Re: Sandhill Cranes Migrating South

["Richard Wood" <rwoodphd at msn dot com>]

In Texas, many hunters INSIST that they are conservationists, even after 
they've killed a duck using their Duck Stamp.
I've never understood the logic behind this.

I agree with Stephen that one crane (or duck, or cormorant, or whatever...) 
taken is too many, considering the damage that we've already done using
non-hunting means to the birds and their habitat.  I, personally, would have 
loved to have been here on this planet when there were millions and millions 
of birds, and I truly would have been standing there in awe...

Richard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce & Lynn Robinson" <dbruce@prodigy.net>
To: <cllslp@msn.com>; <rwoodphd@msn.com>; <pooder@xmission.com>; 
<birdtalk@utahbirds.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: Sandhill Cranes Migrating South


> --- cllslp@msn.com wrote:
>
> > I personally believe that 1 crane taken is one too
> > many, but at least the
> > number of permits sold is not as great as it has
> > been in earlier years.
> > What is done with a Sandhill Crane? Eaten, mounted?
> > I see no use in it.
>
> I haven't been hunting for over 20 years, so I won't
> even try to pretend to be an expert, but I will offer
> a couple of observations.
> A fellow that I work with claims a nickname for the
> Sandhill Crane is "Flying Porterhouse".  He claims the
> meat from the Sandhill is very good eating.  (I will
> resist the temptation to say "They taste like
> chicken!!")
>
> > December and I'm hoping that the hunters can tell
> > the difference between the
> > Tundras and the Trumpeters. Even though there is
> > still no penalty for taking
> > a Trumpeter.
>
> Just last weekend this same fellow, who is an AVID
> hunter, ran across another hunter who had bagged a
> Double Crested Cormorant because he "thought it was a
> duck..."  I would hope this 2nd hunter is denied ever
> getting a Swan permit!!!
>
>
>
>
> =====
> Ain't Birding Great!!!
> Bruce Robinson
> Still looking for the Eskimo Curlew!

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