Getting of crows!

sinawalli · #1 06-09-2011, 05:03 PM

How do I do it? I live on a acreage, in a subdivision, so forget about a 12 gauge,or any other firearm! There are about 6 of them, and they are crapping all over my roof! Gross

Any suggestions! Would love to try some of them "dragon's breath" shot gun rounds, but....! Help!!

outdoors forever · #2 06-09-2011, 05:06 PM

ASK TREEGUY!!!

The guy knows how to handle magpies - I'm sure crows would be no problem!

scudman · #3 06-09-2011, 05:25 PM

bearbangers...serious..

I live in a row of condos, crows were always tearing apart trash and spreading it, eating the dogs food.....I shot a bearbanger twice..they have never been back and actually fly right around our place to avoid it.

Big Red 250 · #4 06-09-2011, 05:26 PM

Stick a post up in your yard,with a gopher trap nailed to the top of it. You don't even have to bait it. They'll come to check it out. When their caught in the trap, take a stick and hit it over the head.

Reeves1 · #5 06-09-2011, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by outdoors forever

ASK TREEGUY!!!

The guy knows how to handle magpies - I'm sure crows would be no problem!

Tree actually LOVES birds ! That is why he has so many Magpies & a beautiful pair of Merlins living at his place !

Boberama · #6 06-09-2011, 05:30 PM

Pellet gun is fairly quiet but I don't know if it's legal where you are.

scudman · #7 06-09-2011, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Boberama

Pellet gun is fairly quiet but I don't know if it's legal where you are.

Iv shot a crow from 5 feet away with a .410, twice..and it was still trying to run and fly...unless your super close and get a headshot good luck killing it, iv tried

densa44 · #8 06-09-2011, 06:49 PM

You can get plans from the internet. It is a cone shaped structure that the birds sort of hop into but then can't get out. Do NOT kill the crows in the trap. Catch them and dispose of them elsewhere. If you lill them in the trap no birds will use it again.

In the country you can often borrow one.

TreeGuy · #9 06-09-2011, 07:16 PM

I'll resist the temptation to jest.......for now!

Sinawalli, if you can find a way to kill just one (even if it's from somewhere you CAN shoot), hang the body in a visable area near where your problems are happening. It'll keep them away for the most part.

However, I'm guessing there are some large spruce trees near your house. They're nesting now, so another solution would be to kill the nest. Generally, they are found close to the top, so be careful. It can get exciting up there...trust me!

marlin1 · #10 06-09-2011, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by scudman

Iv shot a crow from 5 feet away with a .410, twice..and it was still trying to run and fly...unless your super close and get a headshot good luck killing it, iv tried

my buddy dropped one with a pellet pistol ,.22 cal , had to finish it off but it was going nowhere. We killed a few on the coast with pellet rifles as well

orionab1 · #11 06-09-2011, 08:34 PM

Both the suggestions of using a rat trap and building the cone type one from internet plans work really really well. Just make the opening a touch say 1/2" larger than on the magpie trap and it works like a charm. The only draw back to the rat trap is that you get the odd non target species and they often are dead when you find them.

220swifty · #12 06-09-2011, 08:40 PM

I am familiar with the type of neighborhood you are in.

sinawalli · #13 06-09-2011, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 220swifty

I am familiar with the type of neighborhood you are in.

Since they are my roof, and there are neighors behind me, shooting anything is out of the question! Don't want to switch my trade to liscence plate maker!! Like the trap on a stick!! Will give it a try! Since it'll be on the roof, I'll leave the corpse there as a reminder to others!! (Insert diabolical laugh here). Thanks!!

Ken07AOVette · #14 06-09-2011, 10:37 PM

I have some acorn 22 shells, just a little louder than a pellet gun

sinawalli · #15 06-09-2011, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ken07AOVette

I have some acorn 22 shells, just a little louder than a pellet gun

Loud, isn't the problem, it's the projectile, shot at a 30-45 degree angle, from about 75 yards away, at a crow, and if I miss ( and I can't hit *hit), then it hits someones house in the back 40, SWAT team arrives, and very bad juju follows!! BTW, I am a machinist by trade, and loud isn't a problem!!

great white whaler · #16 06-09-2011, 10:48 PM

12 black /birds down,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i love robins

super7mag · #17 06-09-2011, 11:31 PM

Maybe one of those plastic owl decoys, will keep them away.

redcoat01 · #18 06-09-2011, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by marlin1

my buddy dropped one with a pellet pistol ,.22 cal , had to finish it off but it was going nowhere. We killed a few on the coast with pellet rifles as well

I hate the crows and magpies , destroyed 3 robins nest with eggs in the past month . Hey a little bit of bait (meat scraps) a crank open window without screen and a Diana Model 34 1000 Fps 177 with a nice 3-9 Illuminated mil dot does the trick. Its about 40 feet , some fly away but found a few deceased in the neighbours yard. I go pick him up and they dont mind , they dont like them either...

slough shark · #19 06-10-2011, 12:15 AM

If you are just worried about projectiles moreso not noise assuming you can use the subsonic 22 bullets put some sort of bait on the ground and shoot from a window upstairs so that you bullet goes into the ground. outa sight outa mind and it would even be quiet!

scudman · #20 06-11-2011, 07:30 PM

ok I was going through my videos and here is one of me using the bearbanger to get rid of crows.

only had to use it twice and they have never been back.

sinawalli · #21 06-11-2011, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by slough shark

If you are just worried about projectiles moreso not noise assuming you can use the subsonic 22 bullets put some sort of bait on the ground and shoot from a window upstairs so that you bullet goes into the ground. outa sight outa mind and it would even be quiet!

Yeahhhhh.... Have devised a evil plan very similar to what you just said!!
Scudman is "plan b"!!
Drano in bread, "plan c"!!

Redfrog · #22 06-11-2011, 07:47 PM

Plan "c' is not very good. Kill them and your good, cause unnecessary suffering and you could be charged.

guywiththemule · #23 06-11-2011, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by redcoat01

I hate the crows and magpies , destroyed 3 robins nest with eggs in the past month . Hey a little bit of bait (meat scraps) a crank open window without screen and a Diana Model 34 1000 Fps 177 with a nice 3-9 Illuminated mil dot does the trick. Its about 40 feet , some fly away but found a few deceased in the neighbours yard. I go pick him up and they dont mind , they dont like them either...

I personally like crows,magpies,ravens,eagles and hawks. I could care less about robins,canaries,bluebirds or other pretty-type song birds....but I guess everybody is free to pick and choose......

sinawalli · #24 06-12-2011, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Redfrog

Plan "c' is not very good. Kill them and your good, cause unnecessary suffering and you could be charged.

That's why it's plan c!!

I have confidence I won't even get to plan B!!!

WayneChristie · #25 06-12-2011, 08:50 AM

tried out some .22 subs yesterday, they are still good for the mile and a half so they claim, dont think I would try it in a neighborhood. not very loud tho.