Animal 0 Posté(e) le 22 février 2010 Hunters targeting crowsANIMAL CONTROL: Rob Seal and Kyle Dittmer are even planning a guided shoot business in Chatham-area fieldsBy BOB BOUGHNER, QMI AgencyLast Updated: February 17 2010Kyle Dittmer, left, Rob Seal and black lab Avery shot and retrieved more than 100 crows in a two-day period this week near Chatham. (BOB BOUGHNER, Chatham Daily News) CHATHAM -- Two waterfowl hunting buddies have turned their gun sights on Chatham-Kent's huge crow population.Rob Seal and Kyle Dittmer even plan to launch a new small business next winter, offering guided crow shoots in area farm fields.Meanwhile, the pair are spending much of their spare time culling crows on a farm on the western outskirts of Chatham, where huge flocks of crows have been a persistent problem for years.Shooting 100 or more crows in a single day isn't uncommon, according to Seal. He uses the dead crows as bait for coyotes, which he claims are becoming "rampant" in Chatham-Kent.Seal, who shot his first coyote of the winter last week, said his small game licence permits the shooting of crows from January to March.Seal said there's no limit on the number of crows one can shoot.He said he knows of at least a dozen "dedicated'' crow hunters across Chatham-Kent, who spend much of their time in pursuit of the "black bandits.''"Crow hunting is big business in the U.S.,'' he said. "Some U.S. guides charge as much as $200 for a one-day crow hunt.''Seal said more information on crow shooting in the U.S. can be found at www.crowbusters.com.Chatham Daily Newshttp://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/02/11/12846951.html Partager ce message Lien à poster Partager sur d’autres sites
