10,000 Birds
APRIL 23, 2014
As has often been said in these quarters, in general us bird bloggers don’t have many quarrels with hunters. Birders and hunters usually share the same conservation goals and sometimes work together to advance them. Most hunters follow them, but there are always a few bad apples. Note, I said responsible hunting practices.
10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2011
Hunters frequently refer to them as “Rib-eye in the Sky” due to the excellent taste. ” 15,000 people flock to the Rowe Sanctuary in Kearney, Nebraska, each spring, from every state and 46 different countries. Rather, he said it was entirely about giving hunters the chance to hunt cranes.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2015
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a 10,144 acre refuge officially established in 1963 under the authority of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act “for use as an inviolate sanctuary , or for any other management purpose, for migratory birds.” Note in this 2010 video, birders, birdwatching and kayakers are mentioned, not hunters.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
Nationwide, wildlife watchers now outspend hunters 6 to 1. Just ask Bill Taddicken, director of the Lillian Annette Rowe Sanctuary on the Platte River in Kearney. I’ve received letters and emails from a number of avid hunters who find the concept of shooting cranes repugnant.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 18, 2011
Sharp-shinned Hawks, Cooper’s Hawks, Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles, Merlin and Peregrine, amongst others, dazzled the crowds on this, one of the busiest weekends at this important sanctuary. The sanctuary has a tumultuous history that dates back to the time of the Great Depression. Raptors were perceived to be vermin.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 20, 2011
So, one might surmise, it’s OK if they get shot by hunters thinking they’re sandhill cranes? What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? Do all hunters realize that? It gives one to wonder why this designation was made.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 15, 2015
We actually spent considerable time searching unsuccessfully for this highly sought-after bird; however I did suspect they were not gone, as several hunters I interviewed knew the bird and claimed it still existed. Whilst in Atewa Range Forest Reserve, a hunter passed us deep in the forest and I asked him to show us his night’s catch.
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