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Introduction ge ee oe Slee we te GW wR Be PLD eh ce 1 
History and Background .... « « «ee es © ee eo sw ewe we ww es 1 
Objectives ee a ee er a ee ee ee ee ae ee 3 
Pro c edure 8 a ° e e e e e s e s ° e e . e ® * e e e s e e e e e 
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Results e @ ee @® @ @ @ @ @ @ #@ @ @ #8 @© ®© @» ®@ @# #@# © 8® #@ #8 8 @ a 4 
Populations e oe ee @ e © © © @ eto ww 4 . .8 4 
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Depredations ... .. +2 «© » «© © «© «© © @ 2 
Identification of sandhill crane races ..... «2+ «oe 8 
Age and sex ratio eS oe ee ye ee ee ee ee ee a 11 
Food habits Pa oe me er ee ee a ee ee a ee eee eS 11 
Landowner and. sportsman reaction ..... « e oe) ° 11 
Méthods of TumEing. « .- » «ew 6 es aes we RH eee ee Ow SS 13 
Guns and loads é ee ve 4 hen 13 
Distribution of harvest by time of day and dey of season .. 14 
Distribution of harvest by counties . 
Total harvest ene ae ay ae eR es, i ma, & A a 15 
a Crippling lg6@ «<1 «5 WS 6 ROX Swe we oe Dw He 16 
“Sporting and table qualities yorgee! glk ww a ab es es Boe ws 16 
Crane response to hunting ete eh Gem Sha te. Sg mce ee ed 16 
Discus sion e e ° e e ° e * os e e e eo * s e a e e e a e oe e e * 6 16 
Summary e e e ° e e e es e e a e * . ca] e e * e s a e i es e a e * 18 
References Cited . ¢© «© @© @ @ @ © © @ # &@ @ @ @ @ @ eo e# #® #8 @# @# @ 19 
Appendix e* © © @° 0 #@® e© e © © © © #@® #8 © # # @ © © #® &© © @ @ 21 
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