she walked away. I fully believe that 
she expelled one of those insects at 
that time. 
No doubt our primitive ancestors 
/ were not as dainty as their successors, 
and as they usually utilized the whole 
animal for food they had better chances 
for observation than their daintier de- 
scendants, who were mistaken in this 
instance, at least, as to their ancestors’ 
knowledge of the strange ways of na- 
ture. 
Crow Hunting 
DEAR FOREST AND STREAM: 
B EING one of the readers of your 
magazine, I enjoy stories from 
others and especially that part of the 
magazine where hunters tell of their 
experiences. I have some of the great- 
est fun that any hunter could desire 
just shooting crows. I have killed hun- 
dreds and feel that I should speak up 
and explain my methods. A couple of 
_years ago I caught several small crows 
and made them call to watch the effect 
on the old ones. I took note of the 
sounds of the young bird’s call and 
especially the note that caused the old 
crows the most worry, so I learned to 
imitate it with my voice. Robbing a 
few nests and calling the old birds 
gave the best results. Now my voice 
will not stand the fine pitched strains 
so I have a crow call. 
By getting well under cover in the 
- woods close to a nest I can attract many 
crows at one time into gun shot. What 
do I see in the results to benefit hunt- 
ers? Crows live on nestlings of other 
birds, especially as our game birds, 
young rabbits, squirrels, poultry eggs, 
young chickens, young corn, green oats, 
Tipe corn and clover seed. Have I got- 
‘ten too much charged against them? 
Well I know he is guilty. 
Now, maybe some new reader will 
wonder why hunters should worry 
about the farmer’s crops, chickens, 
ete. Is not the friendliness we have 
for the farmer or his wife in the spring 
that welcomes us back in the hunting 
season. Am I not right, old hunters? 
‘I have dates set now for crow hunts 
next spring, many more than I can pos- 
| Sibly get to. I have proven to many 
local hunters that there is great sport 
in crow hunting and many of my 
friends expect to try it for themselves 
next spring. -I would love to see many 
other hunters go out and try their 
luck and find out for themselves the 
real sport of it. I have hunted some; 
have shot grouse, ring-necks, fox and 
gray squirrels, ground-hog, ducks, 
prairie chickens, hawks and crows and 
today I would rather fool an old crow 
than anything. 
| D. D. HarHaway, 
Danville, Pa. 




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