Air Rifle Hunting, Controlling Corvids Through Covid
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- I am hopping to decoy hooded crows into range of my FAC air rifle to try and control their numbers as the farmer contacted me asking for help with a hooded crow problem as one of his lambs had been killed by crows.
This is all done on farm land that i have permission to do so on with legally held air rifles and is done in a legal and humane manner as not to prolong or glorify the death of the birds.
This can legally be done through the Department Of Agriculture, Environment And Rural Affairs Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (As Amended) Licence.
This Licence hereby authorises for the purpose of preventing the spread of disease and preventing serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber and fisheries ANY AUTHORISED PERSON to kill or take any of the following birds:-
Crow, Gull (Greater Black-backed), Gull (Herring), Gull (Lesser Black-backed), Jackdaw, Magpie, Pigeon (Wood), Pigeon (Feral), Rook, Sparrow (House), Starling.
Rifle FX Crown .22cal 30+ft/lb
Scope Bushnell Tactical Elite 2.5-16x42
Pellets .22cal JSB Hades
Bushnell Scout 1000 Rangefinder
The Bush chair hide
Tactacam 5.0 and FTS
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Need a heavier pellet or a flat headed pellet to transfer some of that energy into the bird. The pellets are just travelling straight through the bird with minimal damage/energy transfer.
Believe me mate he knows what he's doing, 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@stephenbrown5844 oh absolutely, of that I am 100% sure. But I’m also not wrong. Atb 👍
I was using the .22cal Hades pellets which are supposed to transfer their energy very well but maybe i was pushing them too hard at 960fps but no matter I've managed to get my hands on some slugs to see how well they do.
i have mine spec with a heavy liner with zan slugs 23g,.218 as i gave up on pellets.
Hope you have had a nice Christmas and wishing you a happy new year, nice video I watch all of your videos regularly the other day it was your HW 97k hunting in the barn magpies crows , keep turning them out always great to watch . 🥂 Cheers
Thanks very much for watching them all and a happy New Year to you too.
Good afternoon, I'd just like to say, that I enjoy watching your videos, and have learnt a lot, today is a combination of 18 months planning, so today I'm out decoying pigeons on freshly sown barley and peas, like you suggested I've put the decoy pattern out in a horse shoe, around a stick at my zero range, and most of the pigeons I've shot today, have landed by that stick, so thank you for the advice, and keep up the good work 😁
That's a long time planning that hunt but I'm very pleased it worked out great for you and you found my videos so useful.
It’s nice to see you out and about doing what most do to help people hope you and family is well these days
Yes we are thankfully thanks for asking and i hope your well too.
Crows seem to be pretty tough because they don't die right away. Obviously, this could also be achieved with a headshot, but I think it's quite difficult.
Great vid as always dude. Nice to see you show that even the best of us have bad days and you show the up and coming that you must must must do all you can to finish them off.
Thanks very much glad that you enjoyed it.
Very effective use of an air rifle for vermin control. Hooded crows are savage towards lambs.
Thanks very much, looks like the farmer wants me back as there's a particular crow that likes attacking ewes while lambing.
Your rifle was set for your left eye lol must off been exterminaly hardy crows needed a double tap left
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I'm surprised the crow sat there while i moved the rifle to my left shoulder but i managed the shot OK thankfully.
Still, good shooting. I need to buy a 97 rifle with a wood thumb hole stock.
Thank you.
Great video, Been watching you since 2012 or earlier! What do you reckon was causing the birds to not drop when hit? The type of pellet?
Great videos as usual....id love to know how you set up your chair hide...i use similar with out camo net..🎯💪🇬🇧👍
Here's a video review i did some years ago that might help.
th-cam.com/video/JGHXr7kd6iM/w-d-xo.html
@@HuntersVermin thanks for the reply and great link. 🎯👍👍
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Silly question do'es the crown have a power adjuster dial
Yes it has a hammer spring adjuster and transfer port adjuster plus you can adjust the reg as well.
That was very interesting. I mean, your shots were right on! And to see those birds try and leave the area was strange. I'm thinking that the pass through of the pellets just didn't hit any vitals. You would like that at that speed the pellet would have opened up? Very strange indeed. I'm shooting FAC as well, but found that a 1.77 10.34 JSB pellet at 14.35 fpe at 60-85 yards knocks the quarry straight down in 90% of the cases. And when I had it tuned for more power it was seemed like my shots were off because of how the quarry would act after the shot. After careful inspection I had seen that the shot was spot on, and with a total pass through...
It boggles the mind right?
I'm sure if you were bunny hunting your headshots of course would have rolled them over no problem. That's a given. NOW if you shot a rabbit with a head shot and you saw it simply walk off like nothing, I'd get my hunting gear quickly and leave for the house as quickly as possible!! As that would be a sign of the zombie apocalypse lol
Excellent hunt there, thx for sharing :-)
I think your right about the pass through's but you'd think the faster their going the more they would open up a bit like a ballistic tip bullet, maybe turning the speed down to under 900fps would have been better, but anyway i've managed to get my hands on some slugs so we'l see how they do next.
I also am amazed that the Hades at that speed did not stop them almost on the spot.
My .25 Crown with Hades seemed to stop them better. Also the Fx hybrid slugs were a step up again, they are worth the money I think. I have a Maverick sniper in .22, I am going to use slugs mostly and pellets. If it won’t stop corvids any better than that I will be tempted to get a bigger cal barrel.
I think i might have been pushing the Hades too fast and they were just punching through the birds without imparting much knock down power so i'm going to try slugs and if that doesn't work a .25cal.
@@HuntersVermin I am in the same boat, I went for a .22 fac. I am confident slugs will have the stopping power. If not I have .30 cal slot and may get that. I think that would have good results. Look forward to your next video with the slugs on crows.
Cracking video David, always a pleasure to see a video from you, very enjoyable, Cheers
Many thanks!
Nice video mate and good shooting helping to control the numbers of pest birds. Also, it is nice to see the countryside down your way.
Thanks very much glad you enjoyed it.
I'm pleased you stuck it out David, ending in a good result.
Spring is definitely on the way with some blue sky showing almost weekly.
Time to check on the permissions I'm thinking?
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It was nice Tadpole until we had a 3 inch dump of snow Easter Monday but it all disappeared by 5 o'clock thankfully.
Am amazed they weren't dropping with the hades at that range. Rarely, even at home in NI have i seen that many hoodies so great work. Possibly try the 23gr javelins, nothing has moved after one of those yet!!!!
I've managed to get a hold of some through Airgun101 and intend to put them to the test soon.
@@HuntersVermin set about 150 bar and just of max and work from there. They are more stable than the other 23g and make a right mess 😀
Another great video David, well done mate.
Geoff.
Many thanks glad you enjoyed it.
Good one as always!. Your decoy setup seems invincible, bit of a head wrecker to see runners after being well shot with those pellets at that power.
Yeah it did work better than expected even if the shooting wasn't so good but i thankfully still accounted for everything i hit.
Brilliant shooting great information superb film enjoyed every minute
Thank you very much.
You answered a couple of my past comments, so I figured I there must be a new video from you 🙂
Assuming Canadian Ravens are the same (our west coast ones are enormous) you can tell the difference because a raven's tail, when flying, is rounded at the tip, where a crows is flat. Also the beak of a crow in profile is flatter and thinner, where a raven has a more "roman" profile.
Chest shots aren't instant unless you get the heart. Even so, a lung shot will kill them in a little while. Good enough for hunting, but I guess you need to have proof for the bounty. Hope you enjoyed your second breakfast! 😃
Thanks i've looked at a few ravens since your comment and your right they do have a rounded tip to their tail. There's no real bounty for crows and i don't get payed for what i do but i do get some nice permissions to shoot on through it.
HuntersVermin I'm surprised the farmers give you nothing, but as you said, you get to practice your sport, and some free food too. 🙂
Great to see you again 👍
Thanks very much.
Great video nice to see you getting out ,well done dave
Thanks 👍
I recommend you read the book 'In The Company of Crows and Ravens.' I thought I knew a lot about corvid behavior and characteristics until I read that book. It was an eye opener.
Thanks it sounds like a good read.
Great video mate, professional as ever 👍
Glad you enjoyed it.
Would love to chase after some hooded crows some day
great video as always what hide do use ?
Thanks it called The Bush chair hide, i got mine from Bushwear.
th-cam.com/video/JGHXr7kd6iM/w-d-xo.html
Think that was a very good mornings work David nice to have a wee laugh to yourself even if it's at your host expense
Ahh he's all good with it as he knew he was on camera, plus it lightened the mood at the end of the day.
Good job, David! 👌👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks David.
Your welcome.
A good bag today, these ravens are becoming worse on the lambs than the hoodies.thought you shot well 👏👏👍
Thanks very much, i think you can get a licence to control the ravens but in limited numbers.
Thats the best bag I've seen you make on those hoodies, seems like the more decoys the better they come. I've seen pigeons fly away trailing some of their guts hanging out before they drop.
Yeah i shot a hooded crow through the back at 70 yards once with a .22mag and it got up and flew a complete circle before dropping dead as it tried to land on an electric wire.
Time to switch up to a .25 K1 David.
Let me know if your FEO wears it :-)
good luck.
Not sure what our Firearms and licensing here in Northern Ireland would say about a semi auto air rifle but i'm going to try slugs next and if that doesn't work i'm upping to .25cal.
@@HuntersVermin I know,
At first they said "permissible" then 10 months later when one became available, it changed to "most likely be refused".
I may have a go in May, as I know of at least one being passed (FAC) on the mainland.
Another great one mate, well worth the watch. Stay safe 🍀🇮🇪
Thanks, you too!
Great result always nice when you have a morning like that 👍👍😄
Thanks 👍
I'm really surprised with the FPS and the Hades pellets it didn't drop them on the spot
Yeah you'd think the higher speed would have made them expand more like a ballistic tipped bullet but unfortunately not.
There are few things as dispiriting as missing your first decent shot of the day. I'm so pleased you collected yourself and made a good day out of a bad one. I think it's a mark of your good character.
When I miss my first shot of the day, I lose confidence in my rifle, and my abilities. However, I do what you do and sight myself in on a stick or something similar, to conform that is was just "one of those things" we have to contend with as shooters.
Thanks for that comment its nice to no that other people out there have had bad days too, thankfully i was able to turn it around and get a good result which the farmer was very happy about.
Great video your perseverance is second to none.
Yes! Thank you!
Great video once again. I am really enjoying your channel. IME on crows with air guns here in the states, they are amazingly tough critters compared to a lot of other small game animals. If your gun will shoot them well, try the H&N Barracuda Hunters (the non extreme version / the one with the round nose and HP). They expand much more readily than the Hades in any caliber and kill very fast, even on game as small as crows or even starlings etc
Thanks i must keep an eye out for them, i used to shoot nothing but Bisley Magnums (H&N Baracuda's) out of my Theoben MFR years ago which worked well even through they are a round headed pellet but i'm going to try some slugs next in my crown on the crows.
@@HuntersVermin If you can change the tune on your crown to where it shoots slugs fast, but still accurate, they work great on crows. I have used the FX Hybrids and NSA slugs on them in my 25 and 30 and they get the job done and shoot flatter too. The Hybrids are all I used in my 30. They shoot extremely well on my tune and hit like a brick at longer ranges. The buck the wind so much better than pellets I seldom have to allow for wind under 125 yards with the 30. The 25 is close behind in that regard.
I've had cattle do that, but they'll come right up to you and smell you. I've had a bull try to rub up against my hide. Collapsed it!!
Yeah when a bull decides to rub himself up against your hide there's not much you can do about it except making sure your not in it at the time.
Great sport
Thank you.
you did good the pellets are just drilling them you need to try them hollow point slugs they were all well hit so they wouldnt of lasted long but best to make sure
I couldn't get any slugs here for months but finally managed to get some from the Airgun101 shop so i'll be testing them on the crows soon.
I really like that hide, where did you get if from thanks you. Tom
Its called The Bush chair hide from Bushwear.
Great work , love your vids, question how far can grey crows smell a dead carcass
Ohh that's a good question might be best to google that one but i'd think that their eyesight is even better as they would be able to spot a carcass from a long way while flying up high.
Good stuff David, but I think it’s time to change to Slugs ! My FAC loves the Hades but they aren’t a patch on my 21gn H&N when it comes to accuracy, wind bucking and most of all their knockdown power. Pick the most accurate for your gun, mark your ranges on your scope dials and I promise you’ll never look back👍🏼🏴
My crown loves the H&N .218 21gr slugs but i couldn't get any more for months until lately when i got some through the Airgun101 shop so look out hoodies.
The pellets my be good in 12ftlbs great but in fac tends to tumble and less effective seen this lots in 177 but 22 can be better but some just can not handle the extra power
But a great video been there and you think it's you it's the scope but still a great video all way good to see you doing a good job
Thank you very much, i have shot the Hades out to 100 yards and they do shoot well out of my crown but i think they were just punching through the birds without imparting much energy so i'm going to try some slugs next time.
