How do they know you're about 1/2 a squeeze from letting the shot off and fly away?
Crows
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I can remember my uncle using a Winchester lever action in 219 Zipper on crows. They disintegrated right before my eyes. All you would see is a big puff of feathers and they were gone!
MHtractorguy
Single-Sixer
They hear you hold your breath as you squeeze...
They're incredibly smart! I literally can't count the times I already had 1# of pressure on a 2# trigger and the crow takes off.
The joke, or was it?, back in the 70's was a crow could tell the difference between a rifle and a broomstick at 200 yards.
The joke, or was it?, back in the 70's was a crow could tell the difference between a rifle and a broomstick at 200 yards.
MHtractorguy
Single-Sixer
Don't aim at them for so long. It makes them nervous.
contender
Ruger Guru
I try to not let them see me setting up do I can get my sights settled. I want them to never hear the report of the gun. But their buddies,, if you are well concealed,, and they haven't figured out where you are,, you can often get a second one.
Around here,, I have to be REAL sneaky to get one. They have all learned to be wary of me & my truck.
Around here,, I have to be REAL sneaky to get one. They have all learned to be wary of me & my truck.
BULL'S-EYE
Blackhawk
I've vaporized scores with my 22-250 & 220 Swift...None ever knew what hit them! 
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Don Lovel
Hunter
We used to hunt the Ft Cobb Lake in sw Oklahoma in the 60's. Shoot a case of shotgun shells every weekend and reload after school all week..
bigbillyboy
Buckeye
I have hunted them quite a bit . A very smart bird .
RC44Mag
Buckeye
Running joke growing up shooting in the woods with my buddies, crow would seem to know exactly how far away they had to be for us kids with our BB guns as we got older we had shotguns and again they knew the range of the shot. We we carried rifles they knew to increase the distance even further. It was really uncanny.
Either urban crows are very dumb, or they aren't hunted much.
contender
Ruger Guru
Urban crows know that nobody can shoot at them.
I recall a video of a bunch of guys field hunting crows in layup blinds with recorded crow calls.
For what looked like several hours calling in flocks of crows, blazing away with 10 & 12 Ga. What a display of aerobatics. The guys were laughing hysterically and they only wound up with a couple crows. They each ran through boxes of shells. I'll bet there
were some sore shoulders that night.
For what looked like several hours calling in flocks of crows, blazing away with 10 & 12 Ga. What a display of aerobatics. The guys were laughing hysterically and they only wound up with a couple crows. They each ran through boxes of shells. I'll bet there
were some sore shoulders that night.
bigbillyboy
Buckeye
There is a website dedicated to crow hunting exclusively "crow busters " . lots of stories , pics of off colored crows etc. Also has a store to buy decoys and such . 
Believe it or not recipes to prepare crows for the dinner table ..........
yuk . Apparently people eat them ..... Anyway lots of info there .
Believe it or not recipes to prepare crows for the dinner table .......... yuk . Apparently people eat them ..... Anyway lots of info there .
BULL'S-EYE
Blackhawk
I've eaten it a few times, tastes quite similar to Canadian Goose breast meat to me. Not too bad at all if prepared right...Believe it or not recipes to prepare crows for the dinner table ..........
bigbillyboy
Buckeye
Really ! I just can't imagine eating a crow. My hat is off to youI've eaten it a few times, tastes quite similar to Canadian Goose breast meat to me. Not too bad at all if prepared right...
same goes for snakes , ground hogs etc . ...........bigbillyboy
Buckeye
Best day I ever had was 27 crows between my self and son in law . We ran out of ammo . I had taken 3 full boxes with me . A good day ...
Don Lovel
Hunter
I had a real nice garden and crows were wrecking my cantelopes and sweet corn. Lived in suburban KC so I used my 5mm Sheridan Blue streak and would set up at the kitchen table with a rest and sliding door open. They would land on phone line then drop onto garden. I picked off 4 the first day I set up. Making about 30yd shots on the phone line from the kitchen. If they dont see or hear you.
MHtractorguy
Single-Sixer
I am convinced that when my 10 year old son is with me, I have better luck. My theory is that they KNOW we are there and as long as we are moving, they can keep an eye on us. When they don't see movement, they spook. This is the reverse of what happens when I take him fishing in the aluminum boat. When Will won't sit still and hush in the boat, the fish spook.
I want to try hanging a flag near my blanket and see if it helps.
I want to try hanging a flag near my blanket and see if it helps.
Urban crows are just as smart, maybe smarter then their country cousins. There is a woman who feeds them peanuts......they see her coming and flock around and follow. Another neighbor, now deceased.....so I can tell on him....had to sit in the darkened doorway with his 22LR rifle because if they saw him outside they would depart the neighborhood. Now he had gone, there is a murder of crows around.
