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07-18-2020, 10:55 PM
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there 32 birds that stay and nest here about 7 miles north of town been doing that for years now
as for rib eye
nope taste meor like the underside of a frog smells IMHO
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07-19-2020, 12:03 PM
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They mate for life.
That’s a long haul
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07-19-2020, 12:43 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Near Edmonton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1899b
They mate for life.
That’s a long haul
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Life is relative. They live less than 20 years, though they have been known to live up to 80 years in captivity.
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07-19-2020, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by scruffy
A great bird to hunt. I can hardly wait for September. If I cannot find them in Alberta I shall hotfoot it into Saskatchewan with my legal documents purchased on line and have a go at them there.
I like ribeyes. Both beef and crane ..
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Because Sask has a season, these birds know the provincial boundary, and pour down the eastern border of Alberta. It’ll be nothing short of spectacular.
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07-19-2020, 02:32 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1899b
They mate for life.
That’s a long haul
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They mate for life, but when one dies the other mates with another partner.
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07-20-2020, 04:46 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: South, AB
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Originally Posted by Bushleague
Quite a few years back I was out scouting, driving roads and looking for tracks. I pulled on to a lease and three sandhill cranes, two adults and a juvenile, started running for the firewall. My 120lb husky, Lincoln, bailed out of the bed of the truck and gave chase. The two adults took off, but the juvenile kept running into the trees with my dog chasing it.
I jumped out of the truck, mad as heck, and was about to call him back when he came barreling out of the trees with the young sandhill crane hot on HIS tail! Wish I could have seen what happened, but I take it that when cornered they can put on a pretty good show.
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Hopefully guys in AB know not to send dogs unless the crane is confirmed dead. They are known for going after the eyes of dogs.
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07-26-2020, 03:57 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: East AB
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Originally Posted by xsniper
If you are going to try to eat one of these critters throw a good sized rock in the pot with it, bring to a boil for about 2 hours then throw away the bird and eat the rock. Just my opinion!
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this dad joke just gets funnier each time i hear it.
there's so much you can do with canada goose, it's pretty edible. i'm sure crane would be pretty interchangeable. a lot of people are really missing out. goose confit, goose jerky, goose sausage, corned goose, smoked goose pastrami, montreal smoked meat recipe, etc etc. but they do make pretty good bratwursts or italian sausage as well.
another good one is hank shaw's duck pie recipe
https://honest-food.net/wild-game/du...lish-duck-pie/
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07-29-2020, 11:37 PM
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Their young are called 'colts'. I know farmers west of Rimbey that say that they lie down, stretched and flat out, when trying to hide from the tractors. At times, they do it right in the wheel ruts and the operator can't stop in time.
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