Post by: jrebel on August 06, 2024, 07:22:36 AM
Hundreds swarm you anytime you stop moving. Skinning my nephews bear was full on dangerous!!!! We need some cooler weather ot archery season is gonna be a pain. You can’t hear anything but buzzing…. :bash: :bash: If you have allergies to bees….make sure you have your epi!!
Post by: hunter399 on August 06, 2024, 07:24:51 AM
I have never seen it this bad in my lifetime. The yellow jackets are horrible this year in the NE corner.I'll second this. +1.
Hundreds swarm you anytime you stop moving. Skinning my nephews bear was full on dangerous!!!! We need some cooler weather ot archery season is gonna be a pain. You can’t hear anything but buzzing…. :bash: :bash: If you have allergies to bees….make sure you have your epi!!
Haven't been bear hunting.
But them yellow jackets are bad this year.
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Post by: birdshooter1189 on August 06, 2024, 07:51:46 AM
I never noticed a single honey bee or mason bee or other good bees in the traps. It seemed to do a good job at just attracting the yellow jackets and bald face hornets.
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Post by: jrebel on August 06, 2024, 07:56:01 AM
It’s so bad this year, if I was allergic to bees……I wouldn’t be in the woods. It’s BADDDDD!!
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Post by: nwwanderer on August 06, 2024, 10:04:20 AM
Post by: baldopepper on August 06, 2024, 10:07:48 AM
If only there was some sort of predator that would dig up yellow jacket nests for food. Sounds like you need a new bear spot, they aren't doing their job. :chuckle:
Actually skunks dig them up. Had a big nest near me and went out to treat it but was already dug up. Checked into it on line and found that skunks do this and I do see em around often. Two edge sword as skunks are also rough on game bird nests.
Post by: hunter399 on August 06, 2024, 10:22:49 AM
It has been bad over here as well. I did find a new trap set up this year that really helped tame them, grab a small tray and some chunk chicken (probably any meat will work), and soak it with a tube of flea and tick treatment that contains Fipronil. They eat it and some die quickly, others return to the hive and spread it to their buddies. I noticed a big change after a couple days.We where gonna give that a try .
Heard about it last year.
Currently we are getting fruit off the backyard trees.
Draining a back yard pool . To try get a few out of my backyard.
Post by: HikerHunter on August 06, 2024, 10:35:07 AM
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Post by: highside74 on August 06, 2024, 03:14:46 PM
Last summer, I had multiple yellow jacket nests on my property, worst I had seen it in a long time. But this year hasn't been bad, I'm westside though
Same for me last year on the west side. Got stung 8 times while brush mowing. One time just standing in the driveway watching the dogs play. I was literally doing nothing aggressive. Next thing I know I got blasted on my head and 20 more were above me. I drove my truck down to the nest that got me 8 times and they attacked my truck by the hundreds if not thousands. It took 3 evenings of suiting up in winter gear and my tractor to finally root them all out and spray them.
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Post by: duckmen1 on August 07, 2024, 07:41:35 AM
Now in the woods seems consistant. I can't keep bald faced hornets away. Every year I get tore up by them things.
Post by: slowreflexes on August 07, 2024, 10:08:08 AM
I must be hunting in the most odd spot. Most berries are still green and there's no yellow jackets.
sounds like we are hunting in similar areas because I'm seeing what you're seeing.
Post by: jrebel on August 07, 2024, 10:20:17 AM
I must be hunting in the most odd spot. Most berries are still green and there's no yellow jackets.
sounds like we are hunting in similar areas because I'm seeing what you're seeing.
West side I presume??
We just got torrential rains last night so maybe it will keep them at bay for a day or so. It also got cold last night, which helps too. The previous temps are holding in the upper 60’s which keeps the bees active.
Post by: vandeman17 on August 07, 2024, 10:28:42 AM
I must be hunting in the most odd spot. Most berries are still green and there's no yellow jackets.
sounds like we are hunting in similar areas because I'm seeing what you're seeing.
West side I presume??
We just got torrential rains last night so maybe it will keep them at bay for a day or so. It also got cold last night, which helps too. The previous temps are holding in the upper 60’s which keeps the bees active.
Rain at your property?
Post by: jrebel on August 07, 2024, 10:32:53 AM
I must be hunting in the most odd spot. Most berries are still green and there's no yellow jackets.
sounds like we are hunting in similar areas because I'm seeing what you're seeing.
West side I presume??
We just got torrential rains last night so maybe it will keep them at bay for a day or so. It also got cold last night, which helps too. The previous temps are holding in the upper 60’s which keeps the bees active.
Rain at your property?
Yeah, we had two thunder squalls come through and it rained hard for 45-60 minutes. Hard enough my son took a shower on the deck :chuckle: :chuckle:. I would guess 1-1.5 inches of rain…..it was running down the driveway like a river. It helped drop the temps 25 degrees in about half an hour.
Post by: vandeman17 on August 07, 2024, 10:54:27 AM
I must be hunting in the most odd spot. Most berries are still green and there's no yellow jackets.
sounds like we are hunting in similar areas because I'm seeing what you're seeing.
