I finally understand varmint hunting.

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MuscleGarunt

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For the longest time I felt that varmint hunting was unethical, cruel and just wrong. Well, today I changed my mind. For the last few months I have been having this problem with crows around my place. After feeding the animals the crows come in and eat whatever grain the livestock leave behind, I was fine with that. Then I started to notice the livestock water was getting dirty very fast, half eaten worms and grain as well as large pieces of dung. I though it funny that the animals would crap in their water.

So the other day I am walking through the yard and I see this crow up on the water bucket dropping stuff in the water, why, I don't know maybe to soften it up for eating later. So it suddenly dawns on me why I have been having to change the water out every other day.

So all day I am trying to get this crow, but the damn things are really smart. Finally I got him, heart shot with a 22-WMR, dropped him instantly, no twitching, no flailing, no flapping nothing, just dropped him like a brick.

So morale of the story, I finally understand varmint hunting. You own some property, livestock, whatever, said animal is being destructive, a nuisance. You kill said animal to make your life easier.
 
Crows don't rate high enough to use a 22 on em use a good pellet gun instead, In the long run it will save you a lot of money, A good stuffed scare crow is always good too
 
Crows

Apart from Russle Crow, that is.... are less than, less than varmints.... in fact, they are about the same as rodents.... Hmmm sky rats? yup, thats about right :D

Here in Oz, me and some of my gyrocopter mates used to chase crows & Cockatoos away from crops (especially grapes) in our Gyro's.... had to chase roos and Emus out of wheat fields too. , was fun :D

One of the guys decided to shoot a few from the gyro... Never boring in Oz :D
 
Varmints

Had the same problem with Magpie's over here, fixed them with the 223 improved longest shot so far was 190 yards. It is amazing how far the feathers fly when they get hit with a 55 grain Nosler Balistic tip leaving the rifle at around 3600 ft per second. For the American shooters the Magpie is a bird slightly smaller than a crow but just as bigger pest.
 
G'day. Muzza you might be giving Russel to much credit. :eek:

On a more serious note. I know Sheep farmers that want every crow, fox, dog and cat shot on sight. They do so much damage to lambs being born it is not funny. Don't spare the powder, no cartridge is too big.
 
It's easy to understand your change of heart.

I used to feel bad about people shooting woodchucks. After looking into it and discussing with the local grape farmers, I chnaged my mind. They all had a story or two about broken axels, flat tires and damaged tractors from hitting woodchuck holes in the vineyard isles. Now I can presue them and feel I am doing a good thing.
 
Ahhhh woodchucks

That must be where that saying "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?" :confused:;)

& you know what my answer to that is??:eek:


Chucked if I know :D
 
not to mention borken cow legs from woodchuck holes. ill tell ye a cow worth 1800 breakin its leg in a chuck hole will change yer mind, and generally make you want to annihalate woodchucks from the face of the earth.
 
Muscle, now you need a crow call, couple cases of shotgun shells,and three or four buddies. You talk about a hoot. :D
 
Keep your kills as decoys during the shoot. If wounded tie some fish line to their leg and to a little stake or twig sappling and it will really draw in their buddies...
Brent
 
Get a Johnny Stewart game caller (electronic)with the crow fighting hawk tape,a case of shells and a few buddies.Kill the first one to come in (the scout) and use the dead as decoys.It is so much fun and great wingshooting practice.I have old Pennsylvania Game News from the 50's and 60's they literally show guys with pick up trucks full of dead crows in almost every issue.I had a friend invite me to go crow hunting early one spring day before turkey season came in and I figured I had nothing else to do why not?? I had so much fun I went out and bought all the stuff I would need to introduce someone else to the sport.We killed about 30 crows that day and I've been hooked ever since.
 
Dingoboyx said:
"How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"
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A woodchuck could chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
 
If you think you understand it now then you really need to see what it's like just after sunrise, while the dew is still on the ground, the birds are singing in the trees.... and you can see through your scope the pink mist hanging in the air where moments before there was a woodchuck.:eek::D
 
Wow, that would be intense. Yes, I need a crow call, have to check the sporting goods store downtown later. Maybe I can put that 100 bulk pack of 12 gauge skeet/bird shells too good use.
 
Please note my nom de plume; it speaks volumes. Old Noir is the smartest bird that lives, and unlike a wild turkey, has the ability to reason and solve puzzles. They can live to 25 years of age, have 52 known "words" in their vocabulary, and think like union members. They post lookouts to watch for hawks and owls, and absolutely hate Great Horned Owls. They will harass an owl mercilessly, and eat a variety of disgusting things such as carrion, bugs, worms, and God knows what else. Vermin is the word I use; maybe some kinder people will call them varmints. 222 and 22-250 are my calibers of choice, and an exceptionally accurate rifle is a must for long range vaporization. The Speer 52 grain HP or TNT is the bullet of choice in my old M700, and I drive them just as fast as RL7, BLC2, and IMR 4198 will push them.
 
Yes, I need a crow call, have to check the sporting goods store downtown later. Maybe I can put that 100 bulk pack of 12 gauge skeet/bird shells too good use.
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Indeed you DO understand!!:D Where mere days ago you wanted them to leave now you intend to CALL THEM IN!!!:D;) You've got the bug.
 
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