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Just a short note - had a fabulous morning of decoyed crows on cabbage stubbles end of last week. 10 decoy birds and a small hide on some cabbage stubbles that sheep had been feeding on.
Birds flew in wonderfully and I managed a good double figure bag shooting my Browning 325 with 36 gram English 5s. Great sport!

Ps. Look at the length of the beak on the bottom bird! Huge!





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Excellent, my son loves calling crows. Thanks for the pic

That's a largely undiscovered pastime. More fun than most hunts I've been on.

That's a largely undiscovered pastime. More fun than most hunts I've been on.
That’s for sure, we can have some pretty good shoots at times here in the east !

Crows are great fun, but they do get educated quickly!

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Crows are great fun, but they do get educated quickly!

Charles, very true ! I am convinced they know my white Landy now and take off when I come around the corner! Clever birds!

Happy holidays

Charlie

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Charlie64, thanks again for sharing your unique hunts!

That bottom bird's beak....never seen anything that long, not even close, unless it was on a raven. In Montana you can't shoot raven or magpies and I firmly believe crows are so smart they know what you're thinking before you know what you're thinking. Nevertheless...I will be decoying some in the coming weeks.

Thanks again.

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mt Al, Thanks for your kind words. Always enjoying writing up hunts plus a couple of pictures here and there.

Why in the world are magpies (predators) protected ? Dont fathom that at all !

All the best for 2022!

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I was on Christmas leave in Wyoming visiting my parents about 15 years ago.

My uncle has 8 acres and he always leaves what is left from his elk carcass ( just bones mostly) in the field to bring in the crows. Lives near Riverton, Wyoming.

I managed a double and shot another 8 or 10 before they stopped flying in.

Using an electronic call.

Personally think it was one of the most fun things I have ever done.

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mt Al, Thanks for your kind words. Always enjoying writing up hunts plus a couple of pictures here and there.

Why in the world are magpies (predators) protected ? Dont fathom that at all !

All the best for 2022!

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Charlie, Funny thing is I don't know! I do recall that they were once more endangered, you can shoot them if they're bothering your livestock. It's idiotic though.

Looking forward to '22 outdoors!