The Legislative Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes is scheduled to vote Tuesday on three draft bills, including two that would allow crane hunting in Wisconsin, as the body wraps up its work on ...

Each year tens of thousands of sandhill cranes stop at a Minnesota wildlife refuge for an extended layover as part of their migration south. These birds are long-legged, loud — and methodical.

Locked up sandhills prepare to land in a field. Photo by Mary Carlson / USFWS Sandhill cranes, which have a special place in the history, geography, and culture of Wisconsin, could be hunted in the ...