Hey EightBaller- out here Crows AIN'T game birds- and cripples walking around on the field often bring in other birds- decoys. I take out the plug in my POS evil black Mossenburgher 835 and put in a imp. cyl. choke- we used decoys and dead birds, and my Johnny Stewart electronic caller-I learned about No. 9 from the CrowMesiter- the late Bert Popowski- who used a 20 pump and No. 9 skeet loads- Now those for CQC crows- ttwisting, diving, really pissed off-
Bert Popowski would have killed even more crows if he shot 6's or even 7 1/2's. So would you.
Cripples walking around on the field must be dispatched immediately or they are considered live decoys, being crows are classified "migratory" that is a federal offense. It is also less than ethical to let a wounded bird suffer longer than need be.
Since crows are classified as migratory they share some other rules with waterfowl depending on the state. My state and others require a repeater to be plugged for 3 shots. You want to check with your state DNR on that.
