dog fight. And they usally win.
For those dove hunters, it is great practice for wing shooting. But my two favorite ways of hunting them are to set an E caller right under a big old dead tree, and then back off 75 yards or so with a 17 HMR and wax them as they land in the branches. You can do this for hours. They catch on, but you always get new ones to come in.
The other way is to put some dekes out in a field, and an e caller and then get back in the woods aboiut 40 or so yards and pick them off with the 17 when they land.
Of course calling them in and shooting them on the wing is fun too.
In places where there a lot of crows, a crow call is a great addition to a predator stand. Often tmes it will bring in crows, which wont be there unless something is dead or there is something to eat and the coyotes know it. It gives them confidnence and sometimes they approach with less caution.
Besides, crow calls are fun to make.
Al @ THO
