Fri
Jan 21 2011
09:41 am
Sandhill Crane Hunt Update
By: WhitesCreek

The TWRA committee has unanimously recommended a two year moratorium on a vote to allow hunting of sandhill cranes in TN. The full Commission votes today.

TWRA's own poll shows Tennesseans about evenly split on this issue with opposed having a slight majority. Other polls show heavy opposition. Surprisingly, when people with hunting licenses are polled they had about a third opposed to a hunt. That is very surprising that that high a number of hunters don't want it. I would have thought the number would be 4% or 8%. I'll be in meetings today and will post more later.

Also, I chatted with the new TDEC Commissioner, Bob Martineau, and think we may not be as bad off as I first assumed. I remain cautiously optimistic.
rikki's picture

Good for them. After the

Submitted by rikki on Fri, 2011/01/21 - 10:16am.

Good for them. After the slaughter of three whooping cranes in Georgia a few weeks ago, we can not afford any step that makes such a tragedy, intentional or accidental, more likely.

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WhitesCreek

Submitted by R. Neal on Fri, 2011/01/21 - 1:47pm.

WhitesCreek testifies...

(And got his photo in the Tennessean.)

redmondkr's picture

Many of these 'hunters' are just fishermen

Submitted by redmondkr on Fri, 2011/01/21 - 2:05pm.

Many of these 'hunters' who voted against the hunting of sandhill cranes may not be hunters at all. When I went to get my fishing license and trout stamp last fall for the first time in a number of years, I discovered that it is now a (costly) combination hunting/fishing license.

I voted 'no'. I don't hunt and never have but I carry the paperwork so I guess I R 1.

WhitesCreek's picture

Must Read...with pictures

Submitted by WhitesCreek on Fri, 2011/01/21 - 8:07pm.

(link...)

WhitesCreek's picture

Interesting...TWRA Waylaying Migrating Cranes

Submitted by WhitesCreek on Fri, 2011/01/21 - 8:33pm.

If you follow the trend from this State of Ohio study it appears that by planting bait corn at the Hiwassee refuge, TWRA is creating an artificial over population, which spills over into surrounding farms with winter crops.

(link...)

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