Whooping Crane

[Finfeatherfur]

Originally Posted by Top Dawg

What a waste of money

But the tree huggers and politicians love this stuff!!!

[3FLa]

What DuckButter said is true. However, another issue was that ants would eat the eggs. That same problem is now occurring with bobwhite quail. Many years ago the ants were controlled by certain, and very effective chemical applications. The government, in its majestic wisdom, banned that chemical, so the ant population exploded. Now, after an act my Congress, that same chemical can now be placed at nesting sites ONLY for whooping cranes, and ONLY by trained government officials.

[Duck Butter]

There was once a time not that long ago when whitetailed deer and turkeys were not common throughout much of the state due to overhunting and habitat loss, but some organizations stepped in and through reintroduction efforts look at what we have now. Add black bears to that list as well, we will have a hunting season on black bears thanks to reintroduction efforts Most of these efforts were not done by 'tree huggers' by any means The word 'conservation' kinda sorta resembles the word 'conservative' strangely enough

[Spunt Drag]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

There was once a time not that long ago when whitetailed deer and turkeys were not common throughout much of the state due to overhunting and habitat loss, but some organizations stepped in and through reintroduction efforts look at what we have now. Add black bears to that list as well, we will have a hunting season on black bears thanks to reintroduction efforts Most of these efforts were not done by 'tree huggers' by any means The word 'conservation' kinda sorta resembles the word 'conservative' strangely enough

Those efforts are also paid for by license sales. A little way to give back to the hunters who funded them. A whooping crane does very little in the way of giving back to hunters.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by Spunt Drag

Those efforts are also paid for by license sales. A little way to give back to the hunters who funded them. A whooping crane does very little in the way of giving back to hunters.

Not everyone with a Save the Louisiana Black bear license plate is a hunter, and not everyone in the National Wild Turkey Federation hunts turkeys. Many birdwatchers give money to Ducks Unlimited as well and they don't hunt but they are not against hunting and realize that money used for ducks benefits a suite of other species. The same habitat that whooping cranes use is the same habitat that other waterbirds use (even ones we get to hunt), its all connected.

[Spunt Drag]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

Not everyone with a Save the Louisiana Black bear license plate is a hunter, and not everyone in the National Wild Turkey Federation hunts turkeys. Many birdwatchers give money to Ducks Unlimited as well and they don't hunt but they are not against hunting and realize that money used for ducks benefits a suite of other species. The same habitat that whooping cranes use is the same habitat that other waterbirds use (even ones we get to hunt), its all connected.

Haha yea axe hunters how excited they get when they share their "habitat" with whooping cranes. That's the quickest way to get your blind shut down.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by Spunt Drag

Haha yea axe hunters how excited they get when they share their "habitat" with whooping cranes. That's the quickest way to get your blind shut down.

This population of whooping cranes doesn't fall under the Endangered Species Act, they are 'experimental' so your place is fine if they are using it, just don't shoot em, a transmitter gives a signal when the animal is dead

[LakenLady]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

This population of whooping cranes doesn't fall under the Endangered Species Act, they are 'experimental' so your place is fine if they are using it, just don't shoot em, a transmitter gives a signal when the animal is dead

lol