in the backyard we[ve got a few bird feeders, and in the front a deer feeded. The crows seem to like to eat the feed set out for others. Now being a mannerly sort I don't think its fair to eat someone elses food. THus I stick the barrel of the little winchester lowall 17HRM out the window and shoot the crow. I have found this to be an enjoyable pastime, but it seems the crows do not enjoy it as much as they should. The actually have taken to avoiding me. I this this is damn inconsiderate of them.

Crows seem to be fairly smart, as birds go. Try varying your routine, and maybe throw them off a bit. When I lived in Wisconsin they were a nuisance in farm country, but it got to where they seemed to know the difference between a man walking and a man walking with a gun. If I were going after them here, I think I'd try my 22-250 from a long distance, just for practice.

Now I am not surprised by the Crows reaction to your welcome! But I do and have shared your feelings about the birds. Both my wife and I especially love taking them out of the tree tops and seeing them stick into the snow like darts into a board...

Crows can see a rifle barrel start to poke out an open window.

When crows get smart, you may have to shoot through the crack in the window or doorway.

Use a chair for a benchrest.

If using 177 pellet gun, aim for the neck.


Stupid crows, OHTH, will fly around for a minute and come back to the same tree and let you shoot another one.


Crows hunt song bird chicks in the nest. One crow can eat many per day. Kill all crows.

The crows on the ranch will not land within 400 yards of me. They learned quickly.

About 6 years ago I was invited to wreak havoc on the crows that were wreaking havoc on a good size garden. I put out a few decoys and hid in a fencerow at sunrise. After a few minutes of calling, I had a good swarm of the bastards circling around before we let fly. Two dead crows on a hay bale kept that garden safe for several years. Marital discord on the part of the gardeners prevent a redo.

There is only one sure way to count crows to know how many there are.

That is to count dead ones

I was out squirrel hunting in Minnesota one time, and there was an Owl in a tree,... there were 3 crows that were harassing the hell out of that Owl...

The Owl landed in a tree, and the crows all landed on a tree close by... for a regroup... I don't know...

All I know I was standing about 40 feet on the ground below them in the woods.. with a 12 gauge....talk about poetic opportunity!

Even though it was loaded with like # 8 or 7 1/2 shot, I aimed at the middle one and pulled the trigger....

the shot made the owl fly off instantly...the crows only did a swan dive to the ground...


I have put those plastic owls you get at Walmart to scare rabbits etc, out of gardens.. but sat on a post, it also seems to attract crows... which is always fun when you are in a consealed position with the old 22.250 or 223....or even a 10/22....

Crows are smart, that is for sure... but it just makes blasting their asses even more poetic..