I mentioned as much to my wife and half-jokingly she said, “Maybe they are decoys.” Terry Thomas is a wildlife biologist and naturalist. You can read more of his work on his website ...

Their eyes are so sharp that normal plastic decoys often don’t fool sandhill cranes. Many avid sandhill hunters now use mounted sandhill cranes that may cost more than $100 per decoy.

“If you call at them and they can’t see another buck, they know something is up. I have used a decoy, called to a buck and watched him come all the way to me from 800 yards, bristled up and ...

No, sandhill cranes are not currently endangered, although they used to be. However, North America's other crane species, the whooping crane, is endangered. Only about 80-to-85 whooping cranes ...

The new design launched Wednesday morning. The design by Wisconsin artist Jay Jocham features the sandhill crane and the whooping crane, an endangered species that has been the subject of ...

Alabama almost lost its sandhill cranes. Now, hunters again will target the 'sirloin of the sky.' Alabama almost lost its sandhill cranes. Now, hunters again will target the 'sirloin of the sky.' ...

MyDNR, Indiana’s Outdoor Newsletter: Sandhill cranes can be seen at Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area from late September through December. Crane numbers peak in mid-November. The best time to view ...

Those species include: Sandhill cranes used to be considered part of the Grus genus, but changed to Antigone after extensive research in the 2010s. Of the sandhill crane subspecies in North America, ...

You can see the majestic birds at the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve on Woodbridge Road west of Interstate 5 near Lodi. The birds, which can stand up to 4 feet tall and have a ...

As many wildlife species decline globally, Maine’s growing sandhill crane population is a wonderful anomaly, Ron Joseph writes. Few natural sounds are more pleasing than the calls of sandhill ...