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Raining Crows

March 25, 2012

By Glen Wunderlich

A business associate once told me that advice was only worth what one pays for it. Well, here’s some advice that breaks that mold.

L-R, Matt, Shawn, and Glen and crows

When it comes to crow hunting, I’ve tried it all, but until recently, nothing seemed to help significantly. Magnum hand-brewed shotshell loads worthy of bringing down orbiting space junk didn’t improve results. Extra-full chokes, same thing. Bags of motionless decoys? Leave ‘em home. The owl decoy everyone seems to want to interject into the action? Not necessary. Mouth-blown crow calls? Good luck learning the language. Heavy shot? Save it for turkeys.

But, after years of experimenting, there appears to be promise for my crow-hunting comrades, Shawn Weaver, Matt Arnold and me, because our results have improved since we began our three-man hunts. Read more

Firearms, Hunting, Wildlife crow kite, crows, decoys, improved cylinder, jackite, matt arnold, motion decoy, shawn weaver

Knight & Hale Releases Hale Damage Crow Call

February 24, 2012

DECATUR, AL- If you’ve not caught a glimpse of the new Hale Damage Crow call from Knight & Hale, you soon will. This aluminum crow call provides the clearest, sharpest, most crisp sounds you’ve ever heard come from a crow call.

Hunting crow call, crows, gobblers, turkeys

No Business Like Crow Business

February 6, 2012

L-R: Matt Arnold, Glen Wunderlich, Shawn Weaver

By Glen Wunderlich

What’s this business of groundhogs predicting weather anyway? They don’t know beans! Wait a minute; beans are something they do understand. In any event, here’s a forecast for this weekend: It’s going to rain. Not cats and dogs, but crows!

February Crows

The long-awaited, no-limit season of crow hunting began February 1st and continues through March 31st and that means it’s time to test new guns, loads, and wing-shooting skills. And, this season, we’ve got a few new tricks up our sleeves, including a new apprentice hunter, Mike, whose technique will be challenged by the aerial antics of the high-flying, menacing marauders.

Mike has never hunted before. His 20-gauge scatter gun Read more

Hunting crow hunting, crows