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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: Rooster on September 25, 2008, 12:07:11 PM

Title: Crow?
Post by: Rooster on September 25, 2008, 12:07:11 PM: 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?
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Post by: Timberstalker on September 25, 2008, 12:10:19 PM: 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.
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Post by: Fishhunt223 on September 25, 2008, 07:05:37 PM: Check out Crowbusters.com. They have some recipes and they arent too bad.
Travis
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Post by: rasbo on September 25, 2008, 07:07:36 PM: I think everyone eats a little crow sometimes :chuckle:
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Post by: billythekidrock on September 25, 2008, 07:59:10 PM: Been thinking about hunting crows a bit myself.
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Post by: Rooster on September 25, 2008, 08:42:35 PM: 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?
Title: Re: Crow?
Post by: ICEMAN on September 25, 2008, 09:06:21 PM: Quote from: Rooster on September 25, 2008, 08:42:35 PM
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?
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Post by: Blacklab on September 25, 2008, 10:45:40 PM: I won't eat crow just like I wouldn't eat coyote :yike:
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Post by: ZEN on September 25, 2008, 10:50:38 PM: 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. :cue: Or just blast em hard and there'snot much to clean up anyway. ;)
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Post by: Rooster on September 25, 2008, 11:47:07 PM: 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. :D
Title: Re: Crow?
Post by: Bscman on September 26, 2008, 08:28:17 AM: 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. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Crow?
Post by: ICEMAN on September 26, 2008, 08:35:08 AM: Quote from: Bscman on September 26, 2008, 08:28:17 AM
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. :chuckle:

Does that round leave a carcass? :chuckle:
Title: Re: Crow?
Post by: Rooster on September 26, 2008, 10:04:03 AM: 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. :-\
Title: Re: Crow?
Post by: Bscman on September 26, 2008, 10:12:54 AM: Quote from: Rooster on September 26, 2008, 10:04:03 AM
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.
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Post by: Rooster on September 27, 2008, 10:31:31 AM: Hmm, I'll have to get a box of them, as long as walmart sells them. :-\
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Post by: rasbo on September 27, 2008, 01:16:14 PM: I use a pump pellet 177 for crows im my yard works well, :hunter:
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Post by: billythekidrock on September 27, 2008, 08:08:11 PM: As we were setting up for predators this morning we saw about 100 crows leaving a roosting area. I don't know exactly where they are roosting or where they were going, but I think we have found a good spot for some crow calling.
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Post by: catwithboost on September 27, 2008, 08:13:22 PM: Quote from: billythekidrock on September 27, 2008, 08:08:11 PM
As we were setting up for predators this morning we saw about 100 crows leaving a roosting area. I don't know exactly where they are roosting or where they were going, but I think we have found a good spot for some crow calling.
Come get my .17hmr before you go.
Title: Re: Crow?
Post by: billythekidrock on September 29, 2008, 07:23:47 PM: Them suckers like to stage behind my neighbers place near dark so I took out the Foxpro and a crow decoy and drove em nuts. Had about 100 in the air and in the trees at the height of the excitement. One neighbor came home looking in the sky and laughing at me.

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Title: Re: Crow?
Post by: ICEMAN on September 30, 2008, 05:55:53 AM: :EAT:

I am still thinking about trying one of them....
Title: Re: Crow?
Post by: billythekidrock on September 30, 2008, 06:04:02 AM: Quote from: Iceman on September 30, 2008, 05:55:53 AM
:EAT:

I am still thinking about trying one of them....

Same here.

Thinking about creating a crow dish for the meet this winter. Might call it LTL Surprise!
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Post by: ICEMAN on September 30, 2008, 06:10:41 AM: Maybe we can try them with my seagull recipe?
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Post by: billythekidrock on September 30, 2008, 06:18:26 AM: Quote from: Iceman on September 30, 2008, 06:10:41 AM
Maybe we can try them with my seagull recipe?

Seagulls...now that is just nasty! :chuckle:
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Post by: DeKuma on September 30, 2008, 06:36:50 AM: Quote from: billythekidrock on September 30, 2008, 06:04:02 AM
Quote from: Iceman on September 30, 2008, 05:55:53 AM
:EAT:

I am still thinking about trying one of them....

Same here.

Thinking about creating a crow dish for the meet this winter. Might call it LTL Surprise!

We know about LTL surprise. No thanks! :yike:
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Post by: Blacklab on September 30, 2008, 07:22:05 AM: Quote from: billythekidrock on September 29, 2008, 07:23:47 PM
Them suckers like to stage behind my neighbers place near dark so I took out the Foxpro and a crow decoy and drove em nuts. Had about 100 in the air and in the trees at the height of the excitement. One neighbor came home looking in the sky and laughing at me.

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Last year I got my FX3. A buddy came over to visit and have a few beers. Well as he was on the side releaveing himself. I turned it on and had at least 25 crows in my backyard b4 he was done peeing. You couldn't get his grin off with a belt sander. This year will be his first crow hunting experence. :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Crow?
Post by: catwithboost on September 30, 2008, 12:12:04 PM: Quote from: DeKuma on September 30, 2008, 06:36:50 AM
Quote from: billythekidrock on September 30, 2008, 06:04:02 AM
Quote from: Iceman on September 30, 2008, 05:55:53 AM
:EAT:

I am still thinking about trying one of them....

Same here.

Thinking about creating a crow dish for the meet this winter. Might call it LTL Surprise!

We know about LTL surprise. No thanks! :yike:
It is no surprise he wants to show it to EVERYONE :yike:
Title: Re: Crow?
Post by: billythekidrock on October 01, 2008, 08:15:59 PM: So we went out for a couple hours this evening and it was interesting to say the least. The first hour we only had a couple come in and take a look, then off they went. But around 6:30 they came by the dozens. At one time we had over 100 crows circling. Talk about some noise! We managed to blast a few with a .22 and .410 between us. Definitely something we will do again.

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Title: Re: Crow?
Post by: PolarBear on October 01, 2008, 08:32:16 PM: Have you ever hit one with a .300 Win Mag? It aint a pretty sight.
Title: Re: Crow?
Post by: billythekidrock on October 01, 2008, 08:36:25 PM: Quote from: PolarBear on October 01, 2008, 08:32:16 PM
Have you ever hit one with a .300 Win Mag? It aint a pretty sight.
BOOM!
Crow? What crow?
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Post by: bobcat on October 01, 2008, 10:00:38 PM: Quote from: PolarBear on October 01, 2008, 08:32:16 PM
Have you ever hit one with a .300 Win Mag? It aint a pretty sight.

I hit one with a 160 grain bullet out of a 264 Win. Mag. All that could be seen was two wings flying straight up in the air. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Crow?
Post by: Kent Hunter on October 02, 2008, 02:31:03 PM: They taste a little bit like Spotted Owl. :chuckle: