It's the image that Jesus graciously left on Veronica's Veil.
Of all the articles I've written on this blog, the one that's received the most comments is the one that jesus christ Was Physically Attractive. Now more than two years later I definitely have evidence that Jesus was physically attractive.
If you're Catholic or even an Orthodox, you will be aware of Veronica's Veil and believe that it's the real Face of Jesus.
Have a close look at the image...
Don't you see an attractive man?
Save the image and zoom it and you will even see the wrinkles on the forehead of Our Lord. At 33 he had more wrinkles that I have at 47. You will also see a man with either naturally thin eyebrows or plucked eyebrows!
Do you know that there is a devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus? Watch this short video and click on the link in the video and you will get free access to the Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus.
Did you know that there is also a Novena to the Holy Face? Get it here - Novena to the Holy Face.
Relocating to Florida? Sarasota County could be great choice. Find Out Why!
Sarasota County is home to many well known towns including Sarasota, Venice, Englewood, Siesta Key and Longboat Key. Beautiful Sarasota Bay separates the county's barrier islands from the mainland. With its 40 miles of beaches, it is one of America's most desirable places to live.
Median Sale Prices in April, 2009, for the County of Sarasota, Florida, houses for sale, including Sarasota County, Florida condominiums, are as follows:
Single Family Homes: $164,300 Condominiums: $149,100
Florida Weather in Sarasota County: Average High/Low in January 73/50, in July 90/72
Sarasota Culture & Arts: Sarasota County is called Florida's "Cultural Coast" for good reason. Cultural offerings include an opera company, two symphonies, a ballet, a performing arts hall to rival Broadway, professional theaters for every taste, and innovative architecture, and architectural seminars and programs. Visual arts lovers can roam through sophisticated galleries, antique shops, artists' studios and fine crafts boutiques.
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Golf: With more than 80 golf courses, the has long been a golfing goldmine. Nine of Florida Golf News' top 20 courses are in the and four are ranked in the top 100 in the state. The county's most historic golf property is Bobby Jones Golf Complex, a municipal 45-hole layout owned and operated by the City of Sarasota.
Sarasota Shopping: Downtown Sarasota has many shopping areas to explore. You'll enjoy Herald Square, Main Street, First Street, Burns Square and Southside Village. Saint Armand's Key in Sarasota has long been a favorite place to shop and dine with its upscale shops, outdoor cafes and galleries. Lakewood Ranch is an upscale planned community 20 minutes northeast of Sarasota with a new "Main Street" for your shopping and dining pleasure.
If you are relocating to Florida, Sarasota County is one of the most desirable places to live. Visit and explore for yourself!
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Family Practices on Pre-and-post Death Phenomenon: Unfolding of a Family Culture in Lopez, Quezon, Philippines
The concept of death to my family is not seen as a tragedy but more like an anticipated end to a person's distress, leading to the beginning of his or her life with God where happiness exists. Death is not the end but rather a continuation of kinship ties between the survivors and the deceased.(1)
Guided by this notion stated by Karen Pagampao, the following recount hopes to delineate what my family and I have just been. It would not be as detailed and specific as it would be for the purpose of confidentiality and security. Please focus not just on the people involved but how we regard a family member’s death (before and after death), inescapable phenomena that we can all expect. Since this would manifest our own culture I, a full participant-observant in the scenes, would be more personal in my tones and notes in reporting.
While working for our formal admission at the University of the Philippines Open University last May, my wife’s grandmother who is my mother-in-law’s mother, or my grandmother was counting her days at the hospital. Although she was hit by a mild stroke at the age of 72 with her aging and deteriorating body, her seven daughters, my aunts and uncle, and their children manage to be with her side in times of such predicament. To look after Lola in the hospital, stewardship of duties was scheduled. This was done alternately, assigning a particular grandmother’s daughter’s family members on a regular basis being relieved by another. Since the hospital is a two-hour bus ride away from Lopez, Imagine the efforts we all need to exert. Not to mention the hundred thousands of pesos we manage to raise from family members’ contribution to cover all her hospitalization and continuous treatment. After a couple of weeks in a private hospital at the handful of different specialists in Lucena City, she seemed to recover very well. Her immediate families (All mentioned earlier including I) were in all out support for her. Lola was back home.
My mother-in-law, aunts and uncles were always there to provide her needs. They even had her room renovated and fully furnished by an air-conditioner. All the while we thought she was recovering but she was not. As days passed, they got her back in the hospital again not in Lucena but here in Lopez. Lola did not like to be sent to Lucena again. She did not even like to be in a hospital. Though her voice was not clear as it was, she was able to recount that on her dreams, she saw grandfather (her husband who died several years ago) calling her, a premonition that death may occur with or without warning. Seeing the signs, Lola’s daughters or my aunties secured her assets and liabilities in a cooperative bank. Lola’s loan was fully paid for an assurance that death benefits be claimed if anything would happen. As part of future readiness, Lola’s memorial lifeplan were provided also by her daughters three years ago.
To cut it short, Lola bed ridden in the hospital struggled to stay alive for sometimes. All kind of prayers for the sick were offered for her to get well. Completing these rites is the rubbing of sacred oil (pagpapahid ng banal na krisma) to a sick, the last of the seven Catholic sacraments which was done by our Parish Priest. And in her last hours all of the family members were wailing loudly and witnessing as she drew her last breath. One of my aunts said that Lola had given up her amulet (anting) a reason why at the last beats of her heart she was able to stay with us for a longtime, an extra ordinary act she (aunt) said. Then, the priest offered another prayer, a pre-funeral rite, so that the deceased soul be forgiven from all sins and to start a journey and new life with the Lord.
Immediately a funeral service was hired. Lola’s corpse was cleaned and embalmed, it was placed in a coffin, and the coffin was placed in our house, my mother-in-laws house for it was the most spacious and convenient place for visitation and comfort of other relatives who would be coming. Furthermore, the body was laid on a bed facing an altar-like table in the house for pre-funeral rituals.
The period of lamentation started. Neighbors, friends, and other relatives from different places started to come to pay respect to the dead and help the bereaved family in any way they can. My aunties sat beside the body in order to receive contributions. Most of them (visitors/relatives) gave monetary assistance; the others, in kind. Foods and refreshment were served to the people. A vigil is held every night until the burial. Group of elders came to lead the praying of novena for nine days every morning. Varied people from all walks of life in our town visited us because when Lola was still alive she was a public person being the president of the senior citizen and former barangay and municipal official.
Based from our traditions prescribed by the elders (Lola’s sisters, my aunties and immediate elder relatives), there were dos and don’ts to strictly follow which were as follow:
· We were all advised not to let tears touch the corpse. They believe that this would make it difficult for the deceased to continue her journey to the after life. To keep once mourning, one of my aunties stayed in one room and wailed and shouted until she was pacified;
· Wearing of bright color dress was prohibited. Black, white, and dark colored dresses were encouraged.
· We were also advised not to take a bath which I personally disobeyed.
· People (include us) should not bring food to other places from the house of the dead because it was believed the dead touched all of it.
· In replacing the coffin’s candles, the dying candles should be blown out by a kin. We should not just lit it using the light of the dying ones. They should be removed out of the holder and the new ones be lit by a match.
· No chanting, singing, or playing of a musical instrument was allowed.
These guidelines should be observed through out the lamentation process. Some were guided by reasons; others were not which I was told not to ask. The events in the house were guided by the elder family members. Foods were lavishly offered after every set of visitors as if there was feast. The people who extended their condolences were overwhelming. Relatives came and stayed with us. I met those whom I had not seen before. It was like a grand reunion, seeing a generation to another.
During Lola’s vigil, other people were playing cards. Other elders managed to talk things out over bottles of liquor. Brewed coffee was easily available to keep us awake. My aunties said the people had to stay awake in respect for the dead and to accommodate the people who came to pay respect at night. Most talk topics that I heard from them were related to Lola’s life. My aunts would recount theirs and Lola’s predicament showing how they struggled to keep her alive.
On the fifth day for the funeral rites, we were required to wear black with white or plain white dress for the interment. Before the coffin was loaded to caroche, this was not horse drawn carriage but rather an customized automobile, my son who was the youngest great grandson of Lola was included in the pre-burial acts. Because my son was very young and he could not join the interment, he was lifted crossing the coffin of Lola in the house which is supposed to be done in the cemetery. In the crossing or paliban ng apo, my aunt chanted softly to Lola to take all of my son’s illnesses if there were and to bring them all in her afterlife. When the coffin was loaded to the caroche, it was a practice not to turn your back to the house where you came from and immediately the house doors were closed. Canned solemn music was played by the caroche during the funeral procession that moves at a snail’s pace.
The first stop was in the town’s plaza. Lola, a known public servant in town, was given a necrological recognition. All public figures from the Municipal Mayor down to a close municipal councilor friends orated their recognition speeches one after another. One of close relatives and my youngest aunt responded in a way that was very emotional. The next stop was the church where the corpse was given mass offering and blessing by the priest. During the mass, a time was catered for a very close granddaughter of the Lola to deliver her words of gratitude and appreciation to all those who showed respect and assistance. The priest was not the only one who blessed the coffin with holy water. Close relatives and other people were given the chance to bless Lola by sprinkling sacred water on her coffin. It was finally taken to the cemetery where the deceased is buried in a rectangular stone beside her deceased husband (Lolo), a belief that they will be together again and Lola’s special belongings were also buried with her just incase those things will be needed in the afterlife.
I remembered that the day of the funeral procession was pleasant. The climate was so hot for it was a high noon; the sun shone brightly. After the burial, back at the house we went. Foods were then prepared. The prayer of novena continued up to the ninth day, another gathering and celebration. The prayers for practical reason were continued in the church to put things back to normal in the house. These series of prayers are held to help the deceased enter the gates of heaven on the 40th day upon death as mentioned by the elders. For Lola’s soul will still be around to make ‘paramdam’. Days after funeral, my mother-in-all and her sisters kept on telling us Lola was keeping paramdam in anyway. One night, my mother found it very difficult to sleep so she went to the kitchen to drink water. There she saw a big black moth hovering around the kitchen. She drove it away but still it kept on coming back. To her fright, mother hurried went to bed and prayed for Lola’s spirit to stop making paramdam. Finally, I had been noticing my mother-in-law and aunts wearing black or dark colored dress, a show of continuous mourning that would last for a year (hubad luksa) to the day of death. This occasion would mark the end of mourning when they plan to resume wearing regular colored clothing, a scenario we all look forward to see.
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OK, after a night of serious St. Patrick's Day celebrating, I overslept and missed Palm Sunday Mass! I figured if I could watch the movie, "jesus christ Superstar" that would be just as good. However, I have been to three video stores this morning and I cant find it anywhere!! I do have the CD of the the Broadway version. Do you think that will be just as good or am I doomed? Thanks!
Have you ever wondered how much time you spend in a lifetime praying, if you perform daily prayer?
Just before that, have a look at how other daily activities stack up, if you live to seventy years of age...
24 years sleeping
14 years working
8 years in amusement
6 years at the dinner table
5 years in transportation
4 years in conversation
3 years in education
3 years reading
3 years watching television
And if you attended Mass every Sunday and your daily prayers were 5 minutes every morning and every evening, you will be giving Almighty God just 5 months of your life!
"100% of your design documentation is contained in
the specifications of your information resources."
- Bryce's Law
There are many companies today, most overseas, still tackling major systems projects particularly in the areas of banking and manufacturing. These mammoth application development efforts contrast sharply with American companies who have failed in such undertakings and are now content with chipping away at systems, program-by-program, with the hope that disjointed
software will somehow/someday interface with each other. Whereas foreign competitors talk in terms of enormous systems with hundreds of programs and millions of lines of code; large integrated systems tend to intimidate the most ardent of American developers. But this is not so much a story about competition as it is about understanding design complexity.
People in both the east and the west recognize the design and development of a total system is no small task. A system can consist of many business processes, procedures, programs, inputs, outputs, files, records, data elements, etc. The problem lies in how to best control these information resources and the design decisions associated with them. Two approaches are
typically used: progressively break the problem into smaller, more manageable pieces, or; tackle a minuscule portion of the problem at a time. Whereas the former requires a long term perspective, the latter can show a quick return, which is more appealing to a company with a "fast track" mentality.
Some time ago we conducted a study of customer application development projects. Our research centered on two types of projects: those aimed at building a total system, and; those aimed at building a single program. One obvious conclusion was that the number of information resources used in a major system was considerably more than in a program.
However, the key observation made in the study was that there is a finite number of design decisions associated with each type of information resource. As an example, for an output, decisions have to be made as to its physical media (screen or report), size (number of characters), messages associated with it, etc. For a data element, its logical and physical characteristics must be specified (definition, source, label, size, class, length, etc.). For a program, the language to be used, program logic, required file structures, etc. These design decisions can be simple or complex; regardless, they are all required in order to design a system or a program. When we multiply the number of design decisions by the number of information resources, we get an
idea of the magnitude of a systems design project versus the design of a single program (see Figure 1).
FIGURE 1
NUMBER OF RESOURCES IN AVERAGE SYSTEMS PROJECT: 2,006
NUMBER OF DESIGN DECISIONS TO BE MADE: 49,850
NUMBER OF RESOURCES IN AVERAGE PROGRAM PROJECT: 98
NUMBER OF DESIGN DECISIONS TO BE MADE: 2,070
NOTE: Decisions are design oriented only; they do not include Project Management related decisions (such as those associated with planning, estimating and scheduling).
From this perspective, the average system design project is nearly 25 times larger than the average software design project in terms of complexity. As a footnote, our findings also revealed the "average" system design project is seven times larger than a "complex" software design project.
This discrepancy in system/software complexity provides a clue as to how companies address the problem. Since a software design project is smaller and seemingly more palatable to implement than a total systems project, some companies will focus on software engineering tools and techniques, and
abandon total systems engineering practices. This is one reason why programming tools enjoy popularity today.
Contrast this with the size of Japan's "Best" project to build the
country's next generation of on-line banking systems. This was a major application development effort resulting in 72 "average" systems; a considerably larger project than what is typically addressed in the United States.
MANAGING DECISIONS
There are two aspects to handling decisions: how they are formulated, and how they are controlled.
Trying to make nearly 50,000 design decisions in one step is not only an impossible task, it is a highly impractical way of operating. Just like the design of any product, a system must be designed in gradual phases in such a way as it becomes possible to review and refine the design. In other words, the 50,000 design decisions will be made throughout the life of a development project, not all at once.
It is the responsibility of a systems engineering methodology to define the sequence of events for designing a system. As such, the methodology represents the channel for formulating decisions. Breaking a complex system design down into smaller, more manageable pieces, also provides for:
Parallel development and delivery of portions of the system
(concurrent development within a single project).
An environment conducive for building quality into a product (as opposed to inspecting for quality afterwards).
The formulation of Project Management related decisions (such as estimating and scheduling the delivery of systems, in part or in full).
This philosophy of design is no different than any other product
design/development effort, such as shipbuilding, automobile manufacturing, bridge building, etc. All require a specific methodology that breaks the product down to its sub-assemblies and parts; thereby organizing the specification of parts and the design decisions associated with them.
Managing the decision making process for even the smallest of application development projects can be a huge undertaking. We estimate there are approximately 500 design decisions associated in a small software design project (as compared to more than 125,000 decisions in the typical complex system design project). To record and control these decisions requires
something more sophisticated than just paper and pencil; it requires an automated "Information Resource Manager" (IRM), a software tool capable of inventorying and documenting an enterprise's information resources.
Whether you call it an "IRM", a "Repository", a "Data Dictionary" or whatever, the philosophical heart of the product is based on the age-old concept of "Bill of Materials" whereby resources (also referred to as "components" or "parts") are cataloged and cross-referenced to each other. Consider a parts manifest as included in a major appliance maintenance bookley (or lawn/garden tool), I am sure this type of diagram is familiar to any homeowner who has reviewed product maintenance/warranty booklets.
Every part in the product is identified by number and name (see section to the right in the figure). To the left side in the figure is a schematic showing how each part relates to the other parts and, as such, represents the assembly of the product for maintenance purposes.
The concept of "Bill of Materials" provides the means to inventory resources thus allowing us to share and re-use them. For example, many of the parts shown in Figure 2 are re-used in other lawnmower models offered by the manufacturer. How can we share and re-use resources without such a concept? The answer is simple: we cannot. And this explains why there is considerable redundancy in our information resources and work effort. It also suggests most of our design decisions are maintained "by the seat of our pants." Most college courses involving computing are unfamiliar with the Bill of Materials
concept. Their focus is on programming and file design, and little else.
The concept of "Bill of Materials" has three objectives:
To uniquely identify each resource by number and name (as well as by aliases). Names are nice, but numbers offer a more precise way to uniquely identify a resource. Identification is critical. After all, we cannot share and re-use something if we do not know it exists.
To record the part's specifications. Thus providing a way to determine if the part can be re-used in another product (thereby promoting the sharing of parts and eliminating redundancy).
To record where the part is used in a product(s) (aka "Where-used"). This specifies the relationship of parts to each other and, thereby, their assembly. This is also extremely useful for "impact analysis" whereby we can analyze where the part is used in all of our products, not just one, which is vital for making intelligent decisions about modifying a part. For example, if we change the specifications of a part in one product, this will severely impact other products it is also used in.
By controlling parts in this manner, a product's design is fully
documented.
The "Bill of Material" concept can easily accommodate information resources and offer the same benefits of sharing and re-using components. By doing so, we can easily manage the 50,000 design decisions accompanying a system design project. Our system/software products may be less tangible than an automobile, aircraft or lawnmower, but we can still apply the same concept to their control.
Therefore, an IRM Repository should have the ability to identify, specify, and cross-reference all of the resources mentioned in Figure 1. This can certainly be done manually with paper but this may lead to bureaucratic and access problems for developers. Instead, automation is recommended. There are several such commercial products on the market, but it is also fairly easy to create such software using today's Data Base Management Systems (DBMS) which are now fairly easy to define and
relate resources (they also provide excellent documentation services).
The IRM should be viewed as the hub of all development efforts and provide the means to interface (import/export) with a myriad of other development tools; e.g., CASE, prototyping aids, program generators, etc. Such tools will use the intelligence of the information resources as contained in the IRM to function accordingly. As an example, a program generator should be able to interpret the program and file specifications in order to produce the necessary code. Such development tools should also have the ability to turn around and import resource
specifications back into the IRM. This is particularly useful for
documenting existing systems/software (aka "Reverse Population").
For information on how to create an IRM Repository, please see:
The concept of "Bill of Materials" is an important part of an overall strategy to implement an "Information Factory" environment to design and develop information resources. But this will be the subject of a separate paper.
CONCLUSION
This philosophy to managing design complexity is no different than what is found in the engineering and manufacturing of any product. Engineers break their design projects into smaller stages so that reviews can be performed and revisions implemented. A "bill of materials" processor is used to track
the parts or a product and how they interrelate; which is no different in intent than the IRM tool.
For people imbued in programming, it is difficult to think in terms of "parts" as described herein, but it is a practical solution and can be applied to any development effort, large or small. Standardization and integration of information resources is built by design, not by accident.
Without a formalized methodology for design or an IRM tool to record design decisions, a major system design is incomprehensible; there are just too many variables for the human mind to remember or control using manual techniques. It is not that analysts do not want to take on a major systems
design project, they simply cannot. They lack the organization and proper tools to perform the job effectively. Because of this, they default to the things they know best, programming, and tackle systems in piecemeal.
The difference between east and west here is not one of working harder, but smarter. The Japanese and Europeans are simply better organized and equipped to perform system design than their American counterparts. This can be attributed, in large part, to management's sensitivity to the role systems play in a company. Because of this, they are not afraid to tackle large endeavors, while American companies view such undertakings as seemingly too massive to undertake. As such, they sidestep large projects in favor of smaller projects that may address only a portion of the overall problem. This is resulting in the unsettling situation where our competitors are rapidly becoming the world's systems engineers, while Americans become the world's software engineers.
For more information on our philosophies of Information Resource Management (IRM), please see the "Introduction" section of "PRIDE" at:
Tim Bryce is the Managing Director of M. Bryce & Associates (MBA) of Palm Harbor, Florida, a management consulting firm specializing in Information Resource Management (IRM). Mr. Bryce has over 30 years of experience in the field. He is available for training and consulting on an international basis. His corporate web page is at:
http://www.phmainstreet.com/mba/
The Challenge Of Crow Hunting, Equipment, Optics And Techniques
For many of us crow hunting can be as challenging and rewarding as any type of hunting that exists. To constantly fool one of the smartest birds known to man, is harder than it may seem, BUT with this information and techniques you can have a sought after edge. The crow is one of the most intelligent and well sighted birds that exist. Obviously the first thing that you must do in order to hunt this magnificent bird is to locate them. I have found In almost 40 years of crow hunting experience that a quality pair of binoculars to help locate distant crows are a must. For the money, my favorite optics are the Leupold Cascade, camo 8x42mm, which sell for around $300.00 or the Leupold Wind River Mesa, camo 10x50mm which sell for around $220.00. Another pair that I have used for many years is the Nikon Dream Season camo 8x36mm which sell for around $280.00.
All of these work very well for studying their local habits in a given region. By viewing and studying their flight patterns you can best determine an optimal site for your decoy setup. Once this is determined you can use these "flyways" as great ambush sites, as crows relate to given flyways. During early spring when crows are nesting, and living in pairs (not groups) no real flyways exist. As summer approaches and the young leave the nest, the crows start forming groups because there is safety in large numbers. Now is when they can be patterned. As winter approaches larger flocks are formed. At night crows will group together for safety in treetops against their enemies such as the great horned owl. These concentrated areas are referred to as the "roost". Hunting a roost in fall and winter is the best.
Some people know, some don't, that crows are mortal enemies with birds of prey, such as hawks, owls, eagles etc. For this reason a good setup of decoys including an owl or hawk decoy mixed with crow decoys is preferred to fool this bird. I have found that the plastic full sized crow decoys work the best. This type of setup works very well with modern electronic calling devices with remote speakers as well as mouth calls for us more experienced crowers. My favorite calling tapes are Johnny Stewart's "Crow Fighting An Owl", "Fighting Crows", "The Crow Reveille", and finally the "Death Cry of A Crow".
After being inactive all night, crows are hungry and more aggressive in the morning, than later in the day.They are ready to eat and FIGHT. Most often, at first light, they can be lured in closer to a setup, putting them in deadly shotgun range. As the day wears on they can become more cautious and weary meaning they will come to the setup but many times they will stay high in the air and not be fooled into gun range. With mornings always being a great hunt, the crow can also be hunted during all daylight hours. Locate a flock with a good pair of binoculars, then make your move. Concealment is mandatory. From an aerial view the crow will always have the advantage. Full camo, including face mask, hat, gloves and gun camo is best.(Waving a shiny gun barrel around will most often send them on their way with no shots fired.) Once shots are fired, that location and setup are done, move on. Crows are too smart to be fooled again at that location. For diehards like me, relocate to a new area by glassing and finding more birds, make your setup, then get ready for more action.
Preferred setup sites are those that offer thick cover for human concealment without the obstruction of too many over head trees and limbs. I have hunted a roost in my state that numbers over 100,000 crows. Through my homework I know exactly where they roost. With definite known flyways I know exactly where to setup, about 1/2 mile plus away from the roost. My choice for this scenario is the thick undercover where I can normally put a large tree between me and the incoming birds, because they cannot see me til its too late and it hides my movement. A good morning hunt for me in this area means about a 100 crows won't be coming home tonight. Sometimes semi open fields can be great setup sites if they are on a flyway.
I prefer the small popup camo, loose netted hunting blinds. There are times on very, very windy days, crows fly naturally low to the ground, (in gun range) coming to and from the roost. On these occasions no decoys are needed, one should immediately find concealment under these paths and good luck trying to keep you gun full of shells. As one wave comes and goes the next is sure to be right behind. I have had over 1 1/2 hour non stop shoots during these times. This is the exception when you do not have to get up and relocate because they will use their flyway no matter what and the crows that haven't gotten there yet have not heard the previous shots.
For me, my Remmington Model 1100, in semi automatic, is an excellent firearm choice. When the action is hot a simple pull of the trigger beats pump action in my opinion. Of course I know that pumps are the choice of some hunters, and you should use what ever you are most comfortable with. Crows are not the easiest birds to knock out of the sky. 12 gauge has the power for me. Shot number 4 is my preferred BB size as it has the power to break bone at further distances giving me a 40-50+ yard advantage. Full choke works best to keep the pattern tight. A crow coming towards you is easier to down than the ones that are trying to fly away, but, the 4 shot will give you more distance as they try to escape.
The crow can be found globally and there are very high numbers of them in the US. If you have not yet experienced the thrill of a crow hunt yet do yourself a favor as it doesn't require a large investment and it is such a thrilling adventure! If at first you don't succeed, you have probably been spotted by these wise birds, learn from the experience and try again. With a good setup and proper concealment you should be very successful. Always remember to check the laws, regulations, and designated seasons of your state and most of all, HAVE FUN!!! Please include the younger generation with you on your crow hunts to keep this tradition alive.
About the Author
Bob Manack writing as "outdoorcrazy". I have over 40 years in the outdoor arena. I am an avid whitetail deer hunter and I love to fish for walleyes in the wilds of Canada. Crow hunting however is my true passion. My partner Sharon and I have our own website. We are Optics And Outdoor Gear where we offer many great optics as well as many other outdoor related products. Please stop by and visit us sometime, you'll be glad that you did.
http://www.opticsandoutdoorgear.com
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