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aircube · Veteran Member

Hey, I want to buy a crow call, what is the best one out there?

Any favorites?

Midichlorian · Veteran Member

scroller99 · Veteran Member

I have an Olt #e1 it has to be 40 ears old and still works perfectly Smile

aircube · Veteran Member

Well, i ordered a haydel call from Cabelas, its made of plastic so it s not real pretty like some of them , but it got the best reviewsout of the bunch of them , so I'll give it a whirl.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0024580220878a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntt=crow+call&Ntk=Products&sort=all&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&_D%3Asort=+&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1

Midichlorian · Veteran Member

abbastuzlu · Member

http://www.crowbusters.com/begtechn_dc.htm
there are some sounds here about crows.try them

TONBON · Veteran Member

i have one from wally world(don't remember brand).
if it's leagal where you live...
my friend uses a tape recording. sets the player out w/ a decoy.
then he hides under cover, so as not to be seen. Mr. Green

aircube · Veteran Member

i read online that the Lohman and cedar crow slayer brands are very good, but I can't find a cedar crow slayer for sale anywhere Neutral

Midichlorian · Veteran Member

Any one for any mp3 or wav files of crow calls I can down load?

Thinking of just plugging a radio in my back yard

aircube · Veteran Member

Heres a sound clip of me using the Lohman crow call #104 I just bought from Cabelas. I tried it last night and heard a few off in the distance. Today i gave it a blow and after about 15 min 2 of them flew overheade cawing back at me. As soon as they saw me standing in the driveway they did a 180 and went the other way and went silent.
Better hide next time Mr. Green

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7uuHoTg2HI

Midichlorian · Veteran Member

TONBON · Veteran Member

i don't really "crow hunt", but i know some guys who do.
what they tell me is..
head to toe camo(deer or turkey gear),
having trees or a blind to hide/blend in,
a decoy w/ recording at same location.
one guy uses a small boom box and lays it down next to or near the decoy.
another has a remote(wired) speaker. he can stop the call or start it back up. if you can get a good sound bite. then you just need a way to play it.
natural recordings are best. wing one and his buddy's will come down to see and start raisin' hell.
set the recorder up beforehand, and tape it.
best call you'll ever get. Mr. Green

these guys are using shotguns.
i'm trying to get one guy out w/ his whisper. Evil Plot

aircube · Veteran Member

Tonbon, you are bang on about the camo or cover. I have been practising and brought in two again last night and about 4 or 5 flew over today after calling. BUT as soon as they see me they are gonzo. Could be that they leave b/c they are not able to locate the bird and reason for the rally call. I can really see the need for decoys to bring them right in.

scroller99 · Veteran Member

probably one crow and one owl decoy and you should be able to bring them in to shooting distance Twisted Evil