Comments on: Central Nebraska’s crane migration draws visitors from around U.S. – but fewer from nearby

By: Husker55

Husker55 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:51:35 +0000

i.e., Guest: It is a fact that many of those who appreciate the crane migration the most come from Minnesota and Wisconsin.

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:00:53 +0000

I've been traveling to Nebraska for a number of years to witness the extraordinary crane migration. In Wisconsin we may see a dozen at a time throughout the summer, so to see tens of thousands in-flight or dancing and swooping, is so worth the trip. Might I concur with many of the points posted by MileHighRed.

By: MileHighRed

MileHighRed — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:29:12 +0000

I am so proud of my fellow Nebrskans that would even comment about shooting a Crane. Probably an idiot that would shoot at a Bald Eagle too. How pathetic. Go shoot some Snow Geese for your thrills and try getting ahold of a camera for your other shooting fixes.
As for those who appreciate the Cranes and live with them at all times, dont ever take them for granted. With shrinking habitat they still continue to come to the numbers of 500,000 every spring. What would you do if they didnt come?
I love to fish and I care nothing about hunting one way or another, but common sense or lack thereof is total stupidity.

By: terrijo

terrijo — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:13:24 +0000

Mark, I grew up in western Nebraska along the North Platte River and we had cranes out there every spring. Not as many as around G.I.,, but they were there. To me, the cranes are cool, but not that big of a deal. I'm not going to get up at 4 in the morning to sit in a freezing cold blind to look at birds I've been around all my life.

By: addlemanc

addlemanc — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:09:13 +0000

Mark, I would bet some of it is (and mostly all for me), that I can just drive down any major highway in central Nebraska, and see cranes in random fields. When you see them everywhere, and every year, it does just become old news. No reason to pay.

By: Husker55

Husker55 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:47:17 +0000

Those in outstate, farm-dominated Nebraska (outside Omaha and Lincoln) do not appreciate and understand some of the wonders of nature. (As the first comment here clearly demonstrates.) Many still harbor animosity toward anything they perceive as a threat to their precious corn and farm economy. That's why prairie dogs are now endangered and why a knee-jerk legislator introduced a "shoot-first, ask-questions-later" bill concerning mountain lions earlier this week. Some of this will come back to haunt the state because agriculture — according to a UNL economist — only comprises 25 percent of Nebraska's overall economy, and that percentage dwindles every year. There will come a time (I hope, anyway) when all Nebraskans understand and respect nature, wildlife and our natural resources — all of which are now being abused.

By: central Nebraskaian

central Nebraskaian — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:57:26 +0000

If I could shoot them I would go and see them