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chrisinhouston · 01-19-2005, 09:08 AM

I hunt waterfowl in Texas and enjoy watching and listening to Sandhill Cranes, a cousin to the Whooping Crane. If you want to watch or listen to them go to http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/publi...anes.htm#video
which has sound and video files. They have a really eerie sound that travels for miles. They are not endangered like the Whooping Crane and they can be hunted in mid winter and are very tasty.

Seems like about every few years or so some uneducated hunter accidentilly shoots a Whooper down here. While whooping cranes are designated as a protected, endangered species under Texas state law, killing one is classified as a Class C criminal misdemeanor carrying a maximum penalty of a $500 fine. Under federal law, killing or transporting an endangered species such as a whooping crane carries a maximum penalty of $100,000 and a year in prison.

01-19-2005, 09:08 AM	#8
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	I hunt waterfowl in Texas and enjoy watching and listening to Sandhill Cranes, a cousin to the Whooping Crane. If you want to watch or listen to them go to http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/publi...anes.htm#video which has sound and video files. They have a really eerie sound that travels for miles. They are not endangered like the Whooping Crane and they can be hunted in mid winter and are very tasty. Seems like about every few years or so some uneducated hunter accidentilly shoots a Whooper down here. While whooping cranes are designated as a protected, endangered species under Texas state law, killing one is classified as a Class C criminal misdemeanor carrying a maximum penalty of a $500 fine. Under federal law, killing or transporting an endangered species such as a whooping crane carries a maximum penalty of $100,000 and a year in prison.