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 Oklahoma crane wreck
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12/17/14 04:09 AM
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brazosboyt
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Sandhills were the last bird a friend from AK needed to finish his list. Booked a late trip with crane wreckers in Blackwell ok. I usually struggle getting along with guides and am rarely impressed. Holy smokes! Brian and monte have got it together. First set up was on a field that had probably 20,000+ cranes on it yesterday. They just didn't want to be there.  At 8 Brian pulled the plug and we moved the whole rig to a waterhole.  Steadily the geese, mallards, and a few cranes came in. Tiny little cackler.  We were supposed to go hunt a friends mallard hole that was holding hundreds of mallards at 1 but decided to stick it out. Glad we did. Finished up limits of cranes and a good pile of geese and mallards.   The noisy cricket got it done.  Brian even asked to shoot it and smoked a big crane. Which wasn't to hard considering everything was landing in the stuffers at 20 yards.  Going again in the am and plan on getting some good pics of the setup. If you are looking for a dedicated crane outfit, I highly recommend crane wreckers.
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Re: Oklahoma crane wreck
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#5482531
12/17/14 04:12 AM
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Duckhawker
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Looks like some great hunting. Glad you had a good time.
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Re: Oklahoma crane wreck
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#5482533
12/17/14 04:13 AM
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back.
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Re: Oklahoma crane wreck
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#5482535
12/17/14 04:14 AM
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beaversnipe
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Re: Oklahoma crane wreck
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#5482713
12/17/14 11:08 AM
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jdk1985
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Awesome! See many pheasant up that way?
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Re: Oklahoma crane wreck
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#5482777
12/17/14 12:38 PM
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Fowlman
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Nice work. 
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Re: Oklahoma crane wreck
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12/17/14 12:51 PM
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kind of a big deal
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Very nice. You where about 15 miles from my old ranch.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, b/c they know not victory nor defeat"- #26 TR
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Re: Oklahoma crane wreck
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#5482827
12/17/14 01:16 PM
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wal1809
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The title of the thread says it all!! Thank you for posting.
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Re: Oklahoma crane wreck
[Re: brazosboyt]
#5482932
12/17/14 02:09 PM
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bentman
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I hunted with them for 3 days this yr it was a blast
If it bleeds I can KILL IT
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Re: Oklahoma crane wreck
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#5485512
12/18/14 03:57 PM
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brazosboyt
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Few more pics from day 2.     Highlight if the trip was watching Brian smash a crane with my 410. He put me on the spot twice on two singles with the noisy cricket. 2/2 smashed. I then handed it to him and said -your turn. Single in- smashed. He's getting it mounted and was grinning like a kid at Christmas. We've already booked for next year. Couple videos.   First day we were in the blind with killers. 6-8 in-6-8 dead. Second day-not so much.....
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Re: Oklahoma crane wreck
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12/18/14 04:42 PM
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aerangis
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Re: Oklahoma crane wreck
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#5485689
12/18/14 05:05 PM
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Very cool, looks like an awesome hunt!
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Re: Oklahoma crane wreck
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#5485847
12/18/14 06:33 PM
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colt45-90
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hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Oklahoma crane wreck
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#5486991
12/19/14 06:23 AM
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Dutch Hunter
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The area looks cold and windy. Is there anything special in a set up for cranes?
Again a great story!
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Re: Oklahoma crane wreck
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#5486995
12/19/14 06:30 AM
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BradyBuck
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Awesome hunt and photos!
I want to hunt some cranes really bad!
It has got to be a sweet sight to have them giants decoy in on you.
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Re: Oklahoma crane wreck
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#5488827
12/20/14 12:42 PM
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