Summer weather effect fall hunting

[Billy74]

So what does all this heat mean for the fall.  I could see fires burning well into fall and drought killing some animals.  Are you doing any extra planning in case you need alternatives do to crazy summer weather.


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[Stein]

This year I don't have a trip planned until November, so zero changes in my plans.  Fires are a huge concern and that can mess up a bunch of stuff in August and September and even later as I found out last tag I drew when they closed probably half or more of the unit I had a permit for.

I don't think one week will have a tremendous impact on big game, but that could be wrong.

[Weatherby92]

Bluetongue is my main concern with this kind of summer. I'm not a biologist by any means but it seems like these long, hot, dry summers are the recipe for bluetongue to knock out the whitetails.

[highcountry_hunter]

Bluetongue is my main concern with this kind of summer. I'm not a biologist by any means but it seems like these long, hot, dry summers are the recipe for bluetongue to knock out the whitetails.

Bingo. I believe it was 2015 when the whole state was on fire and the blue tongue was devastating in NE Wa. Every where you went you’d catch a whiff of dead deer, even the town deer in colville were giving up the ghost and half the town smelled like dead deer

[BAR C3]

There isn’t many white tails left to kill!
I haven’t seen one around my place in at least 3 years in farmland west of Spokane.
Yet game department continues to give out 750 permits to hunt them.
This will wipe out whatever is left around here.

[Timberstalker]

Who says it is gonna be a long, hot summer?

[HornHoarder]

There isn’t many white tails left to kill!
I haven’t seen one around my place in at least 3 years in farmland west of Spokane.
Yet game department continues to give out 750 permits to hunt them.
This will wipe out whatever is left around here.

    It's sad to see what has happened to our whitetails. I was starting to see a few here and there, and was hoping they were on the rebound, but another year of blue tongue has me worried.

[Mfowl]

I don't have any permits or major hunts planned beyond OTC general. I am not convinced the summer is lost just yet but I will revisit it in late August. I am worried about the fire danger especially this coming weekend though.

[HornHoarder]

I have a september elk hunt planned for Idaho, and fires, or fire closures also have me a little worried.

[Farmer72]

There isn’t many white tails left to kill!
I haven’t seen one around my place in at least 3 years in farmland west of Spokane.
Yet game department continues to give out 750 permits to hunt them.
This will wipe out whatever is left around here.

    It's sad to see what has happened to our whitetails. I was starting to see a few here and there, and was hoping they were on the rebound, but another year of blue tongue has me worried.

We were starting to see more whitetails last year finally but if it is a hot dry summer bluetongue is a threat this year. I am hoping it isn't bad enough for bluetongue to hit the deer. That and I hope there isn't a bad fire season for my Colockum bull tag.

[Seabass]

Bluetongue is my main concern with this kind of summer. I'm not a biologist by any means but it seems like these long, hot, dry summers are the recipe for bluetongue to knock out the whitetails.

The white tail in NE Washington are making a pretty good comeback. Another round of blue tongue would set them back again. Let’s hope it doesn’t happen.

[huntnnw]

blue tongue low in farm lands. Mountain country is rarely effected

[nwwanderer]

The vector for blue tongue, a little dinky fly, midge to be more accurate, will not be around much in these conditions.  Temp stress and an extended summer hunger period may be worse than EHD, blue tongue.

[Weatherby92]

blue tongue low in farm lands. Mountain country is rarely effected

I tend to disagree with that statement but its all based off the definition of "mountain country".
I saw plenty of effects from it at 5k feet in 2015.

[Rutnbuxnbulls]

My understanding of the blue tongue was that it was easily promoted at still water locations.  If the animals are drinking at running water, less likelihood of getting it.  Anyone know if this is true?