How to make a crow rag decoy

[@nathanwaters123]

Made 10 of these in 20 mins before I went out. Worked an absolute treat so I'll be making more. I found now and then they were pulling some pigeons in as well. Sometimes the crows and jackdaws were deterred as they got closer but by then they were close enough to shoot at. I got some really thin bamboo canes from B&Q and they were pennies. Thanks for this video!!

[@michaelmilton5614]

Hi Tom, after watching your video, I set about making some of these rag decoys, and boy I was amazed how easy the crows were fooled, I have been struggling with getting the crows into shotgun range recently, but I am now getting good numbers.. Thanks for showing and sharing your video. Mike

[@WildWeatherWarriors]

Anytime Mike. Glad you like them and are having success! Tom

[@liamholliday7666]

I was very sceptical when I seen this video but decided to give it a go and to my surprise the crows were certainly fooled in to taking a closer look. I did position 1 dead crow from the previous days shooting as a sentry and did only go with 12 decoys. I think next time I would be happy with more decoys and forgo the sentry. Thanks for the extremely cheap yet effective decoying tip!!

[@WildWeatherWarriors]

Thank you for the kind words. Keep an eye out in Sporting Gun magazine and on the Shooting UK KZbin page for more inventions. There are a few things to try out. I look forward to hearing your feed back. Tom

[@RiojaRoj]

Fantastic!!! Man after my own heart .... why buy something you can make, and for next t"nowt 😂 Great shooting too..... Cheers Roj, Preston UK

[@tonyashton453]

Quality shooting and diy budget decoys top tip in this day and age.Well done

[@timcrolley5742]

Great video imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, will be making 25 or 30 of these for upcoming season. Thank you.

[@Jen-dz5hu]

this will be great for my Halloween yard decorations!

[@jackdepledge1905]

Good video and useful info to make cheap decoys, they work as well. Thanks

[@JA-fy1bn]

Simple and explained quite well. Thanks!

[@1981benbauer]

Awesome video! I hunted crow for the first time today. Only called in 20 birds in three sets. We shot but didn't connect. We didn't have decoys either.

[@shaunhageman7053]

has just watch video , made 8 in half hour jused them at weekend and wow they worked great

[@bruce6341]

Looking forward to see your future projects. I've made and used your rags and think they are fantastic. Have you ever made a home made flyer?

[@WildWeatherWarriors]

Thank you. I have a homemade flying decoy which I'm testing over the summer months. It should feature in Sporting Gun magazine at some point as long as it passes field testing! Very cheap to make and should work perfectly! Keep an eye out.

[@bruce6341]

I will do.

[@reiniercleven5783]

Nice video I'll try to make some one day although I'm a bit sceptic (do'nt think our crows will buy it) I lIke the cheap and easy to carry

[@maxbrama9055]

Nice video! What make/model pump shotty is that, quite like it.

[@richmcniven5913]

Great video, roughly how big is the square of the cut piece of bag all the bags I find in the shops either come out oblong after cutting. I've tried several different types. Love the idea of cheap.

[@WildWeatherWarriors]

The trick is to get a typical domestic bin bag and cut it in half which produces two squares. If you watch the footage closely you should see that step. They are well worth making, I used mine the other day on wise old birds and still had a very good success rate.

[@richmcniven5913]

thanks Tom, i'm just struggling with getting bags that i can make 2 out of. the bottoms of the bags i buy locally aren't square bottomed so i can only get 1 out of each bag, still cheeper than full bodied deecs though

[@WildWeatherWarriors]

I see what your problem is. I bought the cheapest bags going which I think came from a Spar shop, although I have since bought bags that will do the same job from other supermarkets. It's just a case of trial and error until you find the right bags. At least you can still make a few though!

[@richmcniven5913]

Cheers Tom keep up the good work fella

[@portwegian1368]

Excellent

[@ziosimo9944]

Thank you

[@codybrotherseasttexasoutdo1581]

what choke and shot size do u use

[@larspetersson4227]

Hello Tom! Thanks for your great videos, they are really imfofmativ and well done :). I have two questions, what us number do you use on crows? And what are the brand and modell off that cap/facemask you have?. Thanks from lars in sweden!

[@WildWeatherWarriors]

Thank you Lars. I use the original 60 rags that I first made as I have them, they don't weigh anything and are quick to set up. Having a large spread reduces hesitation from the birds and seems to help the commit. Tom

[@Fishandfuroutfitters]

Hey what size of bin bags are those??

[@loganbecker3515]

What’s a bim bag?

[@emissary881]

Crow killer!

[@callumhughes9024]

Who cares. They are eating his seeds

[@itmaslanka]

So why are you shooting crows ? Do they really eat that much seed ? You spent more on ammo than lost seeds !?!

[@bloomart1894]

Dear Tom, im so sad about that crows ! what purpose you are you killing that innocent creature ? you have killed lots of crows in 6 minutes , one way you are good sniper but other part you are terrible merciless killer !!!!

[@WildWeatherWarriors]

Crows are a major pest species where I live and can cost farmers a large amount of money, we are not trying to eradicate them but keep the population at a controlled level.

[@shaunhageman7053]

i agree crows are pests

[@bloomart1894]

one easy method we do in our rice farm and fruit farm that , we collect a few crow's whole wings and tied on top of long bamboo. after keep stay in different part of of ur farm..onl one day the crow will disturb ou the next day on wards..no more crow ..!!! cause the crows are intelligent the will stop coming in dangerous place again.