best bait for winter crows?

[randomgunner]

ok, so i want to get myself a couple of crows around so i can pop em and see how they taste. there's something that is locally available that could work, and it's chicken bones. i live close to a fried chicken joint, its right within walking distance. i also happen to save some chicken joints, and i have some rich purina dog food, you know, the stuff with the bits and pieces of lamb in it. but, is this good enough for those winter time crows?

[aack73]

do you have a caller? might try calling them in to bring attention to your bait. they will eat about anything. they love some french fries.

[bradyman1]

Mine really love bread and popped popcorn.

[Progun]

Johnny I highly recommend road killed carcasses for your crow attractant. A deer carcass will draw all kinds of scavengers and predators to clean up the remains. The benefits of using a road killed carcass: 1) they are readily available for cheap. 2) You do your highway a favor by cleaning up the mess. 3) you will attract a variety of critters including but not limited to foxes, coyotes, rats, buzzards, CROWS, eagles, european starlings. 4) you get a lot of bait at one time which will continue to draw your target species until the bait is exhausted. The negatives are: 1) you need a pick up truck which not everybody has. 2) you need a proper place to dump and monitor the bait. 3) you might need a strong stomach if the bait gets too "ripe". 4) The coyotes and buzzards might make fast work of your bait. Good luck on getting your crow.

[randomgunner]

roadkill? hmm.... i dont know about that, i dont have a pickup i can use to get them in, and i am not sure i can find it all the time. occasionally theres some roadkill around but ive never thought about picking them up and using them as crow bait. i could try killing a couple of squirrels and saving whats left of them. starling have work a little bit, as the place i dump whatevers left after i breast them out has crows always close to it. but they have sat for a couple of days before even being noticed. oh, and theres a pesky feral cat that gets in my trash. however, it's usually around at nighttime, and i dont know where it goes in the daytime.

[Snaab9-2]

I find bread works well... I usually keep the pieces fairly close to each other but out in an open area so they can see it well.

[mr1000fps]

yep...anything works well..and a call will bring em in if they are around