crow loads
 

fellas its about time for me to load up a few rounds for the old 8 ga for crows...gonna go with a 1 1/2 ounce load which is lite for the 8...ive tried using a 1 ounce load and a 1 1/4 but the 1 1/2 ounce seems to perform the best....crow season ends feb. 28 here so not to many days left...what about you other crow hunters yall s seasons still open.... charlie

How far can you knock down a birdy with one of them loaded 8's??

it will knock a crow down at 60 yards every shot if i do my part....it will do better and farther but on a average this is about my longest shots i take... charlie

That's what they mean when they say reach out and touch them!

Be careful Charlie, crows fall under the federal migratory game bird treaty/laws and an upper limit of 10 gauge is all that is allowed same as ducks and geese.

http://www.fws.gov/le/pdffiles/50_CFR_20.pdf

See 20.19(a) an 20.21(a)

Charlie, There are two hunting seasons that nobody knows about, bat and bee season, Let me tell you how this got started with me. Well I have a big fireplace with stone that is laid "dry stacked" you can't see the mortar but i t is there, now certain times of the year a bat will sneak in. One night we were watching TV and my wife screamed out I saw the bat as she ran from the room arms waving she closed here self in the bedroom, well I had an answer for old mr bat 22cal rat shot in my pistol, I climbed the stairs so I could see better there he was perched on a ledge on the fireplace, Well I could have done him in right then and there, but I am a sporting kind of guy so I thought I will shoot under him so he will fly up and then get a shot in midair. Well I did just that "POW" the bat fell just as my wife emerged from the bedroom, well that's when the sh## hit the fan. All of a sudden my lab decided to retrieve the bat, my wife is screaming shes gonna get rabies. I was able to call the dog off but getting my wife calmed down from all the shooting going an in the house is another story. Now for the bees, those pesky woodboring bees can be shot the same way. You know how they will come right up to your face and buz, if you shoot them with a 22 rat shot you can dust them and it's fun. Just thought you might like to know but don't go shooting that 8ga in the house now!

Charlie, one more thing that was a true story, my house is made from logs so the pellet marks just give it a little character well at least that what I tell my wife!

i have laughed till i acually cried at this storey...i may have to get me some rat shot too... gotta tell this one to my buddies....youve made my evening thanks for the laugh and the info on bees and bats.... charlie

Now that was funny.......:rotf: But I am gonna have to hear this again in person at the Southern.....

in my 10's i use 1 1/4 6's,12 ga 1 or 1 1/8th oz 6's and 20 ga 7/8 th oz 6 or 7's but for the most part 6's and my 10 ga. and boy do i like to shoot crows! :) scott