What do you do with crow?

I know what the crow says when you shoot it.... Faaaaarrrrrrkkk!:eek::D

Evidently crow tastes alright, if you use a little garlic :D

Oh, and don't forget some flava beans & a nice Kiante... Ft...Ft...Ft :D
 
Crows are protected under the Migratory Bird Act of 1918. It is illegal to harm a crow or to destroy and active nest....As I recall, he gets away with it on the crop depredation waiver.
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I don't know what the current status of the crow is under federal law, but I do know that NY state has an open season so they're definitely not "protected". Our season runs from Sept 1 - May 31, for some reason Friday through Monday only. There are no limits whatsoever on number or method of take. Beyond that, many people generally shoot crow all year long with little or no regard and I've never heard of anyone getting in trouble. Crows are quite literally an epidemic in this area.
 
Brings back memories of when I was a kid and a bunch of us would trade what we trapped or shot and couldn't take home, with some Hobos. Guess there aren't any of them anymore. Anyway, one time we had some crows and this same question came up. So we asked "Shorty" how to cook a crow? He said to just make a soup like chicken soup. We then asked him what they tasted like and he paused and said;
"A little bit like an Owl" ..... :eek:
Not sure if we ever asked him anything else after that !!



Be Safe !!!
 
I leave 'em on the ground or place them in selected locations. Other crows stay away for several days, leaving my crops alone.
 
I am also in western Pa. if you'd like p.m. me I'd really like to get in on some "new" crow areas.I have the electronic caller,tapes etc.

We bag and use the dead crows as decoys till we're done hunting.I haven't tried eating them but would have no problem if you know a good recipe.

I can tell you it is a blast (literally) you won't beleive how much fun it is.You'll be hooked for life.
 
There's a famous recipe for crow stew that goes something like this:

Cut up a rabbit and put it in a pot with potatoes, onions, herbs, and water to cover.

Cover the pot and set it over a low fire.

Place the crow on top of the lid.

Simmer until the rabbit is tender, throw away the crow, and serve.​

:p
 
Now I live in the Country but.....

I am not eating no damn crow unless it comes down to it and I have to. Shoot the damn thing watching it turn into a feather shower and keep walking and shoot some more. I get tired of hearing those things wake me up in the morning neways. :D
 
O.K. here's a few hunting tips.Wear complete camoflauge including the face,try not to let any crows see you setting up.Kill the first crow in (the scout) and it will make getting the rest to come in easier.We scout ahead of time and find areas crows are already using and set up there.Once the shooting starts it will be fast paced and really exciting.Once the action dies down move at least a mile away and start over.
I have some old Pennsylvania Game News magazines from the 50's and early 60's.In almost every issue there are pictures and articles showing truckloads of dead crows and even hawk and owls were legal then.I never realized how much fun crow hunting was and knowone I knew had ever tried it.I went the first time and was immediately hooked!!! I bought a Johnny Stewart electronic caller and alot of tapes so the next time I need alot of wingshooting practice all I need is a couple boxes of shells.
 
yeah crows are in season here. Friday, Saturday, Sunday from July to April. And is it just me or have they gotten alot bigger in the last ten years? I'm not that old but I swear crows were not always that size.
 
Y'all are squeamish at the thought of eating crow.
Have you ever eaten catfish? Have you ever eaten shrimp?
Bottom feeders. Have you ever thought of the kind of crap that these animals eat?
Everybody likes wild hog, have you thought of the kind of crap a hog will eat?
Hogs will eat an entire crow, beak, feathers, and claws.

Sure a crow will eat some carrion, but they prefer good food such as pecans, corn, etc.
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I grew up on a farm with all kinds of animals. One of the nastiest animals on the face of the earth in this regard is a chicken. Chicken walk around behind other chickens eating what they can find out of their droppings. If one chicken should get a sore the others will go crazy pecking at it eating the infection from it. There is no animal any worse that a chicken. With that said I do eat chicken breast and sometimes a leg or thigh. I do not eat chicken wings or chicken feet. Buffalo wings are nothing but chicken skin, fat, gristle and sometimes bone dipped in some kind of sauce just to make it hot. Everything the French cook seems to be soaked in chicken fat and sometimes I have to turn away before I throw up and if I see someone eating half cooked over easy eggs I do.

I would just as soon eat a crow as a chicken from the squeamish part. But since I have never eaten crow I have no idea how they taste.
 
I would just as soon eat a crow as a chicken from the squeamish part. But since I have never eaten crow I have no idea how they taste.
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Wow, after all that, you say you have never eaten a crow!! ... :confused:
This next season, I am going to eat a crow that I shoot and let everyone know how I fixed it and how it tastes. Back when, saw my buddy cook and eat a Cardinal during one of our survival weekends and didn't slow him down. I get arond these thing by reminding myself that it is all protein. I've eaten Muskrat and that was a chore but have to say that it was okay but just like boot camp, don't want to that again.



Be Safe !!!!
 
Let's just say that I have never eaten crow that I know of but may very well have. Used to be that when it rained they would cook some stuff over in the warehouse and no one ever bothered or was brave enough to ask what it was. :eek: Funny that in my part of the country I never saw crows until that past 10 or so years. They are definitely making a comeback since the EPA has banned all the stuff we used to put on the corn when we planted it.

And if anyone wondered spotted owl and bald eagle taste very much alike but ivory billed woodpeckers have a much milder flavor. :)
 
"roast beast" was the best you got for a description at a bunch of meals I ate... The collie hide in the shower of one guy's place was not seen until after we all had a "B-B-Q beast" samich... but it was good even to my 5 year old palate...
Brent
 
PT111 said:
Buffalo wings are nothing but chicken skin, fat, gristle and sometimes bone dipped in some kind of sauce just to make it hot.
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You sir, need to stop by my pizza shop. My wings will make you qualify that statement.;):)
 
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