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A few more crane
20 December 2009, 00:40
Tx6BRA few more crane
I had this nice limit by 9:30 this morning. Would have been quicker if I put out the deeks. Couldn't get anyone else to go hunting so I opted to shoot fly by's. The bird closest to me was huge for a crane,,,cranezilla.
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20 December 2009, 02:40
Kamo GariNice. A definite must-do for me at some point. Say, what does one look for in trying to pick out a mature full plumed bird, please?
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20 December 2009, 04:13
Tx6BRIt's hard to tell a mature bird in the air,,,or is for me. A big bird will have copper colored spots throughout the grey feathers. That and they are much larger than the juveniles.
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22 December 2009, 22:43
L. David KeithThey are cool birds to hunt. We do not have a season yet but hopefully soon. We winter around 75,000 in the southeast (Hiwassee Island refuge near Chattanooga) but I'm seeing them here in middle TN almost every winter. Twice so far this year.
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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."
23 December 2009, 06:09
DLSHow are sandhills to eat? I've heard they're very good, but we're not allowed to hunt them here in California, so I've never tried one.
29 December 2009, 20:17
butchlocwe bbq'd some and they were pretty good that way. last year we were moose hunting bnorth of fairbanks alongside the mountains when they were migrating. never thought so many existed. they came over in waves for days
30 December 2009, 01:15
collectorAwesome....their breast meat is fantastic.
09 January 2010, 17:40
JonPquote:
Awesome....their breast meat is fantastic.
OH Yeah!!!!....breast those babies out...stick 'em in the crockpot with your favorite pot roast recipe....slice 'em thin with gravy or shred them over noodles with gravy...fresh cranberry sauce...good red wine......