Raptors?

[TheLBLman]

Keep in mind that crows, like raptors, are federally protected birds, but do have limited opportunities for being hunted (unlike raptors).

Crow-hunting rules may vary greatly from state to state and year to year, just like duck seasons & limits.

 

[TheLBLman]

Blue Jays are also nest predators of many birds.
Wonder if Blue Jays find many turkey nests?

 

[REN]

Man I've had some fun crow hunts when I was young.

 

[Planking]

Crow hunting is one of the best bird hunts there is. I prefer it over dove hunting. Its not much for the table but its fast action.

 

[Planking]

Snakes are another one to consider. Back in the day if you saw a snake you chopped its head off.

 

[Grnwing]

Burned some fields this past week and was surprised to see crows going after the live field rats. Watched one crow in particular fly down and grab a rat and fly back to the tree and ate it and then flew back down and picked up another. I knew they targeted nest but didnt think they d eat live rats. I m ok with them eating the rats but not the eggs.

 

[paboom]

In the 90s crow hunting was a big deal where I lived in VA. Honestly, it was a ton of fun. We called it poor man's duck hunting.

 

[Pic IN the Casa]

I don't think its a coincidence that the rise of raptors (especially red tail hawk) has coincided with the somewhat decline of turkeys and disappearance of BW quail.. Anyone that drives down the road can see that RT hawks are out of control... I don't see any law changes though since they are protected federally..

Not arguing with you but the decline of quail is directly linked to habitat loss (i.e. urban sprawl) and the transition of farms to row crops. Quail need grassland habitat. Even keeping fence rows over grown can help the quail population as well as native songbirds.
I would also argue that the increase in of coyotes, raccoons and skunks has a greater impact on turkey populations. Nobody traps anymore. That used to keep those predators in check.

 

[megalomaniac]

Blue Jays are also nest predators of many birds.
Wonder if Blue Jays find many turkey nests?

West Nile wiped out the blue Jay's in south MS.... and a lot of crows as well.

 

[poorhunter]

In the 90s crow hunting was a big deal where I lived in VA. Honestly, it was a ton of fun. We called it poor man's duck hunting.

In southern Indiana we would have streams of crows coming off their roosts along the river flying over our house for hours each morning. Knew a few guys that hunted them and they would kill hundreds a day.