Nothing to be done to reverse or over-ride the vote? What about next year - is the decision made annually? Where did we fail to put pressure or raise our voices? -----Original Message----- From: Cynthia Anne Routledge <routledges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: Tn Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thu, Aug 22, 2013 5:19 pm Subject: [TN-Bird] Sandhill Cranes It's with a heavy heart I report that the Wildlife Committee of the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Committee voted IN FAVOR of establishing a Sandhill Crane hunt. The first shots will ring out this Thanksgiving Day and last until January 1st. 400 Permits, 1200 birds, NO BUFFER zones around the Refuge. <") ( \ / |` Cyndi Routledge "It does not require a majority to prevail but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds." ~Samuel Adams