Sandhill Crane Hunting Podcast Hunt 2023

In this video, I show a couple of clips from a recent sandhill crane hunt I went on with a few Big Game Hunting Podcast listeners with Western Wing Outfitters in Abilene, Texas.
This video is a compilation of clips from 2 separate cameras on that hunt. I had a Tactacam mounted under my shotgun and my friend Kris had a goPro mounted under his. As you can see in the diagram, Kris was sitting at the far left hand side of the blind and I was sitting on the other side on the first day of the hunt. So, not only did we have different cameras, but we were looking at things from different angles, which provided a different perspective of the action.
As you can see, the sandhill crane were coming in from left to right, which meant that Kris was often shooting at different birds in the group from me.
Hear the full story of our sandhill crane hunt here: thebiggamehuntingblog.com/pod...
Learn more about Western Wing's sandhill crane hunting operation here:
www.westernwingoutfitters.com
I was using a 12 gauge Mossberg 940 Pro Field shotgun using 3" Winchester Bismuth ammunition with 1 3/8 oz of #1 shot.
Kris was using a Browning A5 shotgun using 3.5" Winchester ammunition with 1 1/4 oz of either #2 or BB steel shot.
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[@mfortho]

Great weekend and a fun hunt! Thanks, John!

[@Thebiggamehuntingblog]

My pleasure! I had a great time too.

[@seanwillis1822]

I have gotten to sandhill crane hunting 3 times in the last 4 years or so, but always pass shooting not over decoys. Very enjoyable and great eating. I used to do a LOT of duck hunting and never cared to hunt with more than 3 or 4 people in the blind. Can’t imagine 9. I always like to know which birds I shot. No way to know with 9 guys shooting at 3 -5 birds . I hope to get to go again.

[@brennanrjohn]

Can’t believe you are shooting Sandhill Cranes. They are protected where I’m from

[@Thebiggamehuntingblog]

Don't confuse sandhill crane with whopping crane. Also, over 90% of the world's population of sandhill crane winters in Texas, so the state offers literally the best sandhill crane hunting opportunities in the world and it's perfectly legal and sustainable to hunt them here within the confines of the established seasons, regulations, etc.

[@johannesvanhoek9080]

What do you do with the birds? After the fact, do you eat them?

[@Thebiggamehuntingblog]

Heck yeah! Sandhill crane are some of the best tasting game I've ever eaten. People call them "ribeye of the sky" for a good reason!

[@johannesvanhoek9080]

@@Thebiggamehuntingblog that’s great to hear, I was hoping that it wasn’t just out there having fun, say to speak, I’m not an environmentalist, but yet at the same time I respect life !

[@mfortho]

Very good tasting meat!