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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: Bill W on February 06, 2019, 12:39:53 PM

Title: A sign of Spring
Post by: Bill W on February 06, 2019, 12:39:53 PM: Saw my first rockchuck yesterday. Temp was 26 degrees.
Title: Re: A sign of Spring
Post by: Bill W on February 17, 2019, 03:54:40 PM: found this post from 11 days ago. Mr. rockchuck's den is was under about 18 inches of snow until it got sunny and compressed the snow.
Title: Re: A sign of Spring
Post by: Timberstalker on February 17, 2019, 04:02:20 PM: The next 10 days for the basin look like full blown winter.

This is WEIRD for mid to late February. :twocents:
Title: Re: A sign of Spring
Post by: outdooraddict on February 18, 2019, 10:04:02 AM: funny you mentioned a rockchuck sighting, I about drove off the road yesterday here in spokane, because I couldn't believe my eyes, there was a rockchuck sitting up looking around the snow, you could see his face looked like he was thinking "what in the he11 am I doing awake already". never seen one up this early
Title: Re: A sign of Spring
Post by: boneaddict on February 18, 2019, 10:08:35 AM: Blackbirds and robins showed up then we had the storm of the decade. They are still here, looking kind of mournful. LOL
Title: Re: A sign of Spring
Post by: Bill W on February 18, 2019, 11:13:03 AM: Quote from: outdooraddict on February 18, 2019, 10:04:02 AM
funny you mentioned a rockchuck sighting, I about drove off the road yesterday here in spokane, because I couldn't believe my eyes, there was a rockchuck sitting up looking around the snow, you could see his face looked like he was thinking "what in the he11 am I doing awake already". never seen one up this early

The males are usually the first out in February looking for mates. Then it's back in the den for them.
Title: Re: A sign of Spring
Post by: Angry Perch on February 22, 2019, 02:01:45 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on February 18, 2019, 10:08:35 AM
Blackbirds and robins showed up then we had the storm of the decade. They are still here, looking kind of mournful. LOL

I was feeling bad for the robins in my yard. It's slim pickin's with 8" of snow!
Title: Re: A sign of Spring
Post by: Southpole on February 22, 2019, 02:05:21 PM: Since the snow showed up a couple of weeks ago I've been seeing a fair amount of dead birds here and there. They look like they just fell over, feet stickin' straight out.