CROWS IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE
Hunting trips don’t get much more exciting than an evening targeting crows at the roost. Waiting in a twilit wood for these large, noisy birds to arrive as tawny owls screech in the distance and badgers rustle amongst the undergrowth is a unique experience and certainly brings you closer to nature.
Wherever and whenever I do it, the control of crows is always a job that gives me a lot of satisfaction, mostly because these birds can be incredibly destructive when their numbers get out of hand.
The primary reason for culling these carrion crows is to stop them from attacking newborn lambs. These birds use their large, stabbing beaks to target the soft areas of their prey – usually pecking out the eyes and then moving on to the belly.
It’s a slow, lingering death for the lamb, and apart from being extremely upsetting, it
