Crows On Barley

[Feltwad]

June is the month when crows are doing a lot of damage to growing crops . Here in the UK the barley is turning and they really do a lot of damage especially if flocks of 100 plus which are rooks and jackdaws they can in a day demolish several yards of standing crop
After several farmers request too shoot them I decided to give it a few hours this morning .Shooting over decoys does not take a large calibre gun so I used my little s/b 20 bore percussion , this little gun is so fast on flying birds that come into the decoys and I ended with a bag of 46 of which I picked up about 40 so ending a good morning .
Feltwad


The Bag

 

[Britsmoothy]

Good session.
Those jack daws can turn quick.
Nice piece.

B.

 

[Black Hand]

How does one cook Crow? Do you have a particular recipe that you prefer? BTW, this is a serious question - Crows/Ravens are protected here, as are Magpies.

 

[ny griz]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Nice shooting.Griz

 

[Feltwad]

How does one cook Crow? Do you have a particular recipe that you prefer? BTW, this is a serious question - Crows/Ravens are protected here, as are Magpies.

Here crows ,rooks and jack daws are a serious pest they cause a lot of damage to crowing crops and are a menace around farm buildings .They are also a big carry of disease in both live stock and poultry

Has for a crow recipe I do not know of one I would not eat them , I dispose of them in the farm furnace or buried .
Feltwad

 

[Pukka Bundook]

Good photo Feltwad!

Rook pie used to be a traditional dish when branchers were thinned in the spring.
I believe the best recipes involved a Lot more beef than rook!

Pleased you are keeping your eye in, Mr Felt- wad.

 

[wattlebuster]

Good shooting. I like that smoothbore :thumbsup:

 

[Sparkitoff]

Very nice outing!

 

[Feltwad]

Good photo Feltwad!

Rook pie used to be a traditional dish when branchers were thinned in the spring.
I believe the best recipes involved a Lot more beef than rook!

Pleased you are keeping your eye in, Mr Felt- wad.

I think you mean the young rooks before they flew from the nest .and before the leaf came on the trees .These young birds would sit on the branches just of the nest it was once common to shoot them with a small bore rifle know has a rook rifle
What was that nursery rime 4 and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie ?
Feltwad

 

[fleener]

I have always wanted a rook rifle. Do you know, is there any ML that are considered a rook rifle? Or are they only cartridge.

thanks

fleener

 

[Feltwad]

I have always wanted a rook rifle. Do you know, is there any ML that are considered a rook rifle? Or are they only cartridge.

thanks

fleener

I think they are only cartridge but a very small bore muzzle loader could be used has a rook rifle


Feltwad

 

[stubshaft]

Looks like you had a lot of fun. :hatsoff:

 

[Danny Ross]

I have seen where they cut the skin, fillet the breast meat off the bone, soak in salt water over night to draw the blood out, pound it out with a meat hammer (tooth side) marinade, flour with garlic and onion powder in with flour, then fry. Supposed to have a "beef like" flavor. DANNY

 

[Juice Jaws]

I have seen where they cut the skin, fillet the breast meat off the bone, soak in salt water over night to draw the blood out, pound it out with a meat hammer (tooth side) marinade, flour with garlic and onion powder in with flour, then fry. Supposed to have a "beef like" flavor. DANNY

You forgot one main item, soak over night with a good bourbon, next day throw out the crow meat and drink the bourbon over ice.

 

[Pukka Bundook]

Good photo Feltwad!

Rook pie used to be a traditional dish when branchers were thinned in the spring.
I believe the best recipes involved a Lot more beef than rook!

Pleased you are keeping your eye in, Mr Felt- wad.

I think you mean the young rooks before they flew from the nest .and before the leaf came on the trees .These young birds would sit on the branches just of the nest it was once common to shoot them with a small bore rifle know has a rook rifle
What was that nursery rime 4 and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie ?
Feltwad

You are quite right, Feltwad.
In our area we called young rooks "Branchers" before they were strong fliers.
I loved the sound of a rookery in spring!

 

[Feltwad]

Looks like you had a lot of fun. :hatsoff:

Yes it is fun but if you have to keep the farmers happy it then is every day and becomes a job. To do it properly you have to be an early riser and know the job it is what we call field craft ,the weather also plays an important part in a good or bad day
Feltwad

 

[Feltwad]

Looks like you had a lot of fun. :hatsoff:

Yes it is fun but if you have to keep the farmers happy it then is every day and becomes a job. To do it properly you have to be an early riser and know the job it is what we call field craft ,the weather also plays an important part in a good or bad day
Feltwad

It is now becoming a daily event with a early rise ,crow and jackdaws are doing a lot of damage to standing barley .This morning I managed a bag of 26 out tomorrow and Sunday .
Feltwad

 

[Griz44Mag]

How does one cook Crow? Do you have a particular recipe that you prefer? BTW, this is a serious question - Crows/Ravens are protected here, as are Magpies.

My favorite wild game super cook.
It it runs, crawls or flies, he has a recipe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jen1thTH7f4

 

[smoothshooter]

That's a fine looking 20 gauge you have there.
How about some details on the gun, and who made it and where?

 

[tenngun]

They were encouraged to eat them here in the states during the Second World War. They are none to bad sliced thin and fried. I behead them when down and let them hang to drain. Make them like colops and their good eating. I find them more like duck then beef.
I do remember a book I read called Crow Killer, seems that feller ate them but only the liver :rotf: