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Rip Van Winkle’s Crow Killing Contest

10,000 Birds

Look at the Maryland-based website Crow Busters , although I warn you you’ll need a strong stomach for the photographs. Wounded birds were left to crawl away into the woods; sometimes, during breaks, children were encouraged to run across the field, scoop them up, and tear their heads off. Why do they do this?

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