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It looks like I'm going to have a little free time in late Dec and early Jan. Thinking about trying to do a crane hunt in my state of residence, TX. Never shot or hunted cranes before so I'm looking at outfitters. There are quite a few of them that advertise online and I'm getting in touch with them but I'd like to know if any members here have any experience with any particular outfitter that they'd recommend. Any input would be appreciated. | ||
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Longneck outfitters out of Lubbock is a safe bet. Scott gas been guiding the area for 20+ years. There's a lot of fly-by-night operations, and there's only a few with that kind of experience. I have my own crane rig, but still hunt with Scott some. If I am working, hunting season is too far away to imagine. If I am getting things ready for hunting season, opening day is perilously close. | |||
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You actually eat those things ? Doesn't sound like they'd be fit for the table. Got some here but no season. Grizz Indeed, no human being has yet lived under conditions which, considering the prevailing climates of the past, can be regarded as normal. John E Pfeiffer, The Emergence of Man Those who can't skin, can hold a leg. Abraham Lincoln Only one war at a time. Abe Again. | |||
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From what I hear they are great eating. They call them the "rib-eye of the sky." | |||
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Same nickname up here...and yes, they are delicious. They are easy to overcook though, so be careful. | |||
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I eat 100 breasts or so of them a year! Tender, thick...great flavor. They eat seeds, young grasses and the like, so no fishy/snail taste to them at all. They look like a heron, but totally different behavior and food source. Texas has a long season, and 3 bird limit. If I am working, hunting season is too far away to imagine. If I am getting things ready for hunting season, opening day is perilously close. | |||
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For the past 3-4 years I have been crane hunting with Will Granberry-owner of Avian Skies. Outstanding operation. avianskies.com I have them on speed dial and hunt Teal, big ducks and Sandhill cranes with them. Will lives in Edna,Texas and conducts hunts near Edna and Port Lavaca. Contact Will Granberry on his cell-same number listed on website: 361-235-0100 I love crane! Prepare like a similar sized cut of NY Strip or Ribeye. Will knows me by name. I can't recommend his outfit enough. Andy We Band of Bubbas N.R.A Life Member TDR Cummins Power All The Way Certified member of the Whompers Club | |||
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I shot them in Alaska and we just cooked them like a small turkey. They are just excellent and right there with rough grouse. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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Sandhill Cranes are excellent game birds and they're not called "ribeye's in the sky" for nothing. Texas is loaded with them but you may have to obtain a free permit, at least you used to. Be sure to check on a HIP number if your hunting migratory birds. It's federal. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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