Sandhill Crane

[KahrMan]

Got drawn for a tag this year.  Was hunting just outside Dayton in Rhea county. The birds were flying great this morning. We all limited out by 9. We would finished earlier if we didn’t suck at shooting. lol.  You would think such a large bird would be easy to hit. 
 

[MacGyver]

Man, I love that. 

[TNHeavyGunner]

As an amateur in hunting is this done by shotgun or rifle?

[KahrMan]

1 minute ago, TNHeavyGunner said:

As an amateur in hunting is this done by shotgun or rifle?

Shotgun. I was shooting 3.5” BB. 

[tercel89]

These are red meat arent they ? 

[KahrMan]

2 hours ago, tercel89 said:

These are red meat arent they ? 

Yes they are and they are delicious. 
 

[tercel89]

19 minutes ago, KahrMan said:

Yes they are and they are delicious. 
 

That looks awesome !

[gregintenn]

Looks like fun to me. I always heard they were good eating. I’ve never tried one.

[pop pop]

Hunters call them "The Rib Eye of The Sky."

[tercel89]

14 hours ago, pop pop said:

Hunters call them "The Rib Eye of The Sky."

Yeah I remember someone using that term. 

[TheFiveO]

As a new guy here who has only hunted dove out west, what is the appropriate firearm for Sand Hill crane? This is totally new to me. Thank you in advance

[KahrMan]

16 minutes ago, TheFiveO said:

As a new guy here who has only hunted dove out west, what is the appropriate firearm for Sand Hill crane? This is totally new to me. Thank you in advance

Usually a 12 ga shotgun shooting 3" or 3.5" shells BB 

[TheFiveO]

2 minutes ago, KahrMan said:

Usually a 12 ga shotgun shooting 3" or 3.5" shells BB 

Thank you