ThethirdI Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 I have just started to get into crow hunting and was wondering if someone could tell me how to go about setting out decoys. I bought an owl decoy but I am not sure if I should accompany it with some crow decoys or set it out on it's own. Any help would be super. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinguide Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: ? About Crow Decoys? what i have figured out is that if you set them out in the open and you are hiding in the open you are more apted to get busted. So, what i found to work the best is setting them up in the trees along with your hunters, the crows have to fly over the trees fairly low to see in the canapy, therefor giving you a shot, and its easier to hide in. Hope this helps. P.S. try a owl deke crows hate owls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Re: ? About Crow Decoys? My son and I do alot of crow hunting here in NY. We have about 9 dekes and one mojo type deke that moves its wings in the wind and a old wig, that has ketchup squirted around it. In the snow its awesome. We use a FoxPro FX13 Here is one of our set ups. [image][/image] Locate flyways and run and gun using as many dekes as you can. Shoot the sentry as it flies out to investigate, the rest will come looking for him. Set the dekes up in a fashion that you have seen the crows in the past. We also have a few foam crow dekes that clip to tree branchs for the realistic look of not just having crows on the ground. Spread them out, hide good and start calling. The owl decoy works well too. Crows are bitter enemies with owls. Most raptors are on the crows harassment list. The blue jays go at it good with the crows also. Our calling starts out with a crow gathering for a sequence of about 3-5 minutes depending on the response. Hit the hawk/crow fight and get your gun up! If that don't work, go into the wounded crow and that will surely bring 'em in. But don't over use the wounded crow call, they are EXTREMELY smart critters and wise up fast. [image][/image] [image][/image] Crow hunting is a ball and a good way to tune up is to shoot some skeet or clays. Have fun and good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Re: ? About Crow Decoys? Oh yeah...one more good source of crow info is www.crowbusters.com Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThethirdI Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Re: ? About Crow Decoys? Thanks for the tips! I will be putting them to some good use this weekend if the weather is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Airgunhunter Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Re: ? About Crow Decoys? The thing to remember with using decoy crows is the wind. If you place your decoys with their backs facing into the wind they will figure out its not real. Crows only face into the wind in order to stop their feathers from blowing the wrong way. I use a rabbit skin with red paint an glued on red material to lure other crows down next to the decoys. i place the rabbit around 8 inches away from the crow an go and wait 25 yrds away in a hide. Me being an air gun hunter i cant actually shoot a crow when its flying i have got to wait til it either lands in a tree close to it or next to the decoy. They aint stupid either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThethirdI Posted March 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Re: ? About Crow Decoys? I took my boys out hunting for crows last weekend and they both managed to score one each between the two of them in about 15 minutes. We only had a little time before dinner but I think we did O.K. for a grand total of a 30 minute hunt. I used an owl decoy that day and set up about 15 yards away under a pine tree. The next day was really windy and I used a couple of crow decoys instead of the owl. The crow decoys didn't work well at all, but I am guessing that it was because of the wind. I made another set about a mile away on the same windy day and that time I used the owl again with much better results. The boys didn't score on either set but we really enjoyed ourselves. It's a great way to hunt with a 12 year old and a 10 year old at the same time without having to be dead silent. I'll be doing this a lot in the future. Thanks for the tips guys my boys really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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