Legislative study committee recommends sandhill crane hunt, program to address crop damage

Sandhill cranes. Photo by A. G. Rosales distributed for free use via Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/29723853/
Sandhill cranes. Photo by A. G. Rosales distributed for free use via Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/29723853/

A split study committee voted 8-4 to recommend legislation that would allow a hunt of sandhill cranes while providing state funding to address damage the birds do to crops.
The committee had three bill drafts on its agenda Tuesday: one that only addressed the crop subsidies, one focused on the hunt and one that combined the two.
The committee voted 7-5 to reject the standalone crop subsidy bill. I...

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