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Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death #5523833 01/06/15 08:54 PM
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Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death
AUSTIN -- Texas game wardens in Aransas County are awaiting necropsy results on a state and federally protected whooping crane found dead Sunday near a duck blind located in the Aransas Bay system close to Sand Lake.

The bird was partially decomposed when recovered by Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens who had been contacted Sunday morning by a local hunting guide who had originally discovered the crane.

Whoopers are the tallest birds in North America, standing nearly five feet. The cranes are solid white except for black wing-tips that are visible only in flight. They fly with necks and legs outstretched. Each fall, they make a 2,400-mile migratory journey from Canada to the Texas coast. In the spring, they return north.

TPWD game wardens and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are jointly investigating this incident. If anyone has additional information regarding this matter, they are encouraged to call Operation Game Thief at 1-800-792-GAME (4263). Callers may remain anonymous.

Since beginning their slow recovery from a low of 16 birds in the 1940s, whoopers have wintered on the Texas coast on and near Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Recently though, several groups of whooping cranes have expanded their wintering areas to include other coastal areas and some inland sites in Central Texas.

Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: J.P. Greeson] #5523850 01/06/15 09:08 PM
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Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: J.P. Greeson] #5523864 01/06/15 09:22 PM
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Just was reading that. Sucks...


Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: J.P. Greeson] #5523874 01/06/15 09:27 PM
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Hunter must have mistaken it for an eagle.


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Lol. Duckbill that was funny!

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The dude up top has already taken lots of bone before this deer, both mule and whitetail.
Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: J.P. Greeson] #5523914 01/06/15 09:48 PM
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Now duck hunting will be shut down in the area

Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: J.P. Greeson] #5523972 01/06/15 10:09 PM
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Tastes like spotted owl from what I hear.

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Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: wal1809] #5523983 01/06/15 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted By: wal1809
Tastes like spottd owl from what I hear.


In my opinion the taste is more closely aligned with that of the dodo bird. But that's just my opinion. Side note, I raise dodo birds and can sell you a pair of singles if you'd like to try some for yourself.


Originally Posted By: LandPirate
Yeah, don't listen to me. I'm just an idiot.

Originally Posted By: East
Lol. Duckbill that was funny!

Originally Posted By: thecoach
The dude up top has already taken lots of bone before this deer, both mule and whitetail.
Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: Teamjefe] #5523984 01/06/15 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted By: Teamjefe
Now duck hunting will be shut down in the area


That ain't no lie


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Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: BOBO the Clown] #5524282 01/07/15 12:57 AM
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Amazing how many idiots are out there.

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Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: J.P. Greeson] #5524297 01/07/15 01:01 AM
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Hopefully the autopsy will show it wasn't shot.


Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: J.P. Greeson] #5524327 01/07/15 01:17 AM
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I can just hear Barney's explanation now, "I was certain that it was a pintail drake and heck I didn't even think that my lead shot would hit it at 60 yards away."

Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: J.P. Greeson] #5524332 01/07/15 01:18 AM
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Probably full of "lead". shocked


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Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: Guy] #5524578 01/07/15 02:55 AM
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Originally Posted By: Guy
Amazing how many idiots are out there.


That's not being an idiot. That's being malicious

Big difference.

They are the least loved bird via locals down there


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Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: J.P. Greeson] #5524603 01/07/15 03:04 AM
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Im sure it was some do it your self guy. Prolly from north Texas with a 2 wheel drive pickup covered in DU stickers that doesn't need a guide, that shot it.


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Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: J.P. Greeson] #5525229 01/07/15 03:08 PM
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Same thing happened just before Christmas back home in La. What didn't make any sense is whatever agency did it, released their cranes in the middle of hunting season, in one of the most pressured parts of the state for Goose hunting. In all the 52 weeks of the year, why pick the most dangerous time to do the release? They found the crane in a ditch via the tracking device.

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Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: J.P. Greeson] #5525311 01/07/15 03:40 PM
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hopefully it's just a wood stork

Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: duckbill] #5525406 01/07/15 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted By: duckbill
Originally Posted By: wal1809
Tastes like spottd owl from what I hear.


In my opinion the taste is more closely aligned with that of the dodo bird. But that's just my opinion. Side note, I raise dodo birds and can sell you a pair of singles if you'd like to try some for yourself.


rofl lol35 rofl

Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: J.P. Greeson] #5525483 01/07/15 04:38 PM
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It was probably just an albino sandhill crane

Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: J.P. Greeson] #5525720 01/07/15 06:46 PM
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That's some bullsh1t that goes to the whole if you don't know what it is don't shoot. If your new hire a guide or go with someone the knows what there doing. I hope they catch the guy that did it!


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Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: kdub] #5525729 01/07/15 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted By: kdub
WHOOPsie


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Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: J.P. Greeson] #5525766 01/07/15 07:13 PM
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so they didn't say it was shot, they are waiting on the autopsy...could have been hit by a fisherman in a boat


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Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: CharlieCTx] #5525793 01/07/15 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted By: CharlieCTx
Same thing happened just before Christmas back home in La. What didn't make any sense is whatever agency did it, released their cranes in the middle of hunting season, in one of the most pressured parts of the state for Goose hunting. In all the 52 weeks of the year, why pick the most dangerous time to do the release? They found the crane in a ditch via the tracking device.

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I'm no big goose hunter but there is a fair bit of difference between a goose and a whopping crane, no?

Re: Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death [Re: J.P. Greeson] #5525855 01/07/15 07:55 PM
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Probably the guide that left his decoys out all night and complained because someone stole them. Obviously does not know etiquite, may have a hard time id'ing geese or cranes too.

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