Secreted in layout blinds just inside the edge of a small, grassy, sienna bean-cluttered island in the bare-dirt sea of a grain field, we waited. A handful of gray decoys stood 20 yards or so away ...

While a few sandhill cranes are inspecting the decoy spread, Wightman is seeking the location of his next day’s hunt. “I don’t know how many thousand miles I’ve put on this truck this year ...

Sandhill cranes return to the same spots every year, so seeing some birds roosting with the decoys is “very exciting,” said Greg Golet, an avian ecologist with The Nature Conservancy who helps ...

Sandhill cranes are making an unexpected return to the Lake Tahoe basin after a century long hiatus caused by overhunting. The birds stand at about 4 feet tall with a wingspan of 7 feet and boast ...

In addition to Tittl, the sandhill crane study committee will include vice chair Sen. Romaine Quinn (R-Cameron), Rep. Dave Considine (D-Baraboo), Sen. Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) and likely eight ...

Sandhill cranes stop at Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area during fall migration south. People flock to marvel; staff and volunteers count. AES Indiana seeks 13.5% rate hike to cover storm ...

Don't stuff sandhill crane hunt down throat of Wisconsin. It will only divide us | Opinion Committee recommended the legislature direct the DNR “to authorize sandhill crane hunting in Wisconsin.” ...

The sandhill crane count has shown growth over the years. In 2024, 412 cranes were counted in 32 counties. In 2023, there were 357 in 30 counties, 311 in 2022 across 26 counties and just 160 in ...