You effectively established a “No-Crow Fly” zone over your house. 😀

Sniper: I shot a guy 500 yards. You? Ted: I shot a crow in the heart with a ricochet and instant killed it.

while heart shots don't kill instantly, you wont be conscious long enough to really care all that much

@wowthatsawesome2762

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah about 5 seconds

@Bryan_Kay

5 жыл бұрын

@@wowthatsawesome2762 you instantly drop them from a well placed heart shot. No blood to the brain = night night

@tommyjoestallings3339

5 жыл бұрын

My fav. Shot on crows

@genesis4k

4 жыл бұрын

Compared to how these birds will literally eat other birds alive, it seems a reasonable end for them Ahahaha.

@cryptidchow1458

4 жыл бұрын

@@genesis4k but they also mourn their friends too , and use tools to help get food , so you do have to respect them even after death

You actually grazed the crow when you first say you missed at 1:17. Take a look at how many small breast feathers flew off just as it started to fly off. I'm surprised it came back at all. You really had something it wanted in your garden.

@heatherknieriem9397

5 жыл бұрын

Ya

At least the crows are smart enough to know death is in that area and leave. If only rats, etc, would get that message too .

@alyssa_the_noodle5228

3 жыл бұрын

I sit on my roof and shot at least 2-3 rats a day… they don’t learn to stay away from my chicken coop. Even after I left one for a day to deter them. Nope, they all come out to eat with the chickens

Quoth the raven. . . Nevermore.

@thejerkyshack8040

8 жыл бұрын

wish i thought of this

@kevinLEGO17

7 жыл бұрын

You are a great person

@unwantedwombat4409

6 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the ravens name was Lenore?...

@yourneighborhoodfriendlyal3087

6 жыл бұрын

This raven won’t quoth shit now

@killer13324

6 жыл бұрын

great quote, wrong bird, sadly.

I totally loved seeing your pellet sever that twig and STILL take out that crow... another shooting anomaly. GOTTA love that!

Man, I've always shot large bore rifles the smallest being .22 rim fire but these air rifles you have are freaking bulls dude! And you know how to shoot them. Nice videos, love watching them

Ive had the exact same thing happen only.. the crow I fired at was sat on a post at say 50yrds. I missed and the pellet impacted the post about an inch underneath him and what killed the crow was a splinter of wood straight up under his breast bone.. stone dead.

@domino52o26

5 жыл бұрын

@Will Roberts Exact in the context that a ricochet killed the bird unexpectedly. He used the word properly.

@lumikkiharthri6658

4 жыл бұрын

A year later, yea duee ur a fuckin moron. He used it correctly. Exact has multiple parameters, and his fits as exact = unexpected ricochet kill as the other guy said

@RecklessGamer18

4 жыл бұрын

Ya'll really heated over grammar and a simple story. They have counselors that help with that sort of problem ;)

Maybe it was the chance timing of an arrhythmia and a pellet impact, that the bird was about to drop bead from a heart attack and you just happened to hit him with a pellet at the same time. lol

Your videos are very well done. Very rarely do we see people hunting the correct way -- purpose, precision, and humanity.

Awesome video!!! Very educational. I'm a deer Hunter so we always go for the Heart or lungs. Especially with a bow, the deer doesn't even know what happened and then they just get woozy, black out, and they're done. You can tell they don't really feel it because often you can shoot a deer and it will run a few steps, then just fall over. Never knew anything except hearing the bow.

Your videos made me start out as an airgun hunter!!! Keep on the good work Ted!!