Good shooting David. Wrong pellets? You did good with the slugs You tested earlier
I think so too but couldn't get any more of the 21gr H&N slugs here but finally got some through the Airgun101 shop and i intend to put them to the test.
Great vid mate 👍
Thanks 👍
have you tried jsb hades, they dump most of the energy inside
Sorry but i was using the .22cal Hades that morning.
I used to shoot two large rookeries over twenty years ago. With the farmer's permission I hasten to add. I also used to hunt pigeon and rabbits. I always went for head shots.
Years ago i used to take nothing but head shots even with the FAC rifles but i missed so many opportunity's waiting for a good head shot people started to complain in the comments plus i'm supposed to be controlling the vermin which means numbers on the ground so i started to take more heart shots and the bags got bigger but you do get the odd runner unfortunately.
@@HuntersVermin You're going to miss shots and opportunities. We did it for the sport of hunting. I hunted with a. 177 sub 12 foot lb weirauch hw 90 k. I'm 62 now and have cataracts in both eyes. But lots of fond memories.
Thank You 4 the entertainment during CCV-19 !!!!!!
Your very welcome, thanks for watching.
Shot one today in the mourns with a 223 hornady varmit round at about 85 meters turned it inside out
What pellets where you using ?
I was using the .22cal Hades pellets.
Have had them fly on the adrenaline tank whether getting their clockwork turned mushy with .22lr hollowpoints or .177 FAC jsb jumbos & monsters.
It just happens some days.
Very true as i saw a hooded crow fly off in a circle before dropping dead out of the sky after being hit by a ,22 mag.
Great video,liking seeing the aul hoodies on their backs,good footage man.cheers for sharing.👍
Glad you enjoyed it.
Superb video David, impressive bag of hoodies, cheers
Thanks 👍
Slugs are the answer, I use the fx hybrids on low settings in my redwolf hp,, and the 26g H@N on medium and high power,, devastating,, just a thought also your aim points seemed low, maybe aiming for headshots would be better to compensate for any slight drop , hades pellets in my gun are awesome up to medium power trotting out at 1300fps👍
I've done a bit of tuning to the crown since and thought i was doing well getting the Hades up to 1000fps but man 1300 that's fast, but stay tuned as slug videos are on their way.
Fantastic shooting hay👍😁fab to see ya doing well, and that crown is doing dandy 👌😍👍
Thanks very much glad you liked it.
Great footage keep up the good work 👍
Thanks, will do!
Your suffering from pass through David,I find the hades shoot better on a lower fps. The pellet is taking most of its energy with it on exit, still good video.
I think your right though you'd think that the faster speeds would make them expand more like a ballistic tipped bullet.
@@HuntersVermin in theory yes, but in my field tests the pellets at higher velocity weren't so effective. Although I'm shooting at 12ftlb and under, the hades in 22 retrieved from quarry showed that the heads had mushroomed rather than opened out from the head groves. Higher speeds increase the twist rate and in feathered quarry a clogging effective may be taking place and preventing the groves opening up. I have more field testing to find out whats happening. Instant body shot kills always showed that the pellet hadn't exited the body.
Great video
Thanks for the visit.
Muy buenos disparos y muy buen video saludos desde ARGENTINA 👏👏💪💪👍👍🇦🇷
Thank you very much glad that you enjoyed it.
yep i definitely think the velocity of those pellets is to fast and your suffering from pass through , did you change ammo or slow the velocity down ? im using hades in my .25 M3 tomorrow morning nice and early on the crows, farmer friend has been dung spreading so hopefully i will get a chance to get to grip of a few crows, keep the videos coming mate , i love reading the comments of the D@ckheads telling you that corvids dont need controlling..
Yeah there are a lot of people that seem to think its the wonderful world of Disney out there and animals all get along with each other with man being the big bad guy, I've seen what crows will do to a full grown sheep if it cant get to its feet and its not nice. I would agree it looks like the pellets are pencilling through though I've seen them fired into ballistic gel and the faster they're going the more they open up so you'd think they'd do more damage but a crow only being 2-3 inches deep might not give the pellet time to open up like it does in the gel block.
I enjoyed the video! Any chance to see you using a 22lr rifle for hunting? regards mate
Thanks very much and if your looking for rim fire and center fire shooting try my other channel Nitro HV.
