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2020 Sandhill Crane #3230694 09/29/20 12:37 PM 09/29/20 12:37 PM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,192 Childersburg, AL Cleckler OP 6 point
Cleckler OP 6 point Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,192 Childersburg, AL	I got selected again this year! Hopefully, I can actually tag one this time.

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3230717 09/29/20 01:04 PM 09/29/20 01:04 PM
Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 944 Huntsville T thayerp81 6 point
thayerp81 6 point T Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 944 Huntsville	Good luck! I applied this year (first time) and was not selected but I'll probably keep trying next year

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3230754 09/29/20 01:52 PM 09/29/20 01:52 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,677 UR 6 top cat Freak of Nature
top cat Freak of Nature Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,677 UR 6	Fillet of the flyway LUCK:::; When presistence, dedication, perspiration and preparation meet up with opportunity!!! - - - - - - - -A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have. Thomas Jeferson - - - - - - - -

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3230759 09/29/20 01:56 PM 09/29/20 01:56 PM
Joined: Aug 2020 Posts: 218 Vestavia Q Quack Quack Bang 4 point
Quack Quack Bang 4 point Q Joined: Aug 2020 Posts: 218 Vestavia	My group of hunting buddies is 3 out of 4 on the "selected" to hunt side. Gonna be a good year! I'm glad they reduced the number of "Would you shoot these cranes?" pictures in this year's pre-hunt testing. I thought I'd never get through 'cause idda shot 'em all.

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3230794 09/29/20 03:02 PM 09/29/20 03:02 PM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,985 Opelika, AL AU_trout_bum 8 point
AU_trout_bum 8 point Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,985 Opelika, AL	I was selected too, but have no idea where to go or what to do! Author, Alabama's Best Fly Fishing Author, Fly Fishing for Redeye Bass: An Adventure Across Southern Waters --------------------------------------------------- "I do not hunt turkeys because I want to, I hunt them because I have to." - Tom Kelly

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3230799 09/29/20 03:03 PM 09/29/20 03:03 PM
Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,917 North Alabama Hevishot13 14 point
Hevishot13 14 point Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,917 North Alabama	I know where piles of em are every year but never put in the hunt em

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3230955 09/29/20 06:27 PM 09/29/20 06:27 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 2,290 Birmingham 7x57_Mauser 8 point
7x57_Mauser 8 point Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 2,290 Birmingham	Selected as well. Anyone know of any reliable guides. I'm down to go scout for them sometime when I get a break from school. Have boat, will travel. Located in B'ham for those that wanna tag along.

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3231314 09/29/20 09:38 PM 09/29/20 09:38 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 22,263 colbert county cartervj Freak of Nature
cartervj Freak of Nature Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 22,263 colbert county	I’m lined up and ready. First time I put in and we will see how it goes. Hope to cook some up. “Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it.” ― Ronald Reagan

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3231525 09/30/20 08:00 AM 09/30/20 08:00 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 210 Auburn, AL J jwp0020 4 point
jwp0020 4 point J Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 210 Auburn, AL	I got drawn, as well. Don't really know where to start but I have a good dog to retrieve them. Anyone that needs a +1 PM me.

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3231583 09/30/20 09:15 AM 09/30/20 09:15 AM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,360 Lamar F Fishduck 8 point
Fishduck 8 point F Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,360 Lamar	I have not hunted sandhill cranes but would be very careful with a dog. They have a sharp beak that could potentially hurt a retriever.

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3231611 09/30/20 09:53 AM 09/30/20 09:53 AM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,192 Childersburg, AL Cleckler OP 6 point
Cleckler OP 6 point Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,192 Childersburg, AL	PM to you 7x57

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3231890 09/30/20 04:32 PM 09/30/20 04:32 PM
Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 570 NE AL RedneckNinji 4 point
RedneckNinji 4 point Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 570 NE AL	second year in a row i got tags!

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3232155 10/01/20 12:22 AM 10/01/20 12:22 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,385 Your blindspot U Uokman2014 8 point
Uokman2014 8 point U Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,385 Your blindspot	I got drawn. Would love to get a few but I have NO idea where to try and hunt them. If anyone has a place that hold these bird and wouldn't mind me getting in on a hunt to see how it's done - shoot me a PM please.

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3232201 10/01/20 06:58 AM 10/01/20 06:58 AM
Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 779 Birmingham/Scottsboro W wk2hnt 4 point
wk2hnt 4 point W Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 779 Birmingham/Scottsboro	Do not take your dog anywhere near a Sandhill crane. I’ve shot them in Manitoba and the guy we hunted with gave us a very stern warning about even us picking up cranes. Even almost dead they are very aggressive.

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3232492 10/01/20 02:37 PM 10/01/20 02:37 PM
Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 570 NE AL RedneckNinji 4 point
RedneckNinji 4 point Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 570 NE AL	Anybody got any decoys they want to get rid of?

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3236075 10/06/20 09:37 PM 10/06/20 09:37 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 22,263 colbert county cartervj Freak of Nature
cartervj Freak of Nature Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 22,263 colbert county	What shot shells have you all used. I ordered some Hevi X #4 thinking they were around 15 in density. Instead they are 12 which is similar to lead. “Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it.” ― Ronald Reagan

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3236454 10/07/20 02:17 PM 10/07/20 02:17 PM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,192 Childersburg, AL Cleckler OP 6 point
Cleckler OP 6 point Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,192 Childersburg, AL	Found some Black Cloud TSS (BB + 7) on sale right before my hunt last year. Still have them

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3236949 10/07/20 09:38 PM 10/07/20 09:38 PM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,985 Opelika, AL AU_trout_bum 8 point
AU_trout_bum 8 point Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,985 Opelika, AL	I got some HeviShot #2 in 3.5". I ain't playing around. Author, Alabama's Best Fly Fishing Author, Fly Fishing for Redeye Bass: An Adventure Across Southern Waters --------------------------------------------------- "I do not hunt turkeys because I want to, I hunt them because I have to." - Tom Kelly

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Cleckler] #3237613 10/08/20 07:09 PM 10/08/20 07:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 5,489 Michigan S Sasquatch Lives 12 point
Sasquatch Lives 12 point S Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 5,489 Michigan	Those cranes will tear hell out of a dog.

Re: 2020 Sandhill Crane [Re: Sasquatch Lives] #3238038 10/09/20 10:43 AM 10/09/20 10:43 AM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 3,747 RBC, AL D Drake322 10 point
Drake322 10 point D Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 3,747 RBC, AL	Originally Posted by Sasquatch Lives Those cranes will tear hell out of a dog. Most guys that give a chit about their dogs wont let them retrieve them. Dogs get blinded by that beak in a heartbeat.

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