Luring pesky big black birds.

[MrGreen 0]

Last week my permission owner asked me to sort her crow problem. I managed to stalk and bag a youngster on wednesday, but since then no luck. I changed tactics this morning, snagged a little buggsy and layed him out for all the world to see. I then tucked m'self away in my hidey hole, which is a disused kiddys wooden fort thing, screened myself from the front and waited....and waited...and waited. Nothing. the crows were mooching around the field, well out of range, but refused to come near enough. Even had a couple fly overheadbut showed no interest. The final insult was 3 magpies crashing around in the oak tree above my hide, who also were uninterested in a free lunch. I left the hide and went for another prowl, but after 3 1/2 hrs of sitting around I gave up and went home without seeing another crow. Quite enjoyed the flying display from the swallows first thing though.

Any hints on attracting birds to a kill zone gratefully recieved.

[cottswood 0]

did you get there early enough before they would normally arive as if not they may have been spooked as there cunning sods ,

Edited June 27, 2009 by cottswood

[stealthy1 3,964]

They know every trick in the book corvids, above all your bait has to look as natural as possible, or you have know chance, and swallow's will be the only thing that fly's near your bait, dont put your hide out in full veiw, because if they see you enter, they won't dine, good luck.

[sam3009 4]

Last week my permission owner asked me to sort her crow problem. I managed to stalk and bag a youngster on wednesday, but since then no luck. I changed tactics this morning, snagged a little buggsy and layed him out for all the world to see. I then tucked m'self away in my hidey hole, which is a disused kiddys wooden fort thing, screened myself from the front and waited....and waited...and waited. Nothing. the crows were mooching around the field, well out of range, but refused to come near enough. Even had a couple fly overheadbut showed no interest. The final insult was 3 magpies crashing around in the oak tree above my hide, who also were uninterested in a free lunch. I left the hide and went for another prowl, but after 3 1/2 hrs of sitting around I gave up and went home without seeing another crow. Quite enjoyed the flying display from the swallows first thing though.

Any hints on attracting birds to a kill zone gratefully recieved.

Owl decoy works a treat

[MrGreen 0]

because if they see you enter, they won't dine, good luck.

That may have been my flaw. As I said, it's a kiddys fort thing, about 5 foot off the floor, big wooden jobby.....it's even got a slide, Woo Hoo! However, no doubt the birds would have seen me go in. The rabbit was laid on its side with a good splatter of blood around its head. When you say look natural, do you mean like a live one munching grass? Somebody told me a bird of prey decoy placed over the carcass works. Ever tried that?

[MrGreen 0]

Owl decoy works a treat

Ha ha! You must have been talking to the same bloke.

[the Verminator 0]

leave a rabbit out for a while for the crows to find, then turn up with a decoy and that will make them think that someone esle is stealing there meal and are soon on the ground to see them off. then its all up to you!

[sam3009 4]

Owl decoy works a treat

Ha ha! You must have been talking to the same bloke.

Brings the feckers in every time

[The one 8,479]

Sliced white bread works for me mate