Critters captured on camera

[jinman]

Just took these about 20 mins ago. Woke up this morning and they were in back field. Was able to get up about to 40 ' of them .

Boone

Nice Sandhills Boone. We also see them here a lot, but I've never seen them on the ground. I'm hoping to attract them with ponds close to my house.

 

[speedbump]

Nice Sandhills Boone. We also see them here a lot, but I've never seen them on the ground. I'm hoping to attract them with ponds close to my house.

We have hundreds of them here. They aren't afraid of much, but aren't too road wise. We have a pair that comes every year for a couple weeks. They peck on the windows of our shop to get us to throw out some corn.

 

[RobertBrown]

Yes they are very trusting. It's a wonder that they are not extinct. I have seen parents with their chicks in the emergency lane of the interstate at rush hour with cars passing at 70mph.
We don't see large flocks here but rather groups of 3 -5.
There is a season for hunting them in Texas, so I'm guessing that the birds are smarter there.
Bag and Possession Limits for Sandhill Cranes

I'm thinking that they must be good to eat, although there isn't much of a breast???
Sandhill crane recipe - TexasBowhunter.com Community Discussion Forums

 

[speedbump]

I don't dare let my wife see this post. She loves Sand Hill Cranes. She would keep them as pets if she could.

 

[RobertBrown]

I don't dare let my wife see this post. She loves Sand Hill Cranes. She would keep them as pets if she could.

In most parts of Asia and Japan they are revered as a symbol of youth, good luck and happiness.
I think it may make a good pet, but I'm pretty sure it's illegal to keep one.
Many years ago, I encountered one in my yard that would follow anyone around. It would nibble at your hand as if it was looking for food. I suspect someone somewhere was hand feeding it...god only knows what. I didn't feed it. I didn't know what it eats or can eat. It left ater a couple of days.
I was surprised to see that these birds are hunted. They are protected here in Florida, but it's a rare subspecies here.
They are probably a pest to someone, and need to be managed.....perhaps rice growers? I have no idea.

 

[RobertBrown]

http://www.orangecountyfl.net/Portals/0/Library/Environment/docs/SpeciesSandhillCrane.pdf

 

[speedbump]

In most parts of Asia and Japan they are revered as a symbol of youth, good luck and happiness.
I think it may make a good pet, but I'm pretty sure it's illegal to keep one.
Many years ago, I encountered one in my yard that would follow anyone around. It would nibble at your hand as if it was looking for food. I suspect someone somewhere was hand feeding it...god only knows what. I didn't feed it. I didn't know what it eats or can eat. It left ater a couple of days.
I was surprised to see that these birds are hunted. They are protected here in Florida, but it's a rare subspecies here.
They are probably a pest to someone, and need to be managed.....perhaps rice growers? I have no idea.

I didn't know they were hunted anywhere until I read your post. We have fed them by hand and they aren't too skid dish. We hear them all the time but they have never came on our property that I know of. Probably because of all the dogs around here. I knew it was illegal to feed them. We had those two that came every year and one year one of them had an injured leg. Some do gooder told us she was going to capture him and get him well. We didn't like the idea since the birds mate for life and the poor bird was probably traumatized having a towel thrown over it's head and bird napped. My wife was going to get her in a head lock and beat her severely so she called the Highway Patrol who showed up and told us, she was within her right and that he could arrest us for feeding them. We told him we don't feed them, we feed the sparrows. We can't help who else eats the corn.

 

[Larro Darro]

I hadn't checked the game camera in a couple of weeks. This morning I changed out the SD card and had 4400 pictures. Most of them were does and coons eating corn at night, but I had about a hundred of these guys. Three nice bucks and a spike.




I saw a lot of these twins, too. Corn is alright for a while, but when there is milk to be drank... And one picture of them in the daylight. See how one still has spots and the other doesn't.



Larro

 

[Circle W]

I hadn't checked the game camera in a couple of weeks. This morning I changed out the SD card and had 4400 pictures. Most of them were does and coons eating corn at night, but I had about a hundred of these guys. Three nice bucks and a spike. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=344038"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=344039"/> I saw a lot of these twins, too. Corn is alright for a while, but when there is milk to be drank... And one picture of them in the daylight. See how one still has spots and the other doesn't. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=344040"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=344041"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=344042"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=344043"/> Larro

Great pics! Those bucks have pretty nice antlers and they still appear to be young, you might have some real trophies on hand in a few years.

I can't believe that doe is still letting those fawns nurse, too funny! My guess is that they were born in July or August instead of May and June when most are born, seeing as one still has spots.

 

[Larro Darro]

Great pics! Those bucks have pretty nice antlers and they still appear to be young, you might have some real trophies on hand in a few years.

I can't believe that doe is still letting those fawns nurse, too funny! My guess is that they were born in July or August instead of May and June when most are born, seeing as one still has spots.

I saw all three of them {along with three does} back in August right behind my back deck. They are pretty tame as deer go. Several times they have came to the corn in the daytime. Once gun season starts, that will change. My cousins hunt the land on each side of me, so these bucks might not get the chance to get older. I always try to kill the ones with a crumpled horn, letting the nice ones live to breed.

Larro