Crow?

[Rooster]

Crow season is coming up soon and I plan to shoot some if I see em in my yard, but what do I do with them after? I have no idea of what to do with a bird. I just skin everything else and cure it. I dont think crow would be tasty and its probably not worth the money to have it stuffed. Can you skin them or do anything else with a bird without paying?

[Timberstalker]

Cook it real slow in a crockpot with onions and garlic.  Put in some taters and carrots.  Its crow stew and it is real good.  Pretty much grew up on it.

[Fishhunt223]

Check out Crowbusters.com.  They have some recipes and they arent too bad.
Travis

[rasbo]

I think everyone eats a little crow sometimes

[billythekidrock]

Been thinking about hunting crows a bit myself.

[Rooster]

LOL WOW....I didnt think anyone would give a crow recipe or say they are good lol. I must say I am surprised.  I guess now I'll have to taste it. But it doesnt sound very good since they eat garbage and dead animals. Do I have to worry about getting sick because they eat nasty road kill?

[ICEMAN]

LOL WOW....I didnt think anyone would give a crow recipe or say they are good lol. I must say I am surprised.  I guess now I'll have to taste it. But it doesnt sound very good since they eat garbage and dead animals. Do I have to worry about getting sick because they eat nasty road kill?

Ever eat catfish or halibut?.....sturgeon?

[Blacklab]

I won't eat crow just like I wouldn't eat coyote 

[ZEN]

There are methods of de-breasting a small bird without even gutting them.  Peel the skin back, give em a rinse and trim the breasts.  Somethng like that.  CrowBusters has tips on that too I think.  Its crow/varmint guts and sh!t that worries me most.  Stay clear of the guts and enjoy the exotic flavors only a garbage eater can offer.   Or just blast em hard and there'snot much to clean up anyway.

[Rooster]

haha...I have had Hali I think. Not much of a fish person. I love crab cakes.....Anyways, im gonna use some .22 shotshells I bought awhile ago. They have a decent spread up close. I shot a pizza box in a garbage can and one of the small balls riccochet off the hard plastic and nipped my ear, hurt in a good way lol. Im gonna wear glasses when I shoot hard things with those from now on.

[Bscman]

I wouldn't use 22lr shotshells.

They spread like crazy from a rifled barrel. There is NOT shot column...just tiny, jumbled up cloud of deformed #12 shot. They won't even penetrate a pop can from more that ~10yds...not enough for crow, I wouldn't think.

CCI CB Longs work well, and are quiet.
I used to take a few on the farm from time to time, as they'd annoy the heck out of us, eat some feed, and crap on everything.

Of course, a 17gr Vmax from an HMR at just over 2,600fps does a great job if you don't want to worry about retrieving the carcass. 

[ICEMAN]

Of course, a 17gr Vmax from an HMR at just over 2,600fps does a great job if you don't want to worry about retrieving the carcass. 

Does that round leave a carcass? 

[Rooster]

Oh, good point. Well, alls I have in the way of crow would be my .22 or my shotgun, but its too loud for shooting on my property. I live on mountain highway (HWY 7) and have neighbors on one side of me. :-( I might just have to get a bb gun then lol. Or just sight in my .22.

[Bscman]

but its too loud for shooting on my property.

CCI CB Longs, as mentioned above.
29gr RN at 710fps. Accurate and powerful enough for crow to ~40yds, and your neighbors won't even know a shot went off. They are quieter than my pellet rifle (springer).

Remington also just released the CBEE again...a ~750fps hollow point. Also very quiet from a 22lr rifle.

They run about $7.00 per 100...but work very well for taking out small critters in semi-populated areas.

[Rooster]

Hmm, I'll have to get a box of them, as long as walmart sells them.