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Sandhill crane in Calcasieu Parish
Posted on 1/19/23 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 1/19/23 at 4:47 pm
Never knew they came to Louisiana but just saw about 100 of them in a dirt field.
When’s the season?
When’s the season?
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Posted on 1/19/23 at 4:52 pm to Mac
There is none .
Posted on 1/19/23 at 5:21 pm to Mac
Surprised there hasn't been a push for one yet. They've been coming down this way for quite a while, and by the hundreds in the Sweetlake-Bell City-Holmwood area.
I have pictures of them from probably 10 or 12 years ago, and that likely wasn't the first time they've shown up in that area.
ETA: first Calcasieu Parish record reported to eBird is 1998.
I have pictures of them from probably 10 or 12 years ago, and that likely wasn't the first time they've shown up in that area.
ETA: first Calcasieu Parish record reported to eBird is 1998.
This post was edited on 1/19/23 at 5:25 pm
Posted on 1/19/23 at 5:22 pm to Mac
quote:
When’s the season?
Can’t trust coonasses with 40 or so Whooping Cranes hanging in the area as well.
Good call in my opinion.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 7:13 pm to Mac
They are all over my neighborhood in Florida. Noisy bastards
Posted on 1/19/23 at 7:53 pm to Mac
I saw a mess of em just on the south side of Transylvania outside of town a month ago.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 9:24 pm to Mac
I was driving in Cameron parish in hwy 27 and saw a field full. At least I thought they were Sandhills
Posted on 1/20/23 at 6:01 am to greenhead11
Probably was.
There's been sightings all over southeastern Calcasieu, eastern Cameron, Jeff Davis, and Vermilion.
There were some reported way the hell over in Mouton Cove.
There's been sightings all over southeastern Calcasieu, eastern Cameron, Jeff Davis, and Vermilion.
There were some reported way the hell over in Mouton Cove.
Posted on 1/20/23 at 6:34 am to Cowboyfan89
Sandhills were hanging around our farm since the 70s in rapides parish.
Posted on 1/20/23 at 6:41 am to Sloughdog
Not uncommon in Cenla and NELA.
Always assumed no crane season to protect Whoopers. Would love to shoot some, but willing to pass to keep Whoopers around.
Always assumed no crane season to protect Whoopers. Would love to shoot some, but willing to pass to keep Whoopers around.
Posted on 1/20/23 at 7:10 am to Huntinguy
Yeah, see them every year near Lecomte. Sometimes really close to the hwy.
Posted on 1/20/23 at 7:50 am to Mac
We've had a group coming around Oak Ridge for the last probably 15 years. Usually 100-200 but at times I've seen 400-500. I've often thought about taking my .17 and sniping one and grilling it medium rare. Use the legs for a gumbo. Just one or two a year, nothing major. But alas that is illegal.
Posted on 1/20/23 at 9:34 am to Mac
There is none... and there should be. Saw hundreds in a few fields yesterday between Bell City and Holmwood
Posted on 1/20/23 at 10:36 am to Huntinguy
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Always assumed no crane season to protect Whoopers.
The problem is the fact that Sandhills have been around LA longer than the Whooping Crane reintroduction has been going on, so that's not really a great reason.
The reintroduction program as it exists today didn't begin until 2011. There's records of Sandhills in Louisiana for at least a decade before that.
If I had to guess, it has more to do with what would be involved at the federal level of getting a crane season going, and the fact there probably isn't much known about how many Sandhills actually migrate to LA. In other words, they don't have the basic information to even establish a season.
Posted on 1/20/23 at 11:40 am to Cowboyfan89
quote:I think this board has members that cover a great deal of the state and estimate of the numbers, and if you are talking 100 here and 300 there, I dont think you are approaching huntable numbers.
If I had to guess, it has more to do with what would be involved at the federal level of getting a crane season going, and the fact there probably isn't much known about how many Sandhills actually migrate to LA
Posted on 1/20/23 at 11:56 am to tigerfoot
I mean, what are huntable numbers? If the LA birds were the only ones in the nation.....then certainly.
We know that overall these birds have a sustainably hunted population.
Killing a few dozen birds here isn't going to have a noticeable effect on the overall population I wouldn't think.
We know that overall these birds have a sustainably hunted population.
Killing a few dozen birds here isn't going to have a noticeable effect on the overall population I wouldn't think.
Posted on 1/20/23 at 12:02 pm to tigerfoot
quote:
I think this board has members that cover a great deal of the state and estimate of the numbers
The majority of which do not work for any agency where those estimates would be relevant.
There's more reliable data posted to eBird and other sites every day than what you are going to read here regarding data, but even that is irrelevant from an agency standpoint. State and Federal agencies don't rely on citizen science data to make management recommendations.
Posted on 1/20/23 at 1:05 pm to Huntinguy
quote:This is what I have always wondered about.
I mean, what are huntable numbers? If the LA birds were the only ones in the nation.....then certainly.
We know that overall these birds have a sustainably hunted population.
Posted on 1/20/23 at 1:24 pm to Huntinguy
quote:Overall. But the establishment of the flyway here is relatively new. I would imagine it ths same as different bag limits in different parts of the country for migratory birds.
We know that overall these birds have a sustainably hunted population.
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