Why to some people shoot Crows?

crow hunting

Many years ago the prescribed method was to bait fish hooks with scraps of spoiled meat. The hooks had mono -filliment line (SP) attached and were staked to the hunting area. One crow would come in and eat the meat become hooked and start calling and flopping around unable to get off the hook . Other crows would come to aid it and then the shooting would start. The crows would not leave the hooked relative.
 
We have a Nature Preserve in our back yard. 700 Acres. Not ours, it's a park! But, we get to enjoy the critters that live there. Mrs. rags likes to feed the small woodland furry creatures. (I know that includes squirrels too...:rolleyes:)

Anyway, one day I heard her scream bloody murder and came a runnin'. Thought one of the dogs was gettin' with it with a coon or something. About the time I got to the back door and outside, I saw a squirrel that was on my chopping block eating a peanut, getting hauled off by a crow! It finally fell off about 20 feet off the ground!

I know, one good blast with my 590 could have saved the world of a couple of nuisances, BUT when momma ain't Happy, I ain't happy! :)

Didn't think the crow could do that...Yep.

rags
 
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During bow season, myself and a redtail hawk hunt over top of the same corn pile from apposing trees. He hunts the smaller 4 leggers, I hunt the bigger ones. We've grown to accept each other and respect each other. I know one of the most graceful things I've ever seen is when he dove from the tree plucked a chipmunk up off the ground and flew off, in what seemed to be one elegant move. I too like to think that he was impressed when he saw me pick off a decent 8 point at 35 yards between two trees, but I doubt he was.

Anyways, I once saw 'ol red butt flying over the house one day being dive bombed by one crow, then two crow, then three crow. They just wouldn't leave this guy alone. I know nature does her own thing and there's little we can do about it, but if you pick on a friend of mine its like picking on me.

Not to mention when a crow sees me in my tree stand they crow and caw like no tomorrow and just won't quite. Unlike the hawk that sits there with me and hunts with me.

Stupid Crows.
 
Ft. Cobb, OK

At one time the area around Ft. Cobb, Ok held the title of Crow capital of Oklahoma. The land supports wheat, peanuts and corn and crows. They would roost in the Blackjacks( Oaks) and come out to feed. The sky would be black with them! Hint: a wounded crow will bring in at least ten more. We dispatched them with Remington 12's and 22 RF's at distance. The 22-250's made them disappear before your eyes.
The following morning the bodies would all be gone thanks to the very efficient coyote population. I don't believe that all that lead put a serious dent in the population. Pests!!
 
At one time the area around Ft. Cobb, Ok held the title of Crow capital of Oklahoma.
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I grew up near there and we would go up every fall/winter to shoot crows. I remeber that at one time they were saying the winter population of crows there was around 8 million.

From what I understand now, they are mostly gone, as are most of the peanut farmers.

Back in the late 60's you could go up there and shoot crows all day. You had to move a lot though. Once you killed a few the rest of them figured you out.

bob
 
If God didn't want us to shoot small animals, He wouldn't have given us the .22LR !!

I actually stopped shooting crows, I find the Spotted Owl more of a challenge.
 
Because they poop all over our vehicles and the sides of the house and the barn.

Because they pull screaming baby birds out of the birdhouses and then take them to the gutters on the house and dip them into the residual water after a rain to soften them up. They proceed to kill and eat the baby bird before leaving the carcasses for me to fish out of the gutters twice a year when the gutters need cleaning.

Because they chase off many of the backyard birds we have.

Because they dump all the bird seed out of the bird feeders so they can eat the seed off the ground.

Because they bring food debris and trash from other peoples property and proceed to drop it on our property while sitting on our power line.

Because they are vile, noisy, non-value added pests who destroy the peaceful tranquility of our property.
 
They call them a 'Murder' of crows for a reason, why I haven't a clue.

But there's a good line in there somewhere, I'm just too tired at the moment to come up with one.

Murphy2000
 
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Why do some people shoot crows?

Easier and more effective then strangling?


p.s. Heckle & Jeckle were Magpies.
 
This reminds me of a cartoon I seen many years ago. It showed a solider standing in the middle of a ash pile that went around the world.
He is happy and is saying, "We won!"
 
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