so i was driving down the back roads and i seen this kid with a sling shot, mean while, im on my way to work and take the backroads enjoying the scenery of the amish farmlands. this day i happened to have my crosman 2240 custom,@650fps. this kid about 11-14 (he actually was 11 lol) peaks out the side of the tree, the crow goes to take off, he raises his shot about a inch in a instant crow hops, he releases bops it on the back of the head. i turn and look where hes standing and he has about 3-6 crows behind him on the ground, i asked the kid if he has taken all those birds with the slingshot, he yells for his dad, at this point im thinking omg, kids going for a stranger danger, so i stay waiting for his dad who he was calling, and tells em to show me the "VIDEO" the dad pulls out his cell phone, and as im watchin his dad is in a elivated posistion (bathroom window lol) watchin his son the whole time, (good father) im watchin the video, and after 10 seconds im demanding a replay/rewind/slowmotion haha, the whole nine, b/c this kid took a headshot on a crow, grazed about 40% of the left side of the crows head, knocked it out cold, it ricocheted went a little to the left but still in a good foward direction, and hit the other crow on the neck, he ran up and gave the crow with the neck shot a follow up because im sure it just crushed its throat leaving it in pain, but the 11 year old ran up with a deadly follow up to the head, man... that kid has the best shot around these parts! (no he wasnt amish lol).

@CFITOMAHAWK2

9 жыл бұрын

love that story..I did that as a kid...Its an art to shoot Pest..with a Slingshot..

@MegaKodey

5 жыл бұрын

Bart Simpson perhaps lol

@senatorjosephmccarthy2720

4 жыл бұрын

Fred Rico, Thanks for that Great story.

@senatorjosephmccarthy2720

4 жыл бұрын

@simonmadmax simonmadmax, link to the video please.

@jrwill58

3 жыл бұрын

The gun was mentioned, but never used.

i love this dork! Halfway decent marksmanship, completely obsessive, inquisitive, and analitical nature; he's like my brother from another mother!! : D

My neighbor climbed a tree and got two crow chicks. We raised them as pets for a high school science project. I got a “B” and he got an “A” while we did the same work. I’d mow our 1-acre yard with a crow on each shoulder! They were really as smart as you say. They were teachable and adept at problem-solving in their own unique way. They’d take sticks to swab out peanut butter from the bottom of the jar.

hey ted, i just got my 1st crow today with my Benjamin trail NP2 .22 . i used the poly mags at 78 yards..the crow dropped faster then my jaw did, when I realized he was dead before he hit the ground..i don't think I would have taken the shot if i didnt witch ur videos. because i have learned a lot from u ..ur drone video showed me how to shoot at a 90° angle...the shot i took on that crow today was a beautiful thing lol..thank u ted, u r a good teacher

Love your videos!

Dude..OMG. I've watched a few of your videos, and I am truly impressed. 1. You're a great shot 2. The video quality is amazing. 3. This is awesome. 4. You're awesome.

beautiful bird! awesome video

I be surprised if he made a video of himself killing a chicken and people are hating on the video saying how he have no respect for nature when you yourself sitting here eating the damn chicken lol

@sanjanasapru4336

5 жыл бұрын

Nice one good insult

mmm dat physics

Really cool video. I admire your scientifical approach to the matter - the result is - you nailed it. Good job!

You are correct. You trained it to avoid your weapon...but not not good enough. I once had two pet crows as my high school science project. They irritated my mom to death in her rose garden until they flew away with the local cross in the Fall.

With regard to big game hunting, I was taught that it is best to aim for the heart/lung region

@sh9683

8 жыл бұрын

+mixdur123 larger target, so more forgiveness for gun error and human error. three shots with a riffle aimed at the same spot using a gun rest and you will have three different bullet holes, they may be very close to each other, but it might be enough to miss the head. so yeah you are right lung heart is best

I've read researches about crows and crow hunting, obviously. And it seems that if you shot/attack one of them, they can remember you, even attack you back, specifically you. And they also, pass the word to the others crows, even further generation. And the flock would avoid that "dangerous" area. They are one the very few animals able to built and use tools in other to get food.

Ted should get the medal oh honor for saving the world. He is a brave man.

I'm not a hunter or have any interest in fire arms. But I like watching your videos, they are well entertaining and educating. And I feel like I'm a hunter if only for 5 minutes. Keep it up!

Ted good job!

Nice shot!

@Trizerr

10 жыл бұрын

Shot*

@GreekOrthodox7

8 жыл бұрын

+TRI zerr he said that...

@susannepeters183

6 жыл бұрын

Kempachi

Love the narration along with the video! Keep up the great work ya!

This video is so satisfying. I love watching it. Love it

Man; you have some cool videos. 👍

I'd love to have open season on the crows here in Los Angeles.

@queensapphire7717

4 жыл бұрын

I get it.

Ted, I also want to state that anyone who has seen many of your videos knows that you work at being an ethical hunter. I appreciate that. ~Ken

What kind of pellet gun is that ?? And btw love your vids

it is when I shoot deer in the low shoulder which is a lung and heart shot they drop on the spot

@TalibanTrev

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, when hunting deer most people go for the heart, just because of keeping the head as a trophy.

@nathanadrian7797

6 жыл бұрын

No, the head is a very low percentage shot, if you are not exact you blow off the jaw or nose, the lungs on a deer are at least 20x larger than the brain. Shoot for the lungs and you eat steak, shoot for the head and you "might" eat steak.

@NCF8710

6 жыл бұрын

Shoot for the lungs and you won't ruin any meat.

@wolfferguson1293

6 жыл бұрын

Heat shot are for that meat saving shot

@louisagrantham6041

4 жыл бұрын

I missed one with a 50 cal and it dropped dead because the Forse of the bullet sucked it's eyes

Did the crow see you with the gun and put together 2+2 that guns are dangerous for his health? So is it possible that crows and other birds can figure out that an airgun sound means someone is shooting at them nearby? Should hunters play a sound recording of airgun pings to habituate birds to the sound before hunting them?

@Sireamonncooperda3rd

9 жыл бұрын

Birds defiantly recognize guns when I walk around my garden without my air rifle their everywhere and ignore me but when I hve my rifle they go crazy and fly away before I even shoot it

@Porty1119

9 жыл бұрын

eamonn cooper Starlings vamoose whenever I'm out with mine.

@someguycold8566

9 жыл бұрын

Crows are one of the smartest birds on earth so they might learn that there bad for their lives but no other birds would figure this out

@TheCsel

6 жыл бұрын

crows are smart enough to recognize individual people and problem solve using tools, so they can probably put two and two together.

u are an ispiration to all little varment hunters like me! keep up the good work

Awesome post Ted! Great commentary!✌

nice shot!!!

Talk to bow hunters, they ALL use heart, lung shot, and accept that while the animal may run 5 - 150 meters it is still quick and painless enough to be acceptable. The bigger the animal the bigger the reserves, the longer it may run. Head shots if you can, sure. But I have taken a lot of body shots with an airgun to see them fall like that crow did. Dead in mid air and falling. Especially when I am hunting pests like Starlings, pigeon, I take whatever shot I can take that is a good shot.

i clicked right on 0:38 quote "I kinda like crows" as you have it in the crosshairs. hahahaha. That was hilarious.

Crows are actually one of the few animals that's been recorded and verified making and using tools.

Serious question here. Aren't crows a native species? I totally support shooting starlings and the like. With native species, there are sometimes reason to thin one population, to give other species a chance. What is the reason for thinning crows.

@GunFunZS

7 жыл бұрын

There is an international treaty in which our country agreed to protect seabirds regardless of scarcity or any other factors.

@kodiakpredator

6 жыл бұрын

Crows are protected under the migratory species act however like waterfowl there are open seasons on them. Taking one out to protect your property is allowed in most states.

@James25cook_

6 жыл бұрын

GunFun ZS a crow is not a seabird dude...

@brendanspencer2550

6 жыл бұрын

GunFun ZS bro 🤦🏻‍♂️, a crow is not a seabird 😂

@williamemery2817

6 жыл бұрын

They have crow hunting seasons on most states they aren't anymore protected than a goose

I like crows because they help me locate turkeys.

@jacobanderson1005

8 жыл бұрын

what?! how

@blackeagle0778

8 жыл бұрын

+Jacob Anderson the turkeys gobble at them.

@GunFunZS

7 жыл бұрын

I just plain like corvids, but that's a neat trick.

How long did it take till the crows came back?

You've stated so many things I've done and proved. When they see their friend die, they stay away. I've also had some crow shots that were instant(at 55yards) because they were through the heart/lungs. The biggest trouble with killing a crow is NOT hitting Wing feathers. They're like a shield. If you slip one behind their wing, they're done.

what is a good air rifle for killing rats and mouse

@unwantedwombat4409

6 жыл бұрын

I have a 1250 fps gamo silent cat air rifle and it kills rats easily

@domino52o26

5 жыл бұрын

Anything accurate enough to learn how to shoot it well. And anything with enough power to poke a hole all the way through.

The only good crow is a dead crow. There is a huge 'murder' of crows in my neighborhood, and I just wish it was legal to shoot them with air rifles - if they are as smart as they are reputed to be, they would move elsewhere pretty quick.

@jonfederman1595

9 жыл бұрын

That's all bull, what is intelligent about a non predatory animal that does nothing more than make an awful racket all day and attracts attention, they are about as intelligent as a piece of crap!

@daryltroyer6317

9 жыл бұрын

Jon Federman you don't know what you're talking about cause I have been trying to kill some for a while now that were on the garden and I bet you've never tried to kill a crow in your entire life!

@jonfederman1595

9 жыл бұрын

Daryl Troyer I've shot hundreds of these irritating, horrible, pathetic, ugly pieces of shit and would love to rid the world of these horrible vermin. All they do is attract attention everywhere they go, and a non predatory animal that is not a raptor (bird of prey) so is potentially prey to raptors and other predators they aint too clever, non predatory animals get by, by not attracting attention and blending in. Thats how we manage to kill so many of these horrible things as we hear them long before we even see them so gives us the chance to get the guns loaded and ready, they really are pathetic irritating pieces of flying dog shit.

@daryltroyer6317

9 жыл бұрын

I agree with you that they are pests but they aren't dumb there are times when I go to get my gun and Im at the door and they are still there and I look down load quietly open the door and they are gone without a trace or then they fly into a tree and they know I can't shoot into that tree

Thanks for your reply 31maJ :), and like yourself I agree that pellet placement is key and can normally shoot under a 1 1/2 inch group at 40 yds standing ( obv much tighter from rest or bipod(wind permitting)) ,the only reason I purchased the .177 was for pigeons as head on they require a head shot with my .22 for clean knockdown where the .177 can pen the breast and bone with ease , but like yourself the .22 is my favorite for hunting.

Very informative video. I hope some will listen and learn. You and I both know the truth of crows's intelligence and heart shots. Always look forward to your video's. Stay safe.

good kill mate :D

i shot a grackle in the lungs. it flapped for 1 half a secand and it was dead. heart and lung shots r fine. and humane too.

Great shot !! Great vid !! thanks 4 sharing

Owning a Weihraugh HK80 .22 I think the energy lost hitiing the branch made the pellet deliver all its remaining energy in the bird. As opposed to passing though carrying all its energy straight through. So 12fps would go straight, like a skewer. But 6fps deliveres all its energy decellerating through, more of a slam. Love your work.

Back and to the left, Back and to the left...

@scotthull2141

6 жыл бұрын

Julumkana bahaHaha!LoL

@spartanhillfarm6202

6 жыл бұрын

Julumkana go Bill!

this video make my day...

Outstanding shot. Crazier things have happened.

excellent video thanks for sharing

People don't know that crows are vicious raiders and killers of other birds, even some bigger than them. All the songbirds and other small animals are victims to these ruthless marauders. Attack and kill then eat them, raid nests and destroy eggs, eat chicks, eat the young of other small animals. And they overpopulate. Hunting is required as a conservation effort to maintain a stable healthy population, in balance with the rest of the animals they must co-exist with. Just the same as with coyotes. They devestate the small animal populations (and outdoor pets) when left unchecked. Starlings and Sparrows are non native species that overpopulate driving out our native songbirds until they die off from lack of nesting sites and food. Keep hunting Ted.

@MzChelxoxo

6 жыл бұрын

All birds in the Corvidae family eat songbirds. They need to get their protein someway. Bluejays are a part of the corvidae family, and they eat songbirds too. I personally never liked crows, or any corvid, because they eat fledglings. It’s sad, but crows aren’t the only ones who eat them. Chipmunks, hawks, cats, dogs, squirrels eat them too.

@voidhawkslx

6 жыл бұрын

Crows are being native predators to native prey Don't give some hack idea of ecology here, predators in almost every case give rise to biodiversity like nothing else. It's an overabundance of prey species that cause issues unchecked (because usually we've killed all the predatory species). That's why pest control is such a thing, and why overpopulation of animals like deer actually makes sense (In wilderness, the predator population would rise until the prey population was sustained and then they would both level out to a holding capacity). We hunt coyote's not because they devastate small animal populations, (like domestic cats, an invasive, artificially sustained predator can) but because yes, they WILL also attack pets/farm animals (which humans dont like) they're scary to people (which we don't like) and they make us worry about tiny... I guess infants that are being allowed to wander around unguarded (primal fear/protection response) Starlings/sparrows - non-natives that out-compete their neighbors and lower the biodiversity I understand, hunting natural parts of our own ecosystem I don't. That said, the mans a farmer, he's hunting a specific crow that's being a nuisance to his property/food I have literally no problems with anything I've seen on this channel, they aren't exactly endangered and Ted hunts with the right mindset/intention. Sorry for the rant, I just don't particularly like seeing that specific argument used without a lot of consideration.

@sangredelic

6 жыл бұрын

JoeB191145 I started shooting crows on my property after they raided nests. The truly despicable thing was they waited until the nestlings were almost ready to fledge. So all of that time and energy the parents spent was wasted. Plus, you could hear the parent birds in distress as it was happening, it was awful. I know it's nature, but I'm in the city; there are tons of crows.

@MzChelxoxo

6 жыл бұрын

That’s horrible! I noticed a single fish crow in a power line early this morning, it looked like it was stalking the others birds nests waiting for them to wake up....

@killer13324

6 жыл бұрын

except unlike crows, in the State of Virginia, it's open season all year round on coyotes with no license required and a bounty of $75 a head. i don't know if my info is outdated though as i was first told a few years ago.

You gotta admire these vegans. I mean, it's nature. You don't see vegan lions in the nature going "But sir? Sir Puma? Meat is murder, don't you know that?"

@jerome1194

7 жыл бұрын

+SelfGoverned Old comment,but you're spot on with that statement.

@chilledandcool3918

7 жыл бұрын

Lol! 😄👍

@thinktwice8627

7 жыл бұрын

according to their perverse worldview ( animal rights activists), it's fine for an animal to kill another animal, but if a person kills an animal its wrong. Their Regressive, brainwashed conclusion actually elevates the worth and role of animals above human's and demonstrates their evil thoughts and intent. They are twisted.

@thinktwice8627

7 жыл бұрын

+colter You misunderstood my comment. I agree with you.

@truthiseverything9511

7 жыл бұрын

Wild hunting doesn't offend me, factory farming does.

Now the grandfather of crows are going to haunt you forever.

Another great video. Thanks.

I hate crows thank you for doing this

@fabblo5588

8 ай бұрын

lol

i cant stand black crows either my next ninja rifle is going to be a pcp

Amazing and Satisfying!!!

Hi ted what set up are you using on your bob cat .25 ie camera. Some good shooting

heart attack.. maybe :D

@weld4200

7 жыл бұрын

adi firmansyah no heart 2 attack

Call of Duty thinks head shots more destructive than body shots

@anibala.moralessanchez8018

8 жыл бұрын

When in fact the chance of surviving a head shot is very high since the cranium bone structure is the one of the thickest if not THE thickest in the entire body. This is why hitman when killing someone up close make one shot in the head and two to the heart. Ensures the target does not survive or is rescued by paramedics.

@ravener96

8 жыл бұрын

+Anibal Morales doesent really matter with real rifles. a 7.62*39 has no problem going straight through your skull. "very high" is an overstatement

a bit of luck is always good:) I have seen this video like 10 times and ted, I have to say tht I love your channel and your vids

Ahhh I loved the video! Keep em coming

MANIAC

@KoniTheChiwa

7 жыл бұрын

!PETA SUPPPORTER ALERT!

how can people say a heart or lung shot is not right? you dont see a hunter shoot deer in the head.... or a sniper in war shoot in the head... small target small shot, big target big shot... just a simple concept

@RandomPerson8492

10 жыл бұрын

Not to mention if you screw up a headshot, you can injure the animal but not kill it.

