I finally understand varmint hunting.

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.
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If I ever come over to visit and have a bunch of beers. . . I'll have to remember *not* to pee in the water trough. :rolleyes:

/*tom*/
 
Just thought I'd add that you should take care not to shoot ravens, thinking they're crows.

Ravens are larger, Ravens have a pointed tail, crows are more rounded fan shaped. Ravens wing tips are pointed and crows more blunt.
 
Even the smaller crow is a thick sumbuck... I use no less than 6 high brass but for the range they usually stat out to, I need #5 or 4 to really get one shot kills... 7 1/2 seem to bounce off at 25-30 yards.
Brent
 
Brent; I have just the load for you. I use it for long range birds of all feathers including black colored ones.

RP 2 3/4" hi brass Unibody hull, black or green
WW 209
33.0 of IMR SR 4756
RP 12 wad
1 1/4 oz. of the best Lawrence shot; copper plated is the cat's meow. Magnum #4,#5 or# 2
1340 fps. at 10,000 lup
KICKS LIKE HELL> KILLS BIRDS AT 70 YARDS WITH EXTRA FULL CHOKES!
 
I was actually having the same moral issue as you with shooting things I don't eat. I still have mixed feelings about it but I realize it has to be done and its another reason to hunt which I love so there you go. You found yourself a good reason to hunt something else.
 
Also in response to Mr. Burke's comment about the 30-06 on a crow let me just say way to be efficient. I've used a .308 with a 168 gr matchking before. It does get the job done.
 
meanies-- i raised a crow from just hatched--named it fred:D

every one said aww its just gonna die---damn thing ate anything:eek:---

taught it to fly and the hunt fest was on he would fly around and get all the locals after him and fly home to popa and hop around the huge maple tree while i picked them off with my .22:p

peeza's right-- happiness is a red vapor---22-250 makes em go poof :D:D:D
 
A couple cajun brothers I grew up around had pet crow who had a large vocabulary but unfortunately most was not suitable around ladies or young kids...:D
Brent
 
this conversation is giving me the bad feeling that I'm going to end up obsessed with crow hunting next year.
 
I got a pet Squirrel, Hammy , raised her from a little baby. she sits on my shoulder while I walk around and acts like a Kitten on steroids. :D
 
yep, killing crows with my 22 mag is wonderful times. stinking rotten air vermon. plus, their caw-caw-caw will drive anyone nutz. the only bad thing about it is they close off half the year so the dumb things can bring more of them into the world. i dont get to see much else running around, the dog scares most of them away. in a way, i'd like to see what is out there, might be a lot of fun. but i do not want anything bad to happen to the dog just to find out.
 
Another easy way to tell the difference between crows and ravens, beyond size, is to listen to them, crows make the high pitched “CAW”, ravens have the low and solemn “nevermore”
~z
 
Glad you finally came around. Nothing like playing a crow and owl fight on the boom box and shooting a bunch of crows on a Saturday evening...:D
 
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