Post by: AKBowman on July 11, 2015, 10:36:37 AM
I WONDER IF THIS MEANS AN EARLY BLACKTAIL RUT?
Yes that's correct I did it. First Blacktail rut post of the year! Ha!
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on July 11, 2015, 10:40:06 AM
Post by: kodiak 907 on July 11, 2015, 10:40:27 AM
Post by: runamuk on July 11, 2015, 11:07:03 AM
Post by: kentrek on July 11, 2015, 11:09:49 AM
The trees are distressed due to lack of rainfall and high temps. We are seeing lots of trees that are probably going to die or become diseased due to the conditions we have had. We need some rain.
:yeah: between bugs and disease there's alot of trees not making it
Post by: fishnfur on July 11, 2015, 11:40:34 PM
I think some of these native deciduous trees shed some of their first Spring leaves (their oldest leaves) in August. Possibly by lightening their load, they reduce their water need by reducing the surface areas of leaves losing water through respiration. Conifers, like hemlock and cedar routinely loose their tops during extreme drought. Not much of stretch of imagination to guess that it is happening way early in this drought year.
The upside of dead trees is new undergrowth (deer chow) over the next few years, which of course, means more baby deer. The downside - more fuel for fires.
Post by: wt on July 13, 2015, 09:39:22 PM