[TN-Bird] Re: Proposed Sandhill Crane hunt in SE Tennessee 2011-2012
- From: Charlie Dahan <cbdahan@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "miscueiam@xxxxxxxxxxx" <miscueiam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 13:51:24 -0500
I say we all apply for hunting permits to at least lower the number of
potential dead Cranes.
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On Sep 4, 2010, at 11:36 AM, elizabeth queener <miscueiam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> they would take our money and have it anyway. why don't go into a contract
> with them to provide
> the money in lieu of the hunt.
>
> the people in the surrounding farm area tend to make a ton of
> money by leasing their land to the lucky winners. why not lease the land
> and have a picnic?
> how would one find out about the leasing of the land?
>
> eq
>> Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 05:41:59 +0000
>> From: TenacBirder@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [TN-Bird] Proposed Sandhill Crane hunt in SE Tennessee 2011-2012
>>
>> Fellow Birders,
>> The Friday's issue of the "Times Free Press" here in Chattanooga
>> ran a front page story on the proposed Sandhill Crane hunt.
>>
>> I did a little research and am able to document that if TWRA does go
>> through with the hunt as planned, there will be 733 drawing winners
>> who will be allowed to harvest 3 cranes each. At least in the first hunt
>> season.
>>
>> The only way to purchase a license in Tennessee is by buying a
>> combination hunting/fishing permit. You can't buy just either the hunting
>> or the fishing license. The cost is $28.00 annually (Feb. to Feb.)
>>
>> A hunter also has to purchase an additional permit to hunt waterfowl
>> which costs an additional $31.00.
>>
>> Now lets do some math! 733 lucky hunters will be allowed to harvest
>> three each cranes. That's 2,199 total birds.
>>
>> If the 733 lucky hunters have not already purchased their waterfowl permit
>> they would have to do so in order to hunt Sandhill Cranes.
>>
>> So, 733 hunters multiplied by $31.00 each equals $22,723.00 EXTRA dollars
>> TWRA would stand to earn for the 2011-2012 hunting season. That works
>> out to a grand total of $10.34 per bird.
>>
>> I propose we start a web-site much like Operation Migration has and sponser a
>> bird for an X amount of money and send the proceeds to TWRA so they can
>> have their $22,723.00 and stop this non sense about hunting our Sandhill
>> Cranes
>> in The Great State of Tennessee.
>>
>> Jimmy Wilkerson
>> Hixson, TN
>>
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You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds
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appear in the first paragraph.
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