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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: Naches Sportsman on February 08, 2017, 12:31:53 PM

Title: Surviving
Post by: Naches Sportsman on February 08, 2017, 12:31:53 PM: This one is wishing the record snow depths would disappear.
Title: Re: Surviving
Post by: merkelman on February 08, 2017, 05:27:36 PM: There has been signs of winter kill in the Wenatchee area.
Title: Re: Surviving
Post by: cbond3318 on February 08, 2017, 05:31:58 PM: I passed a group of 6 the other day nestled down in the middle of the on coming lane. At first I thought it was snow/ice chunks , then as I went by they all just sat there not even flinching.

It's a battle out there, this crap needs to leave.
Title: Re: Surviving
Post by: CLARKTAR on February 08, 2017, 05:44:42 PM: I passed 3 yesterday near upper taneum.

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Title: Re: Surviving
Post by: Naches Sportsman on February 08, 2017, 06:58:38 PM: 19" of snow on the ground down here and imagine there's 3+ feet on top. It's gonna be bad if we get ice tomorrow

Seen a few dead ones. This one was with several hundred others within 25 feet of the road.
Title: Re: Surviving
Post by: CLARKTAR on February 08, 2017, 07:05:35 PM: Quote from: Naches Sportsman on February 08, 2017, 06:58:38 PM
19" of snow on the ground down here and imagine there's 3+ feet on top. It's gonna be bad if we get ice tomorrow

Seen a few dead ones. This one was with several hundred others within 25 feet of the road.
Snowed all day on me up Oak Creek. Finally made the drive back west this evening. It was nasty the whole way!

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Title: Re: Surviving
Post by: Thehowler on February 09, 2017, 06:40:32 AM: I headed back over hwy 12 west, at 10:30 am, and it was totally dumping snow the whole way.
Title: Re: Surviving
Post by: Bwana Bob on February 10, 2017, 02:36:39 PM: I hunted the Okanogan area for bird the last few weekends of the season but there is more snow there now. I think there will be lots of winter kill up that way this year.
Title: Re: Surviving
Post by: Axle on February 10, 2017, 02:46:33 PM: When it's cold outside, they're cold too. Bring them in and warm them up. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Surviving
Post by: Bwana Bob on February 10, 2017, 02:55:50 PM: Got about 80 of them that will be warmed up real soon.