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03-18-2020, 06:35 AM
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Crane season?
Have you guys heard anything? Is there going to be a Sandhill Crane season this year?
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03-18-2020, 08:54 AM
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That would be frickin awesome. A still have a few breasts, but as typical, they are the first to disappear from the freezer. I experienced that first year they opened up Beaverhill lake for hunting. Utter madness in bird numbers. A crane season along the Saskatchewan border would be nothing less than magical.
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03-18-2020, 12:21 PM
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The March issue of Alberta Outdoorsmen has a couple of articles on the crane season including an interview with Minister Nixon who talks about it. Sounds like it's going to happen!
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03-25-2020, 05:24 PM
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Now try to source decoys! The plants in China are down and US distributors have no idea if they'll get stock.
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03-25-2020, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Rook
Now try to source decoys! The plants in China are down and US distributors have no idea if they'll get stock.
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If we get the opportunity to hunt cranes and I have to make decoys so be it
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03-25-2020, 06:54 PM
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The meat is incredible I for one what shoot one not a bird hunter but the meat is amazing
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03-25-2020, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Mountainaccent
The meat is incredible I for one what shoot one not a bird hunter but the meat is amazing
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I keep hearing they are good eating so really hope we get a season. If I don’t care for eating them it will be a one and done hunt though
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04-01-2020, 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Smoky buck
I keep hearing they are good eating so really hope we get a season. If I don’t care for eating them it will be a one and done hunt though
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we have a crane season here 5 bird daily limit 15 in possession
I personally don't care for them
they kinda taste the same
like the underside of a frog smells
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04-01-2020, 09:17 AM
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Why do you smell the undersides of frogs.
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04-01-2020, 02:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Smoky buck
I keep hearing they are good eating so really hope we get a season. If I don’t care for eating them it will be a one and done hunt though
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Cant be worse than some of the early season slough ducks.
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04-01-2020, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel_wiesel
we have a crane season here 5 bird daily limit 15 in possession
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We have been down this road before,,,, I will believe it when we see the official 2020 regs published / posted.
Waterfowl regs need both fed and prov stamps of approval,,, and this Covid 19 stuff has turned really govt depts inside out and upside down,,, here's hoping that it stays on track!!!
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04-03-2020, 05:29 PM
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04-03-2020, 05:37 PM
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Ok what’s this about a swan season too. I would even give that a try if it was draw like some states
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04-04-2020, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by TrapperMike
Why do you smell the undersides of frogs.
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04-04-2020, 02:22 PM
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I've commented on this in the past.
There is a continental allocation on the harvest of waterfowl. They are managed internationally ( Canada, US MX). If for example the management of tundra swans suggest a harvest of 5000 is sustainable then States that allow a hunt divide up that number. If Alberta doesn't have a hunt then their allocation is given to some other jurisdiction.
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04-04-2020, 02:45 PM
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Do tundra swans even taste ok? Never heard of anyone eating one.
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04-04-2020, 02:49 PM
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My friends that can hunt them in the States say the swans are delicious
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04-04-2020, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by WhitefishLady
Do tundra swans even taste ok? Never heard of anyone eating one.
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Met a few old guys who say swan taste good but I have also met someone who thought mergansers were the best meat out there.
I think swan and crane are worth trying at least once give the chance but if I did not like it I would not hunt them again
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04-04-2020, 04:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WhitefishLady
Do tundra swans even taste ok? Never heard of anyone eating one.
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Never eaten one,however Swan used to be reserved the Royalty only in England.In fact the Queen is till the owner/protector of all the Swans in the UK. They are known as the"Royal bird" Don't think she eats them though.
I knew a guy in England who accidentally shot one and his Lab retrieved it.
Every time he tried to hide it in the bulrushes the dog would go get it again.
He was a bit of a BS kind of guy though.
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04-24-2020, 11:00 AM
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Seeing that Alberta has now listed Sandhill Cranes a Game Bird as of 12/12/19 (previously listed as a Non-game Animal)….
And that Alberta has listed a Sandhill Crane hunting season in the regulations,
Yes! My bet is that there will be a Crane season in 2020!
Game Bird Seasons and Bag Limits
Sandhill Crane
Daily limit - 5
Possession limit - 15
WMU 200-208, 220, 222, 226-242, 248-260, 500
S1-D16
WMU 102-106, 112-166, 210
S8-D21
Now to get Swans opened up!
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04-24-2020, 11:14 AM
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never tried them but popular in the USA
called ribeye of the sky!
Warned not to try using a retriever on them unless stone cold dead as wounded cranes try to take dogs eyes out when incoming to retrieve.
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04-25-2020, 01:07 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by walking buffalo
Seeing that Alberta has now listed Sandhill Cranes a Game Bird as of 12/12/19 (previously listed as a Non-game Animal)….
And that Alberta has listed a Sandhill Crane hunting season in the regulations,
Yes! My bet is that there will be a Crane season in 2020!
Game Bird Seasons and Bag Limits
Sandhill Crane
Daily limit - 5
Possession limit - 15
WMU 200-208, 220, 222, 226-242, 248-260, 500
S1-D16
WMU 102-106, 112-166, 210
S8-D21
Now to get Swans opened up! |
They missed 244 in that list, I see lots in that area 
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04-25-2020, 04:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Rook
Now try to source decoys! The plants in China are down and US distributors have no idea if they'll get stock.
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guess the days of using ones imagination and making yer own are going to have to return , best are to make yer own , we all have access to the materials to make our own decoys and be successful with them
only our imaginations hold us back
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04-25-2020, 05:44 AM
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We shoot and eat cranes when hunting in Sask. Really a good eating bird. Best are the ones with a lot of brown feathering, the juvvies.
Do'not over cook them!
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04-25-2020, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by wwbirds
called ribeye of the sky!
Warned not to try using a retriever on them unless stone cold dead as wounded cranes try to take dogs eyes out when incoming to retrieve.
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We like to send inexperienced members of the group in to dispatch cranes. An event that is sure to top thier hunting tales for years to come. But yea, that beak can do damage.
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04-25-2020, 09:06 AM
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What is the meat like or similar to?
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04-25-2020, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by fishcat78
What is the meat like or similar to?
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honestly the taste and texture is quite a lot like a really lean steak with a slight goose flavor.
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04-25-2020, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by tikka250
honestly the taste and texture is quite a lot like a really lean steak with a slight goose flavor.
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This... we only eat the juvvies and I think they cut like prime rib and have the same texture. Great taste. We do them on a solid griddle, rubbed with oil and done just barely med rare. You will like them.
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04-26-2020, 07:23 PM
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I’m excited it would be incredible trying them after watching meat eater show where they hunt them. Meat looks incredible
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04-26-2020, 10:44 PM
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During our early season hunt in 507 we see them by the thousand. Typically very high but, there is always that one day they seem to be just above the tree tops and we see the odd bunch feeding in a field. I'd be interested to see what how tasted.
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