Sandhill Crane Article

[kpinaz]

The star has an article about the sandhill crane hunt this year.

http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_1c6306a0-db11-5f9c-a89c-c4a446e39eca.html?mode=story

The article itself is fine I suppose, but the comments are decidedly anti-hunting, which, is not surprising considering the venue. The star is very openly anti-gun, and unabashedly left-leaning(understatement).

I'd encourage responsible, well-thought out comments on this and other articles about hunting and gun ownership in general, as a way to show that hunters (and by default gun-owners), are not murdering, hate-filled, hill-billys.

[Codywhi]

anyone ever hunt sandhill cranes during the archery hunt? sounds fun?

[Chef]

I've chased sandhill cranes a few times.

It's the only hunt where I actually encountered antis in the field.

 

[tjhunt2]

How hard are they to hunt? Are all the hunters piled up on each olther? Could be something I might want to try now that I saw they taste like prime rib.

 

TJ

[Chef]

TJ,,

The few times I've hunted them, it wasn't very crowded at all.

Of course there is a lot of private ground in that area.

 

If you have something that shoots 3" shells, you will be okay, 3 1/2 is better.

You have to pay close attention and use non leaded ammo, so that can get expensive.

 

They do taste good, although comparing them to rib-eye is ludicrous at best.

I was expecting something extraordinary too, considering they call them "flying prime ribs"

I wouldn't hesitate to eat them again though!

[tjhunt2]

Thanks Hector. Great picture and thanks for sharing.

 

TJ