GD Crows!

  • Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    June 9, 2011 at 11:57 am #1272584

    Anyone else having a crow problem recently? They have descended upon our neighborhood, and the noisy buggers are driving me up the wall. Yesterday, what appeared to be two young crows were sitting in a tree in front of our house, and a murder of adult crows sat there for hours just screaming at them. I threw rocks at the little ones trying to get rid of them and also drenched them with the hose, but they stayed there!
    The solution would be easy if I didn’t live in the city, but location limits my options

    stuart
    Mn.
    Posts: 3682
    June 9, 2011 at 12:31 pm #972067

    Rap your tree branches with steel wool.They don’t like the feel of it on thier feet and will vacate the neighborhood.

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    June 9, 2011 at 12:34 pm #972069

    Seriously?! I’m talking about full-grown trees, and lots of them.

    TroyRozeske
    Burnsville MN
    Posts: 208
    June 9, 2011 at 12:34 pm #972071

    Do they sell Steel wool in bulk somewhere?

    stuart
    Mn.
    Posts: 3682
    June 9, 2011 at 12:37 pm #972074

    Quote:

    Seriously?! I’m talking about full-grown trees, and lots of them.

    Better get started before it gets to hot out.

    sliderfishn
    Blaine, MN
    Posts: 5432
    June 9, 2011 at 12:38 pm #972076

    Sounds like you will need a LOT of steel wool
    Better get rapping…..

    I would take a look at the Best Birthday Present thread….

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    June 9, 2011 at 12:41 pm #972080

    Quote:

    I would take a look at the Best Birthday Present thread….


    There was a point last night when I was just about to pull out a shotgun

    sliderfishn
    Blaine, MN
    Posts: 5432
    June 9, 2011 at 12:42 pm #972081

    I have a slingshot the you can use

    stuart
    Mn.
    Posts: 3682
    June 9, 2011 at 12:48 pm #972082

    Ok I googled it and they sell a CD called crow be gone and the reviews say it really works and would be a lot easier than the steel wool trick.
    Good luck..

    dandorn
    M.I.N.N.E.S.O.T.A.
    Posts: 3211
    June 9, 2011 at 12:53 pm #972083

    Bose noise canceling headphones……………..

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18723
    June 9, 2011 at 1:15 pm #972098

    Quote:

    Ok I googled it and they sell a CD called crow be gone and the reviews say it really works and would be a lot easier than the steel wool trick.
    Good luck..

    Play a recording of an owl. That will get rid of them…..

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    June 9, 2011 at 1:23 pm #972104

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    Play a recording of an owl. That will get rid of them…..


    Or make them even more annoying. I always know when an owl is around. The crows come from all over the place and I swear there will be 50-100 dive bombing the owl. My nephew also has a crow caller that is most effective when you put it on the owl/crow distress call.

    I think you should just chop down your trees. I know a guy from Hastings…oh wait, he isn’t licensed in Mpls.

    Personally I don’t mind the crows around here, because we have coopers and other hawks try coming through to pick off our songbirds and varmints. Between me and the crows, they don’t stand a chance…usually.

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    June 9, 2011 at 1:26 pm #972108

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    I have a slingshot the you can use


    So do I. I couldn’t find it yesterday, but I think I just remember where I put it!

    Tony K
    Barnes Wi
    Posts: 139
    June 9, 2011 at 1:31 pm #972116

    .22 cal cb rounds the only thing the nighbors will here is the crow hit the ground

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    June 9, 2011 at 1:38 pm #972124

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    .22 cal cb rounds the only thing the nighbors will here is the crow hit the ground


    I also have those. I’m not real keen on shooting a .22 into the air, though.

    farmboy1
    Mantorville, MN
    Posts: 3668
    June 9, 2011 at 1:40 pm #972126

    I would use the .22 shorts to take out the neighbors cat. Then you have some bait to get them out of the trees. Problem solved itself

    Then Floyd does not have to chase the stupid thing anymore

    pjbman
    Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
    Posts: 4
    June 9, 2011 at 3:05 pm #972154

    When the city has crow problems down here, they shoot one, and nail it to a board and place the board with the dead crow in the tree. For whatever reason the crows won’t hang out there any more.

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    June 9, 2011 at 5:01 pm #972179

    Ryan could you get away with a BB gun? Once you start shooting at them they will not stick around.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    June 9, 2011 at 5:51 pm #972203

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    Ryan could you get away with a BB gun? Once you start shooting at them they will not stick around.


    I believe that and the dead crow suggestion. They are suppose to be one of the most intelligent birds in the world. Yeah, I know. That isn’t saying much.

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