Sandhill Crane · State-by-state
Sandhill Crane hunting regulations.
Sandhill cranes are tall, gray, long-legged migratory birds that breed across the Northern US and Canada and winter from Texas and New Mexico into Mexico. Continental populations have rebounded to the point that several states now offer hunting seasons, primarily targeting the Mid-Continent population. Mature birds weigh 8-12 pounds.
Quota-restricted draw permits are the norm. Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky run various crane hunts. The hunt is similar to goose hunting — decoys, blinds in flooded ag fields, calling. Crane meat is highly regarded and widely called "ribeye of the sky."
State-by-state legal status
50 states + DC
Tap a state to view sandhill crane regulations and other species huntable there. Bield Hunt does not yet publish specific season dates or bag limits — verify with your state F&W agency before hunting.
- AlabamaDraw / limited entry
- AlaskaGeneral season
- ArizonaDraw / limited entry
- ColoradoDraw / limited entry
- IdahoDraw / limited entry
- KansasDraw / limited entry
- KentuckyDraw / limited entry
- MinnesotaDraw / limited entry
- MontanaDraw / limited entry
- NebraskaDraw / limited entry
- NevadaDraw / limited entry
- New MexicoDraw / limited entry
- North DakotaDraw / limited entry
- OklahomaDraw / limited entry
- South DakotaDraw / limited entry
- TennesseeDraw / limited entry
- TexasDraw / limited entry
- UtahDraw / limited entry
- WashingtonDraw / limited entry
- WyomingDraw / limited entry
- ArkansasNot huntable
- CaliforniaNot huntable
- ConnecticutNot huntable
- DelawareNot huntable
- FloridaNot huntable
- GeorgiaNot huntable
- HawaiiNot huntable
- IllinoisNot huntable
- IndianaNot huntable
- IowaNot huntable
- LouisianaNot huntable
- MaineNot huntable
- MarylandNot huntable
- MassachusettsNot huntable
- MichiganNot huntable
- MississippiNot huntable
- MissouriNot huntable
- New HampshireNot huntable
- New JerseyNot huntable
- New YorkNot huntable
- North CarolinaNot huntable
- OhioNot huntable
- OregonNot huntable
- PennsylvaniaNot huntable
- Rhode IslandNot huntable
- South CarolinaNot huntable
- VermontNot huntable
- VirginiaNot huntable
- West VirginiaNot huntable
- WisconsinNot huntable
Status legend
- YGeneral season
- DDraw / limited entry
- PPrivate land / specific zones
- SSpecial permit / depredation
- RRestricted (subspecies / units)
- -Not huntable
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