Whooping Cranes back in La.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by aidan

Why wont they let us hunt sandhill cranes?

Louisiana doesn't have a big enough population. The population at Holmwood is right at 1000 birds. Its the largest popualation in the state. I know Cheneyville has another good size population and there are a few other little populations in the NE part of the state. Our birds are a different subspecies from the ones that are hunted in TX, they come from different breeding areas. TX and the west have tens of thousands of birds, we don't have enough to sustain a huntable population. I know some subspecies are endangered or at least threatened. Our subspecies may be on the list, have to look that up.

On eagles - Morgan City had an Eagle Expo this weekend. That area has something like 70 nesting pairs of eagles. There is a pair on Lake Martin in Breaux Bridge I see quite often, but haven't found the nest yet

[speck-chaser]

we have a nesting pair on our lease in the basin. Lost a wounded duck to one on one of our last hunts.

[huntin fool]

Have what I would assume to be a "nesting pair" of bald eagles on the river...HUGE birds.

[joshdomingue]

Originally Posted by huntin fool

Have what I would assume to be a "nesting pair" of bald eagles on the river...HUGE birds.

Where at ? I haven't seen no bald eagle!! but i would like to!!

[Garfish]

Originally Posted by joshdomingue

Where at ? I haven't seen no bald eagle!! but i would like to!!

My wife and I were traveling to New Orleans in October and saw a pair of them in the Cypress trees on I-10 right before the I-310 split. You could also see their nest from the hwy. in one of the taller trees.

[troutwhisperer]

smoked em

[Purple Back]

Originally Posted by troutwhisperer

smoked em

Nice kill

["W"]

Originally Posted by troutwhisperer

smoked em

when you cook dat.. You pot roast it or BBQ wrapped in bacon?

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by joshdomingue

Where at ? I haven't seen no bald eagle!! but i would like to!!

Had one of them dive in front of my dock and catch a fish.
They're constantly flying above my place.
They used to next down by your house.

[Gerald]

Here is a picture on one that I took while up in Canada.

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[swamp snorkler]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

Louisiana doesn't have a big enough population. The population at Holmwood is right at 1000 birds. Its the largest popualation in the state. I know Cheneyville has another good size population and there are a few other little populations in the NE part of the state. Our birds are a different subspecies from the ones that are hunted in TX, they come from different breeding areas. TX and the west have tens of thousands of birds, we don't have enough to sustain a huntable population. I know some subspecies are endangered or at least threatened. Our subspecies may be on the list, have to look that up.

On eagles - Morgan City had an Eagle Expo this weekend. That area has something like 70 nesting pairs of eagles. There is a pair on Lake Martin in Breaux Bridge I see quite often, but haven't found the nest yet

I see eagles all the time along the Houma Navigation Canal In Houma.

[jchief]

I have seen several bald eagles at Toledo in different areas of the lake. Actullly saw 5 together in January this year

[jpcajun]

There are several fields right south of the Iowa area that have a bunch of sandhill cranes in them. They have a distinct sound that they make too... can hear it from a mile!

[DUCKGOGETTER]

There is a bunch on ward line road

[Lake Chuck Duck]

Was a bunch of sandhill on the corner of hw 27 and helms rd. Not sure if left yet or not.

[joshdomingue]

Originally Posted by jpcajun

There are several fields right south of the Iowa area that have a bunch of sandhill cranes in them. They have a distinct sound that they make too... can hear it from a mile!

i hunt rice fields south of Iowa ..... what they sound like?

[jpcajun]

When they feed, it is almost like a loud chirp. We have some land right south of Iowa and they are in there now. My parents house backs up to the field and when i was visiting them this weekend, i could hear them in the field before I even saw them. They also have a pretty high whistle they do as well. This past weekend, i bet there were 40-50 in the field.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by joshdomingue

i hunt rice fields south of Iowa ..... what they sound like?

Like nothing you would forget! Like a gargling cricket chirp with a little of that noise that The Predator makes They are cool birds, HUGE.

[hankscke123]

i use to always see bald egales when i was single.oh my mistake but we do have nesting pair at camp on point 3 toledo bend

[Garfish]

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