They are clearly not endangered and they are worse corn thieves than hogs and racoons put together.

I am currently looking at a hundred at least.

That's how I feel about wood ducks when they are out of season. There are times I've got 30 chowing down at me feeders

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SanAntoneAg said:

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Wood ducks or black bellied whistling ducks?

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Primarily whistling. Few wood ducks. All plumed out and gorgeous of course.

crowman2010 said:

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Better watch your back

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I didn't say I was shooting them. It's weird how I really start seeing them in about March and through the summer.

Exactly.

same reason shooting buzzards are from what I guess. They clean up!!!!!

Picard said:

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aggiepaintrain said:

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You can't kill Ravens you can kill crows all day long

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Nevermore

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Came to post this

I sure thought crows were classified as varmints and people shot 'em all the time. As I kid I tried to shoot a few but never connected.

I grew up in the Valley and across the street from our neighborhood were citrus fields. My dad was in the ag business and hated grackles because they'd ruin the produce. He taught my brother and I how to shoot a pellet gun from an early age and gave us free reign to shoot them. Never knew it was against the law to kill them. We used to fill a dog bowl with dog food and water and put it in the back yard. Grackles would flock to it, they couldn't help themselves. I must've shot 20 or so in a single day one time.

Picard said:

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It's only illegal if you get caught

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Wrong...its always illegal, its just not monetarily punishable or detainable unless caught

My Grandparents ate crow during the depression. Would trap them in a live trap and snap their necks. Fry like chicken

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TheAggiesAreWe03 said:

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I grew up in the Valley and across the street from our neighborhood were citrus fields. My dad was in the ag business and hated grackles because they'd ruin the produce. He taught my brother and I how to shoot a pellet gun from an early age and gave us free reign to shoot them. Never knew it was against the law to kill them. We used to fill a dog bowl with dog food and water and put it in the back yard. Grackles would flock to it, they couldn't help themselves. I must've shot 20 or so in a single day one time.

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My friends from the RGV told me Othal Brand was known for shooting grackles.

Picard said:

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crowman2010 said:

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Picard said:

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It's only illegal if you get caught

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Wrong...its always illegal, its just not monetarily punishable or detainable unless caught

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Found the overly serious Outdoors board poster. There's a few in every crowd.

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Lol I was laughing when I typed it...FWIW

ironmanag said:

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They are clearly not endangered and they are worse corn thieves than hogs and racoons put together.

I am currently looking at a hundred at least.

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You don't like Counting Crows?

There's one in every crow d.