Are crows considered pests?

[AKguy1985]

I believe we have a crow season in Oklahoma.

 

[caliberbob]

Crows are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The USDI-Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and state wildlife agencies may issue permits to shoot crows. Check your local and state regulations before shooting crows.

This is why I only count them

 

[Johnny]

I am not sure what good they do. But they have a season so they are not as hated as pigs yet.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Master Carper is a serious crow shooter.

 

[dennishoddy]

I went to Ft. Codd one time to shoot them. This was back in the early 80's. It was a lot of shooting.

Been there done that. Awesome time. The crows reaked havoc on the peanut farmers crops.
Crows are actually very intelligent birds. They can be thought to talk, are trainable and have their own language.

 

[Blackdog]

I took about 600 last season. Mostly around hitchcock oklahoma. There is a season and it's perfectly legal to harvest them. Use shotguns Mostly but will shoot a bunch with rifles as well

 

[GorillaG]

I think this settles it...

 

[dennishoddy]

I think this settles it...

That was my favorite cartoon when growing up.

 

[SoonerP226]

Crows are actually very intelligent birds. They can be thought to talk, are trainable and have their own language.

They did a study at MIT about crows getting hit by vehicles. The researchers discovered that the ones that died were mostly being hit by pickups and semis, and usually on the down slope of a hill or around a blind curve. It turned out that the crows posted lookouts, but although all of them could say "cah," none of them could say "truck."

 

[SoonerP226]

IMHO, crows are a fecking nuisance. Those lazy-arsed birds have nothing better to do than walk around in front of my security cameras all day.