@Popeye21

10 жыл бұрын

exactly

@timmyvindiesel3889

9 жыл бұрын

***** so shoot it again.

@RandomPerson8492

9 жыл бұрын

timmy vindiesel I'd rather put it down in one shot so there's no chance of the animal bolting and me losing track of it.

@christiankirkenes5922

9 жыл бұрын

timmy vindiesel do you have any idea how hard it is to shoot an animal that is full flight, panicked and probably has a chunk of eye/skull hanging off? the real reason they dont use a headshot with deer/pigs is because the skull is designed to take the impact of males fighting each other and also because the bullet will likely deflect. the heart/lung shot has more chance of dropping the animal almost instantly, it may not be dead instantly but once blood circulation is cut from the body its not going to run far and probably pass out from lack of oxygen to the brain (deer dont practice holding their breath like humans so it will effect them quicker).

Excellent forensic educational video ! 😁

LOL Right In The Heart! lol What Really Made Me Laugh Is When Guy Said That He Plucked The Crow In Front Of All Of The Other Crows So That They Would Know That He Was The One Who Did The Dirty Deed To Their Fellow Crow!! lol

why so many haters if u don't like it don't watch it. u don't see me doing and watching animal rights rally's and bitching at every one

sadist

Fascinating.

Your assumptions about crow intelligence are correct. Many years ago I lived on a far that had hundreds of pecan trees. On a hillside across the road hundreds of crows roosted in the tree tops of post oaks. As the pecan began to ripen the birds would swarm into the pecan grove and wreck havoc on the nuts. When we went after them with shotguns they would leave only to come back once we vacated the scene.

This video is F-in awesome!

Ted, I agree with you. I have taken many squirrels, rabbits, and rats with heart/lung shots. I have a sneaking suspicion that it is more of an ego trip to take the "head shot" due to the smaller lethal area versus the larger target area of the heart and lungs. Interested video.

hi ted just wondering what gun would have enough power to kill a crow could you please reply thanks

@lisavanbrenk8948

5 жыл бұрын

A 1000fps 177 will do the job

That was f'n awesome man

Very interesting. I've only done it with a shotgun, but this is also a good method:)

When you heart is exploded by a metal rock almost as big as it, it's a bit hard to keep awake. Crow may have just felt a sharp pain which instantly dulled for the loss of consciousness.

awesome video, really enjoyed it

Nice I bought one a pawn shop today what scope you use

Hey EdgunUSA I'm new to Pelet rifles and scopes, is there a certain formula you use to adjust your scope for yardage? And how do you know what your scope is adjusted for yard wise?

I shot a crow a few days ago off a telephone pole from about twenty yards away with my .177 ruger Blackhawk break barrel. I hit him just above the left leg and the pellet exited in the lower right breast. He flew slowly about forty five yards then dropped out of the sky. As far as I'm concerned it wasn't the best shot but it died real fast. It died quicker than I thought it would, honestly. Great video btw

Well done sir. I think you mentioned what pellet gun you had earlier in another video- Marauder? I'll have to check that out!

heart and lung shots are effective and gives more surface area than head shots keep it up ted

Great video!

hi guys! I'm doing a report on air guns pellet and bbs and I would like to ask what was ur guys faverate guns and ur first pellet/bb gun and what guns you own.. I personnly started with the daisy powerline 201 bb and pellet ammo then I got the crosman m4-177 duel ammo and also the beeman 1026f single shot pellet ammo! thanks for any reply!

My FAVORITE vid of yours Ted! I'm just bummed it took me this long to find it! LOVE the audio of the pissed-off Crow's (I know it well)! Lol!

Great Video, flat got lucky with the pellet ricochet tho! Keep the vids coming!

Its not called an autopsy. Its called a necropsy. +Ted's HoldOver

Shot of the century.

This is awesome

These bird seem so smarter than other birds