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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
[Re: jeffbird]
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02/03/15 09:40 PM
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redchevy
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
[Re: redchevy]
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02/03/15 09:45 PM
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Me too. I'd turn my Mom in for that kinda money! J/K Mom.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
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02/03/15 11:07 PM
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
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02/03/15 11:10 PM
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we all know he would be choking that crane
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
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02/03/15 11:55 PM
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Is this the same one reported on here earlier?
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
[Re: jeffbird]
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02/03/15 11:58 PM
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Sad but true.
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
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02/04/15 12:41 AM
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Just got back from Rockport and had seen 6 cranes together, right off the bay. Majestic birds. Hope they catch the idiot.
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
[Re: postoak]
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02/04/15 01:43 AM
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Is this the same one reported on here earlier? I looked it up and it was in migratory bird section. Yes, same bird. Reward money is now being added to the investigation. Just got back from Rockport and had seen 6 cranes together, right off the bay. Majestic birds. Hope they catch the idiot. Concur.
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
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02/04/15 02:27 AM
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27,500.00 for a bird! It is bad one got shot but that is ridiculous.
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
[Re: huntwest]
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02/04/15 02:50 AM
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27,500.00 for a bird! It is bad one got shot but that is ridiculous. The county judge of Aransas County has testified under oath that the Whooping Cranes and refuge generate millions a year in tax revenue to Aransas County and the refuge is critical to the health of the bay and economy dependent on it which is worth tens of millions a year and hundreds of millions in property value. So, no it is not a ridiculous amount in comparison. If the Whooping Cranes were not there, the refuge would not be there. It would be just another stretch of coast with chemical plants, shopping strips, and some weekend homes and a bay comparable in recreation, hunting, fishing and seafood quality to Lavaca or Nueces Bay. Given that the "hunter" is hiding, expect to see a vigorous prosecution if he is caught rather than him stepping up and owning what probably was an honest mistake. With the money coming to the table, will be interesting to see if one of his friends turns him out or he cracks from worrying about whether his friends will turn him in.
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
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02/04/15 03:09 AM
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If it was an honest mistake I'm sure he will keep mum about it and hope not to do it again
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
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02/04/15 03:11 AM
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If it was an honest mistake I'm sure he will keep mum about it and hope not to do it again
Guarantee he told someone. And who goes duck hunting alone in the bay?
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
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02/04/15 03:12 AM
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If it was an honest mistake I'm sure he will keep mum about it and hope not to do it again
Maybe he thought it was a goose
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
[Re: jeffbird]
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02/04/15 03:30 AM
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Maybe he doesn't realize he shot it. I'm assuming it was found away from the hunter.
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
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02/04/15 04:15 AM
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Please excuse my ignorance but why would you even shoot a crane down there? Do sandhill's migrate to the coast?
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
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02/04/15 04:48 AM
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If it was an honest mistake I'm sure he will keep mum about it and hope not to do it again
So shooting a bird that is 5 feet tall falls under the category of an honest mistake how? WTF could you possibly mistake a man size bird for?
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
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02/04/15 05:05 AM
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
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02/04/15 12:00 PM
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If it was an honest mistake I'm sure he will keep mum about it and hope not to do it again
So shooting a bird that is 5 feet tall falls under the category of an honest mistake how? WTF could you possibly mistake a man size bird for? Exactly. No way he didn't know what it was. Stunts like that will getting hunting banned from the area.
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
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02/04/15 12:11 PM
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No sense in this, hope they catch the bum.
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
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02/04/15 02:47 PM
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If it was an honest mistake I'm sure he will keep mum about it and hope not to do it again
So shooting a bird that is 5 feet tall falls under the category of an honest mistake how? WTF could you possibly mistake a man size bird for? Exactly. No way he didn't know what it was. Stunts like that will getting hunting banned from the area. Gotta agree with the OP's statement, this is a situation where policing our own is super important.
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
[Re: jeffbird]
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02/04/15 02:50 PM
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If I picked a whooping crane out of a lineup it would be pure luck. I don't know what they look like.
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
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02/04/15 02:52 PM
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If it was an honest mistake I'm sure he will keep mum about it and hope not to do it again
So shooting a bird that is 5 feet tall falls under the category of an honest mistake how? WTF could you possibly mistake a man size bird for? Exactly. No way he didn't know what it was. Stunts like that will getting hunting banned from the area. While it's sad a whooper died. Their existence has nothing to do with get hunting banned down there.
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
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02/04/15 02:56 PM
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If it was an honest mistake I'm sure he will keep mum about it and hope not to do it again
So shooting a bird that is 5 feet tall falls under the category of an honest mistake how? WTF could you possibly mistake a man size bird for? Exactly. No way he didn't know what it was. Stunts like that will getting hunting banned from the area. While it's sad a whooper died. Their existence has nothing to do with get hunting banned down there. Yea but I guarantee you it will be used as ammunition against hunting in the area.
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Re: Whooping Crane Shot - Reward
[Re: jeffbird]
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02/04/15 02:58 PM
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Wonder if the guy that shot it gets the reward if he turns himself in?
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