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01/22/17 03:42 PM
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Was awesome 
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01/22/17 03:43 PM
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Nice! Would like to try that sometime.
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01/22/17 04:47 PM
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 Easily 5000 cranes at shooting range all morning It was insane!
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01/22/17 06:47 PM
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Hoping I get to go next weekend. Congrats!
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01/22/17 08:11 PM
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john paul
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Those are the smallest cranes I have ever seen
I'm with GK because I like salty old dudes.
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01/22/17 09:44 PM
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Those are the smallest cranes I have ever seen I agree, the ones I see out west are twice that size.
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01/22/17 11:59 PM
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Those are the smallest cranes I have ever seen I agree, the ones I see out west are twice that size. I agree, the ones in wichita falls are about 40 to 50% bigger compared to the ones in the panhandle You have 15 different crane species. Small, Medium , Large, Stout and Extra Stout
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01/23/17 01:14 PM
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john paul
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Those are the smallest cranes I have ever seen I agree, the ones I see out west are twice that size. I agree, the ones in wichita falls are about 40 to 50% bigger compared to the ones in the panhandle You have 15 different crane species. Small, Medium , Large, Stout and Extra Stout Those are just juvenile birds. It has nothing to do with the location.
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I'm with GK because I like salty old dudes.
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01/23/17 03:18 PM
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Those are the smallest cranes I have ever seen I agree, the ones I see out west are twice that size. I agree, the ones in wichita falls are about 40 to 50% bigger compared to the ones in the panhandle You have 15 different crane species. Small, Medium , Large, Stout and Extra Stout Those are just juvenile birds. It has nothing to do with the location. They may actually eat better, more tender.
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01/23/17 08:14 PM
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Hoping I get to go next weekend. Congrats! Well carp my plans got cancelled. Landowner gone 2 weeks. Nuts!
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01/23/17 08:40 PM
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Never hunted cranes. Is it even fun. When I picture it, I picture the birds I have out in the pastor after a fresh cut of hay. Idk, maybe I'm missing out. I'm in the east texas area so I only duck hunt around here.
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01/24/17 01:28 PM
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Yes, its a lot of fun. Especially when you hunt the roost.
I try to have at least 1 yearly crane hunt.
The best days are usually right after duck season when cranes are still open.
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01/24/17 01:39 PM
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Yes, its a lot of fun. Especially when you hunt the roost.
I try to have at least 1 yearly crane hunt.
The best days are usually right after duck season when cranes are still open. I'll have to try it out sometimes. I have a buddy who hunts them atleast once a year in the panhandle area. I might need to hitch a ride with him next season.
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01/24/17 01:51 PM
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Yes, its a lot of fun. Especially when you hunt the roost.
I try to have at least 1 yearly crane hunt.
The best days are usually right after duck season when cranes are still open. Hunting them coming back to water is fun. Jumping them off a roost 15 minutes before LST and killing them as they come back in the dark is not that fun.
I'm with GK because I like salty old dudes.
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01/24/17 02:51 PM
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I agree but with only 4 hunters and thousands of cranes we took turns and were selective on our shots
The main roost with 100,000 cranes was 1 mile away
When dark we focused on pintails, geese,teal and green trying to land
Most epic hunt in the panhandle we have been on
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01/24/17 03:08 PM
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Waiting in a layout while those big Pteradactyl looking things come in to decoys fully committed and cupped up is pretty dang awesome.
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