Crow season opens Oct. 10th

[Master Carper]

Doesn’t that bring in more crows?

Where I hunt at, more often than not, no. Biggest reason is because they scatter to parts unknown after they see one of their buddies get shot.

Hunting in or around a pecan orchard is totally different. As long as you are hiding well and the crows don't see you, they just keep coming back!

I hunted a couple of big pecan orchards last year, and on one of them, the land owner said it had been over 10 years since anyone had hunted there, and on my first outing, I killed 52 crows that day! When the crows would leave for a little bit, I would gather up the dead birds and prop them up with a small forked stick and use them for decoys. I would get set back up again, start calling and here they came. I would kill more birds, then set those birds up as decoys, and did that all afternoon.

I kept all of those dead crows in the freezer for a week, then when I went to a different pecan orchard, I put all of crows out as decoys, start calling, and here the came, from all different directions. Wing shooting at it's finest!

 

[kwaynem]

I was told years ago that Mexico didn’t have a season on ducks and the only way they would put one in place was if the US put a season on crows no idea if that is true or not

 

[Master Carper]

I was told years ago that Mexico didn’t have a season on ducks and the only way they would put one in place was if the US put a season on crows no idea if that is true or not

Never heard that before, but I have killed ducks in Mexico and it was a LOT of fun and a LOT of shooting.

 

[RickN]

Several crows out behind our place today. Sadly can not shoot them in Edmond City limits. The yuppies would pee their panties.

 

[OkieMoe]

They used to settle around Ft Cobb lake years ago But thats changed I think.

 

[dennishoddy]

I have never figured out WHY there is a crow season to begin with as a kid back in the day we shot them year round.

It's because of the migratory bird act that the US entered with along with Canada in 1916, Mexico in 1936, Japan in 1932, and Russia in 1976.
Widespread poaching was the norm at the time.
The crow regulation probably needs revisited.
We used to smoke barrels around Ft Cobb back in the late 70's with the county putting dumpsters at every mile section for the carcasses. That roost doesn't exist anymore.

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[Master Carper]

It's because of the migratory bird act that the US entered with along with Canada in 1916, Mexico in 1936, Japan in 1932, and Russia in 1976.
Widespread poaching was the norm at the time.
The crow regulation probably needs revisited.
We used to smoke barrels around Ft Cobb back in the late 70's with the county putting dumpsters at every mile section for the carcasses. That roost doesn't exist anymore.

Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (16 U.S.C. 703-712) implements four international conservation treaties that the U.S.

www.fws.gov

Mr. Hoddy,

what happened to all those crows out at Ft. Cobb? Was the vast majority killed, diseases, did they move elsewhere or what?

I remember back in the day, reading stories in several of the outdoor rags about the literal millions and millions of crows that roosted there at Ft. Cobb.

I said many times that I would like to have gone there just to see how many crows I could shoot, test different loads and such, but as often happens, life just got in the way and I never got to go there...

 

[Hooper]

They used to settle around Ft Cobb lake years ago But thats changed I think.

Seeing a Crow in Western Oklahoma is pretty rare now a day.
Back in the 1970's they would make the sky Black at times. They Love Peanuts. Caddo County, Ft. Cobb Lake area was one of the major Peanut Producers in that time. They used to spray Soaps on there roosts, put TNT in tree rows, just about ever thing imaginable to kill them. Now if you see Two or Three Crow together in the area it is a special site.
I know they reeked havoc on Peanuts, but I miss seeing them. We used to have a blast as a kid hunting them.
Very smart bird. You almost have to get one to make a decoy to get another good shot. After that first shot they had you marked. There were enough birds in the air to communicate your location, they would fly around you for a good time after a shot. I would not even shoot one now, I have a great respect for them and fond memories.

 

[Hooper]

Mr. Hoddy,

what happened to all those crows out at Ft. Cobb? Was the vast majority killed, diseases, did they move elsewhere or what?

I remember back in the day, reading stories in several of the outdoor rags about the literal millions and millions of crows that roosted there at Ft. Cobb.

I said many times that I would like to have gone there just to see how many crows I could shoot, test different loads and such, but as often happens, life just got in the way and I never got to go there...

They were finally enough killed in that area they no longer migrate there. You hardly ever see a crow in Western Oklahoma.
Now there is a Hog problem to replace the Crows. Of course that is another man made deal where some people were importing Hogs and turning them loose for hunting. After a few good litters they are as thick as White Tail Deer now. Elk are next to have a Population Increase.
Makes Driving at night in Western Oklahoma quite an experience. You could hit Deer, Elk, or a Hog.

 

[2busy]

I have no love for crows. They eat the pecans and peck holes in my apples.i don't know anything they are good for.