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Kentucky: First in Crane Hunting?

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Hunters frequently refer to them as “Rib-eye in the Sky” due to the excellent taste. ” On Dr. Gassett’s answering machine, which someone calling to protest the hunt is likely to encounter, is a similar message about the quality of crane meat. Everywhere cranes gather, from New Mexico to Indiana to Tennessee, people come to watch them.

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Last Gasp for Sandhill Cranes—Act Now!

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All eight hunters on the commission think it’s a good idea to shoot cranes in Kentucky. Here are six top reasons to protest this hunt. photo by Vickie Henderson Six Top Reasons to Protest Eastern Flyway Crane Hunting: Sandhill cranes have a very low recruitment rate. Why allow hunters to shoot right into the middle of them?

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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If you wrote to Tennessee in the 10,000 Birds campaign this winter, you can cut and paste your letter, changing “Tennessee&# to “Kentucky.&# Nationwide, wildlife watchers now outspend hunters 6 to 1. Please reconsider this proposal, and consider taking a lesson from what happened in Tennessee. Kentucky Dept.

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Open Season on Bald Eagles

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Bald Eagle image is by Francois Portmann and is used with permission You know, I’ve been thinking about this whole dustup over hunting cranes in Tennessee and now Kentucky. Bald Eagles will provide a sporting challenge for hunters. Hunters don’t even need to use decoys. We need to give hunters new opportunities to hunt.