Excalibur Crossbow Forum

MADMAX2 · Post by **MADMAX2** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:29 pm

Took a ride to long point and seen the ... n a field?

lscha · Post by **lscha** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:09 pm

Sandhill cranes?

MADMAX2 · Post by **MADMAX2** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:17 pm

That is what I thought never seen them here in Ontario before I thought the turkeys were hangin around the nuke plant too long

Undertaker · Post by **Undertaker** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:35 pm

Every late fall they come down here to visit for the winter, then leave in spring. They fly extremely high and can be heard gossiping as they go. Everybody just loves them. I hear they are good eating, but wouldn't want to explain myself.

catcher · Post by **catcher** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:03 pm

We were goose hunting last fall hear in south eastern Ontario and we had a pair of these come into the decoys. They circled us for at least ten minutes squacking up a storm before they finally landed about 50 yards to the closest decoy. Then after about 2 or 3 minutes on the ground they took off and we never saw them again. It was really neat to see.

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:13 pm

i have never seen anything like it . cool

Cossack · Post by **Cossack** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:45 pm

" I hear they are good eating, but wouldn't want to explain myself."

Taste somewhat like a cross between a bald eagle and a loon.

Neat birds with a very big voice. I can hear 'em calling when they fly over, look up and they a re just a speck.

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:58 pm

Cossack wrote: Taste somewhat like a cross between a bald eagle and a loon.

i wouldn't want to hear the fine/ jail time handed down for that one

DropTine · Post by **DropTine** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:33 pm

Yeah, Sandhill Cranes, popular to hunt in Manitoba.

Seen a bunch of them while moose hunting last year, boy are they ever annoying!

Matt

B-Logger · Post by **B-Logger** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:07 pm

In at least one area of Michigan some farmers have gotten permits to shoot because there are so many.

For many years there have been some in various areas but just recently came to our area. In the Upper Peninsula there are several areas where they are thick. Where we've seen the most are by Brevort.

philman · Post by **philman** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:46 pm

Seen birds like that in a field near port burwell last year but they had red feathers on there heads. Cool pic.

lscha · Post by **lscha** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:50 pm

Interesting read

http://www.fws.gov/redrocks/Info-For-Bi ... -Crane.htm

saxman · Post by **saxman** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:29 pm

Dems the biggest turkeys I ever saw

Hoss · Post by **Hoss** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:37 pm

VERY good eating ...do not let your dog get close to them ifn you shoot one and dont kill it..They will peck there eyes out faster than you can see....

Dereck · Post by **Dereck** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:30 pm

Definitely Sandhill Cranes and they are very loud when they get going with their calls.

Saw a pair spring 2008 while turkey hunting near the end of the season.
This was just south of Cambridge off Maple Manor RD.