At that speed the pellet just pass through without dumping any energy in the crows. Might be time to try out some slugs instead, then it'll be one shot, one kill all day.
I tried one of the H&N sampler packs last year but haven't been able to get any more until now so i'll be using them next time.
Hi, It looks like your rifle might have gone down on power.
I think the problem was more that the JSB Hades were punching right through the birds without imparting much knock down power so maybe i was pushing them too fast.
What scope mounts you using lad
If i mind right they are the Sportsmatch ATP66 2 PIECE HIGH FULLY ADJUSTABLE 30mm mounts.
I bet you were glad getting that phonecall mate, great video .
Absolutely that was the first time i had got to get out shooting in ages.
Kevlar feathers mate
I'm going to have to bring the API rounds next time.
You should have shouted at the sheep in Welsh, that would have gotten rid of them.
Ether that or get out a bottle of mint sauce.
Fps? No cal 25 ????
I was using .22cal Hades pellets at 960fps.
Great video buddy, shame you had a few that made you doubt your setup but was all good in the end 😉
Thanks 👍
Another tip for crow decoying is,,, always lie a flocked decoy on its side,, and wait for the corridor frenzy 👍👍🔥🔥
Thanks that would work well some time if i can't get a dead bird for a decoy.
They heard the bag rustle and that means feed time for them sheep, use a cloth bag the next time.
I think the sight of any bag would have them running down the field looking for free food as farmers use hessian sacks at times as well.
@@HuntersVermin oh your right there too. There no winning with semi domesticated animals. I just stumbled across your channel looking for "the sheep game", it's great to see them been taken humanely. I've subscribed too.
Great video and nice shooting. I'm thinking on the way that the birds were hit it might have been bone deflection why they just didn't drop right away. Cheers brother
Maybe with the couple of birds that got back up and ran but i would have thought that at 960fps the pellets would have punched right through their breast bone and it was more likely poor marksmanship from me.
If say that a pallet of shreddys
Fell of the back of a lorry and they were feeding on them 😂
Good shooting as ever thanks lad 👍
Naa couldn't be shreddys don't work without warm milk. Thanks.
I did not Know you had another channel, NITRO HV, ya call it, I better go check NITRO HV out then.
:-) good luck.
Yeah i started it last year through lockdown with a lot of old footage i had never showed using fire arms (rim fire, center fire rifles and the shot gun) there isn't that many videos yet but it seems to be well liked.
Not bad day after all mate 👍
Thanks 👍
Go for head heart shots dude👍
I used to take nothing but head shots until people complained that i took to long to take the shot and lost good opportunities so i started taking more heart shots and i'll admit that they don't drop a bird on the spot as quickly as a head shot but i can get the shot off quicker and don't miss as many opportunities as i used to.
@@HuntersVermin ya that's the point sir , but keep the vermint away good work 👌😊
Nice One !
Thanks for watching
Cool!
Thanks.
Try the slugs buddy
I did in an earlier video and they seemed to work well but haven't got a hold of any more until lately so i'll be using them next time.
Nice vid well done
Thanks!
try sorting your pellets by weight.
He sould try using slugs
Thanks but i'm going to try slugs next time.
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Thanks.
Please don’t touch the bird with bare hands, use disposable gloves
Aim for the head. I use .177 sub 12ftlb landing a well aimed headshot gets the job done. Great shooting tho, even chased wounded birds X'D legend. I would of gone for a follow up shot by getting out of the little tent chair set up too unfit.
Years ago i used to take nothing but head shots even with the FAC rifles until viewers complained that i was taking too long to take the shot and i should have gone for a heart and lung shot as some birds would fly off before i managed to get a good head shot, so thats why i started taking more heart shots and to be fair i can get the shot off quicker and less birds fly off before i get the shot off but unlike head shots you do get the odd runner so i guess i'll just have to get a bit fitter.
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Thanks.
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Thanks for the thumbs up.
I run those hades Diablo on my Remington express 22, probably the best hunting pellet I’ve used absolutely lethal!
The Hades shoot really well in my Crown but for some reason they weren't dropping the crows well this morning.
Improve your shot placement to avoid wounded bird or second shot🤘
With over 900fps you'd figure they'd drop like a stone but it goes to show how tough they are, excellent shooting though and I like the idea of planting a stick to check for zero, thanks for posting David 👍
Your very welcome and i too thought that the faster you pushed the Hades pellets the more they would expand but unfortunately not.