[TN-Bird] sandhill crane hunting in Tennessee

March 20, 2008
 
Recent action of Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is bringing  
hunting of sandhill cranes in Tennessee closer to reality. As the state's main  
birding organization Tennessee Ornithological Society (TOS) needs to come up  
with an official policy. 
 
The subject will be put on the agenda of the next TOS Board of  Directors 
meeting in Memphis, April 26. The issue will first be considered by  TOS 
Conservation Policy committee, filtered by them, and then be  presented to the 
Board.
 
Opinions expressed in this forum, TN-bird, will be taken into  consideration, 
but signed letters are most useful. Letters may be sent via  email or paper 
copy, to me or directly to Melinda Welton or Bob Hatcher,  co-chairs of the 
Conservation Policy committee. If you are a TOS member please  state your 
chapter 
affiliation. _hatcher2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:hatcher2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)    
_weltonmj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:weltonmj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)  
Persons of responsibility at TWRA are Director Gary Myers 
_Gary.Myers@xxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:Gary.Myers@xxxxxxxxxxx)  or commission  
chairman Thomas Edwards 
_edwards4@xxxxxxx (mailto:edwards4@xxxxxx)  
 
Implementation of an open season on sandhill cranes in Tennessee may not be  
imminent,  but we should not postpone any longer forming a policy  statement. 
Several other states, mostly in the mid-west, already have a sandhill  crane 
hunting season. Tennessee could be next.  To be considered  is Why and How. Why 
hunt sandhills, are the that overpopulated? To the how,  for the pleasure of 
a few hunters the entire viewing public would be  compromised. Things would 
change for sure, from Watchable Wildlife to  Look-out for Buckshot.
 
   
RICHARD  CONNORS
TOS President '07-'09
603 Barrywood Dr.
Nashville TN  37220
(615)832-0521




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