10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2015

In the grand scheme of things, this is just a small town and only one person was killed due to injuries suffered. The next spring she reported that her first class was doing very well and were able to rapidly identify nearly 200 species. There were 23 cows killed; some had to be shot up in trees where they were stuck.

South Dakota 266

South Dakota Nebraska Missouri Killing 266

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Hunting sandhill cranes in Kentucky is a bad idea from a public relations standpoint, considering the growing cadre of birders and nature enthusiasts for whom cranes are a touchstone species.

2011 250

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 250

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. photo by Cyndi Routledge He called the Platte wetlands restoration project “a crown jewel for Nebraska.”

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 243