Post by: PA BEN on March 08, 2019, 05:05:21 AM
Post by: Henrydog on March 08, 2019, 06:15:31 AM
Post by: jasnt on March 08, 2019, 06:24:32 AM
Post by: Karl Blanchard on March 08, 2019, 06:53:50 AM
Post by: nwwanderer on March 08, 2019, 06:57:06 AM
Post by: jasnt on March 08, 2019, 07:00:32 AM
Post by: Big game archer on March 08, 2019, 07:07:56 AM
Day length gets them going, gobbling yesterday standing on more than a foot of snow
:yeah: :yeah: Day length is the most important factor
Post by: Karl Blanchard on March 08, 2019, 07:24:48 AM
They gobble year round and strut year round.I'm fully aware :tup:
Post by: Bango skank on March 08, 2019, 07:31:36 AM
They gobble year round and strut year round.
Yeah, but ive been seeing a lot more of it lately.
Post by: hunter399 on March 08, 2019, 07:43:00 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on March 08, 2019, 08:02:09 AM
Kind of like the whitetail rut, it basically happens the same timeframe every year.
Post by: PA BEN on March 08, 2019, 08:13:36 AM
Meh. I've shot birds standing on snow pack. I've shot em in blinding snow. Snow is not uncommon in many areas of washington. Birds are gonna breed regardless. Heck there was some stutters in medical lake the other day. Its gettin close gents :IBCOOL:Hens don't nest in snow
Post by: Karl Blanchard on March 08, 2019, 08:30:26 AM
no they dont but they will nest in tree, wells, vine maple, ceanothus, and other dense brush that will be free of snow. Nature has been doing this a lot longer than we have been around. Where there is a will there is a way wild animals always have a will to live and to reproduce.Meh. I've shot birds standing on snow pack. I've shot em in blinding snow. Snow is not uncommon in many areas of washington. Birds are gonna breed regardless. Heck there was some stutters in medical lake the other day. Its gettin close gents :IBCOOL:Hens don't nest in snow
Post by: jasnt on March 08, 2019, 08:38:07 AM
When a hen gets bred she has about 9 fertile eggs or about 11 days till she needs bred again. They don’t breed if there is no nest site picked out.
I’m no expert by any means but I’m surprised so many of you disagree.
I’m typically tagged out first week of the season but I’ve noticed I have to work harder when “spring” is late. Jme
Post by: TheStovePipeKid on March 08, 2019, 08:48:13 AM
Post by: Karl Blanchard on March 08, 2019, 08:54:17 AM
Post by: buckcanyonlodge on March 08, 2019, 09:15:21 AM
Post by: MtnMuley on March 08, 2019, 11:31:22 AM
I havent come out of an opening weekend without a bird in a long time.
You just jinxed your self...…….How about an opening Monday? :chuckle:
Post by: vandeman17 on March 08, 2019, 11:41:05 AM
Post by: Karl Blanchard on March 08, 2019, 11:56:21 AM
bahahaha! Man I did jinx myself :bash:I havent come out of an opening weekend without a bird in a long time.
You just jinxed your self...…….How about an opening Monday? :chuckle:
Post by: huntnphool on March 08, 2019, 11:58:26 AM
Post by: PA BEN on March 09, 2019, 02:47:37 PM
Post by: kevinlisa06 on March 09, 2019, 02:54:18 PM
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Post by: roderickweise on March 09, 2019, 03:38:35 PM
Post by: oldleclercrd on March 09, 2019, 03:56:51 PM
Post by: Dan-o on March 09, 2019, 05:09:14 PM
A little snow doesn't bother them..
That looks bad.
Need any help thinning them out?
Post by: oldleclercrd on March 09, 2019, 05:10:49 PM
A little snow doesn't bother them..
That looks bad.
Need any help thinning them out?
Trust me, I have a very eager 13 year old with the same offer.
Post by: Dan-o on March 09, 2019, 05:15:41 PM
A little snow doesn't bother them..
That looks bad.
Need any help thinning them out?
Trust me, I have a very eager 13 year old with the same offer.
Perfect!
There's a limit for both of us in that picture. ;-)
Post by: Fl0und3rz on March 09, 2019, 05:23:11 PM
Post by: PA BEN on March 17, 2019, 07:03:54 AM
So if the hens breed later does that mean the beginning of May could be real good since most hunters will be out for opener when they are not breeding?
It depends. Breeding should have started by now, but with the snow the hens will be late with the nesting. The flocks will follow the snow line and eat the green shoots coming up. The birds are thin and will be putting on the wt. as soon as they can move around. Toms might be real hot to come in because the hens are not full on breeding or the tom will be henned up because the breeding is full on. Springs like this is a crap shoot. The south facing slopes are just starting to open up but everywhere else has lots of snow left.
Post by: Russ McDonald on March 17, 2019, 07:38:12 AM
I would expect the late April early May is going to be the prime time. Unless this warm weather helps but I see rain starting up this weekend. Still have lows below freezing over night from what I am seeing on extended forcasts. Hope things starting melting out. I have a active duty Navy guy I am bringing out during that first weekend of the openerSo if the hens breed later does that mean the beginning of May could be real good since most hunters will be out for opener when they are not breeding?
It depends. Breeding should have started by now, but with the snow the hens will be late with the nesting. The flocks will follow the snow line and eat the green shoots coming up. The birds are thin and will be putting on the wt. as soon as they can move around. Toms might be real hot to come in because the hens are not full on breeding or the tom will be henned up because the breeding is full on. Springs like this is a crap shoot. The south facing slopes are just starting to open up but everywhere else has lots of snow left.
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