10,000 Birds

JULY 8, 2013

Yes, the earth has gone around the sun twice since the uproar from birders and other lovers of wildlife managed to convince the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to table the idea of hunting Sandhill Cranes in Tennessee for two years. Tennessee started a festival around the event, just for wildlife watchers.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2011

Hunters frequently refer to them as “Rib-eye in the Sky” due to the excellent taste. ” Everywhere cranes gather, from New Mexico to Indiana to Tennessee, people come to watch them. Rather, he said it was entirely about giving hunters the chance to hunt cranes. photo by Vickie Henderson What about just leaving them alone?

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Kentucky Hunting Tennessee Indiana 258

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2011

All eight hunters on the commission think it’s a good idea to shoot cranes in Kentucky. Why allow hunters to shoot right into the middle of them? The handful of pairs that are attempting to nest in Ohio appear to winter in Tennessee. The proposal now goes to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for final approval or denial.

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Kentucky Hunters Hunting Protest 260

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2011

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.

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Bald Eagle Eagles Hunting Kentucky 262

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2019

Crow is dubiously credited today for originating the sour mash method used in traditional bourbon and Tennessee whiskey distillation. Grant, Mark Twain, and Hunter S. But as the crow flies, Kentucky’s southern border with Tennessee is just about within reach. The storied old bourbon has counted Ulysses S.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

If you wrote to Tennessee in the 10,000 Birds campaign this winter, you can cut and paste your letter, changing “Tennessee&# to “Kentucky.&# We fought them back in Tennessee; there’s a two-year stay on their proposal. Nationwide, wildlife watchers now outspend hunters 6 to 1.

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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.

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