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The Wisconsin Corn Growers Association, Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation and Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association were also registered in favor of the 2021 sandhill crane hunting bill.
A proposal to begin a hunting season on sandhill cranes will further divide Wisconsin’s hunters and non-hunters. And non-hunters are not necessarily anti-hunters.
Although no evidence was produced Thursday that a sandhill hunting season in Wisconsin would reduce crop damage or produce revenue sufficient to cover the more than $1 million annually in crane ...
The sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis) is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird refers to their habitat such as the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska's Sandhills on the American Great Plains. Sandhill cranes are known to frequent the edges of bodies of water.
Other recreational activities include high power rocketry, swimming, dogsledding, falconry, ATV sports, land sailing, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, camping with amenities, and ultralight aviation. There is a wildlife preserve where great egrets, sandhill cranes, and great blue herons are known to nest.
Cranes are threatened by habitat loss, intentional hunting, and the wildlife trade. [1] The Siberian crane , with an estimated population of 3,500–4,000 mature individuals, is considered critically endangered due to the construction of dams that threaten one of its main wintering grounds. [ 4 ]
A study conducted by the UW Survey Center found 17% of state residents would support a sandhill crane hunting season while 48% oppose the idea. Researchers asked Wisconsinites if they wanted a ...
While sandhill cranes spend the warm months in places across the Midwest such as Minnesota, Michigan and all over Wisconsin, there are only a few spots that have big enough bodies of water and ...