Mike, we just shoot Sandhills when they fly by. Some guys have decoys and set up specifically for the big birds. The white Whooping Cranes migrate and feed along side the Sandhills every year, resulting in the closure of whole blocks in which they are known to be present.

You mentioned 'mean'; don't stroll up to a wounded one and try to pick it up because they go straight for your eyes!...Geo

P.S.: I do not shoot Sandhills any longer because I've decided that they are "Spirit Birds". I warn all the folks I hunt with never to look a wounded one in the eye because the bird will steal your soul. I however have no problem with eating them.