Crow hunting in NJ

[TonyJ 17]

Hi all,

I just bought a new shotgun and thinking about trying my hand at crow hunting.

Anyone out there hunt them? and if is so can you share some tips and experience?

Below is an old article on the subject.

Thanks,

Tony

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/hunt ... 6_NJ_crows

[tony357 386]

Are you going to eat it ?

[tj462nj 32]

Tony,

I used to go out to my town dump to hunt crows years ago. We made cardboard silhouette decoys, put the on the ground with a couple slices of bread, hid in the edge of the woods with a crow call, it drove them crazy.

[71ragtopgoat 23]

Are you going to eat it ?

Most people eat crow once in a while.

[TonyJ 17]

Are you going to eat it ?

i didn't plan on eating them, just shooting them.

although i have to admit i have eaten crow in the literal sense many times.

i hear it tastes like lobster.

[TonyJ 17]

Tony,

I used to go out to my town dump to hunt crows years ago. We made cardboard silhouette decoys, put the on the ground with a couple slices of bread, hid in the edge of the woods with a crow call, it drove them crazy.

 

Tj, sounds like a lot of fun, Not for the crows of course.

[Guest]

Tony, I hunt a bit, and crows are pretty easy to call in with some decoys and some food lying around.

 

They will just land in the trees, and you take them from there if you like.

 

Pretty easy hunting in my humble opinion.

 

Today, I was at thunder mountain shooting skeet, and there were 8 deer just playing around about 100 yards from where we were shooting....animals are funny...

[TonyJ 17]

Mega,

In the 70's we would hunt them with .22's around the Delaware river in the

Bordentown / Burlington area.

Thought it would be fun to try for them again with the 12 gauge.

Thinking now about buying or making some decoys.

[mipafox 438]

Where I live (3 years) a flock of big ass crows will drop in from time to time. They are completely silent. If they see me they are gone. I think that means a lot of people are trying to kill them off and they try to keep a low profile.

 

When they come to my property they eat bugs and stuff like crazy. So I keep quiet and watch them discretely.

 

If they were CAWing or eating my corn (I don't have corn) I would blast the shit out of them. But they just come and eat my bugs. They are pretty creatures when they are not noisy or destructive.

[joedjr59 0]

I's a blast. Buy some crow decoys and an owl..make sure you build a ground blind, they are one smart bird with great eye sight.

[TonyJ 17]

Bought a .410 a few weeks ago. Hoping to give it a try.

[bulpup 98]

This season has already started no?

 

Plus

Says here that Canada Goose season will allow you to open up the magazine to 7 shells.

 

Hmmm