[TN-Bird] Re: TOS does not at this time endorse crane hunting in TN

In a message dated 9/15/2008 6:27:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
Earlier this year the Tennessee Wildlife Federation (formerly Tennessee 
Conservation League), an
independent organization representing hunters, requested Tennessee Wildlife 
Resources Agency (TWRA)
move to implement hunting of Sandhill Cranes. 

I can remember reading in one of the late Florida author's, Marjorie Kinnen 
Rawlings', books (CROSS CREEK, maybe) that white ibis were legally hunted for 
food in the early 1900's.  They early settlers called them "curlews," and they 
all had a favorite recipe for "Curlew Purlew."  It almost destroyed the ibis 
population until the "fad" subsided.  I THINK ibis were included in the law 
that also protected the egrets from being hunted for their plumes with which 
the 
stylish ladies hats were festooned.  We sure don't need to legalize the 
hunting of cranes.  I hardly think crane would be any tastier than the fowl we 
raise 
for food.
 
Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN



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