There's a movement on FB  on Alberta Hunting pages
  Alberta Waterfowl Addicts
 petitioning the Feds to have a Sandhill Crane season
 In Alberta .
   I shot quite a few in Manitoba , ugly but pretty tasty
    they call them Ribeye of the sky ....

    If anyone is interested ...

How do you cook a sandhill crane?

Well, that is an old recipe that is quite famous.
First you must find 3 or 4 good smooth hard rocks and put in the pot with the crane.
Add some spices and other ingredients to your taste and boil hard for 3 to 4 hours.
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Drain, and throw out the crane and enjoy the rocks.

Actually, never tasted one so no idea how they would be.