From: "Paula Sullivan": I would love to know why the Migratory Bird Treaty
does not apply to Sandhill Cranes.

Obviously, this question needs an answer. However one could also question
woodcocks and several other 'game' birds. The cat is probably already out of
the barn on this but if any event lends itself to creating the furor it will
require to turn the tide, this is it. I say we pounce like cougars!
    I do know that back in the 1980's, our beloved neighbors north of the
Mason Dixon (my home state of PA) stuck their necks into it. A hunting lobby
convinced their legislators that a recent decline in rabbits was caused by
predation by great horned owls. How they reached that conclusion is
anybody's guess. Nonetheless, the legislature bought it and permitted the
shooting of owls.
    The law was immediately scratched from the books when somebody from the
feds pointed out it violated federal protection. If there is an
inconsistency in law here, somebody needs to point it out to somebody that
can do something about it. Anybody out there got somebody like Mikulski's
ear? I think we may need a bill. the chance of it passing in these
Republican times is hard to say but we can sure make a fuss.
    Jerry