West side I presume??
We just got torrential rains last night so maybe it will keep them at bay for a day or so. It also got cold last night, which helps too. The previous temps are holding in the upper 60’s which keeps the bees active.
Rain at your property?
Yeah, we had two thunder squalls come through and it rained hard for 45-60 minutes. Hard enough my son took a shower on the deck :chuckle: :chuckle:. I would guess 1-1.5 inches of rain…..it was running down the driveway like a river. It helped drop the temps 25 degrees in about half an hour.
Interesting. I would love to get a few little rain squalls at my place. I just don't want lightning
Post by: jrebel on August 07, 2024, 11:09:12 AM
I must be hunting in the most odd spot. Most berries are still green and there's no yellow jackets.
sounds like we are hunting in similar areas because I'm seeing what you're seeing.
West side I presume??
We just got torrential rains last night so maybe it will keep them at bay for a day or so. It also got cold last night, which helps too. The previous temps are holding in the upper 60’s which keeps the bees active.
Rain at your property?
Yeah, we had two thunder squalls come through and it rained hard for 45-60 minutes. Hard enough my son took a shower on the deck :chuckle: :chuckle:. I would guess 1-1.5 inches of rain…..it was running down the driveway like a river. It helped drop the temps 25 degrees in about half an hour.
Interesting. I would love to get a few little rain squalls at my place. I just don't want lightning
We had 100-150 lightning strikes within 3-5 mile radio us of our place. That was concerning, until the deluge of rain that followed. Our property sits in a valley that funnels afternoon squalls, which is kind of nice. Sucks when I’m hunting and have to run for cover so I’m not waking out drenched. :chuckle:
Post by: dreadi on August 07, 2024, 01:34:21 PM
Yes, in Elma.I must be hunting in the most odd spot. Most berries are still green and there's no yellow jackets.
sounds like we are hunting in similar areas because I'm seeing what you're seeing.
West side I presume??
We just got torrential rains last night so maybe it will keep them at bay for a day or so. It also got cold last night, which helps too. The previous temps are holding in the upper 60’s which keeps the bees active.
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Post by: jrebel on August 07, 2024, 02:14:40 PM
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Post by: Ridgeratt on August 07, 2024, 02:29:28 PM
Post by: jrebel on August 07, 2024, 02:33:43 PM
I would guess that you have a ground nest somewhere. You might have several things.
Every ounce of our property has this amount of bees. It is deafening when you are sitting on the hill looking for bears.
Post by: Ridgeratt on August 07, 2024, 03:11:15 PM
Post by: TommyH on August 07, 2024, 06:31:42 PM
I must be hunting in the most odd spot. Most berries are still green and there's no yellow jackets.
sounds like we are hunting in similar areas because I'm seeing what you're seeing.
West side I presume??
We just got torrential rains last night so maybe it will keep them at bay for a day or so. It also got cold last night, which helps too. The previous temps are holding in the upper 60’s which keeps the bees active.
Rain at your property?
Yeah, we had two thunder squalls come through and it rained hard for 45-60 minutes. Hard enough my son took a shower on the deck :chuckle: :chuckle:. I would guess 1-1.5 inches of rain…..it was running down the driveway like a river. It helped drop the temps 25 degrees in about half an hour.
Interesting. I would love to get a few little rain squalls at my place. I just don't want lightning
We had 100-150 lightning strikes within 3-5 mile radio us of our place. That was concerning, until the deluge of rain that followed. Our property sits in a valley that funnels afternoon squalls, which is kind of nice. Sucks when I’m hunting and have to run for cover so I’m not waking out drenched. :chuckle:
I watched that last evening from the east side of the mtns. it was lighting up the sky pretty good as it moved north. Looked like several really heavy concentrations of rain, we missed most of it.
Post by: nwwanderer on August 08, 2024, 07:49:20 AM
Post by: Platensek-po on August 08, 2024, 12:57:40 PM
Yes, in Elma.I must be hunting in the most odd spot. Most berries are still green and there's no yellow jackets.
sounds like we are hunting in similar areas because I'm seeing what you're seeing.
West side I presume??
We just got torrential rains last night so maybe it will keep them at bay for a day or so. It also got cold last night, which helps too. The previous temps are holding in the upper 60’s which keeps the bees active.
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Probably in my honey hole :chuckle: nah lots of bears and good areas around there
Post by: dreadi on August 08, 2024, 01:09:49 PM
A honey hole would be nice. There's a trade off for access to private property with some animal traffic vs public land. I took a bear in that spot last year, I had much bear activity on camera prior to the hunt. But this year, I haven't seen a bear on camera in a couple weeks.Yes, in Elma.I must be hunting in the most odd spot. Most berries are still green and there's no yellow jackets.
sounds like we are hunting in similar areas because I'm seeing what you're seeing.
West side I presume??
We just got torrential rains last night so maybe it will keep them at bay for a day or so. It also got cold last night, which helps too. The previous temps are holding in the upper 60’s which keeps the bees active.
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Probably in my honey hole :chuckle: nah lots of bears and good areas around there
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Post by: hunter399 on August 26, 2024, 09:36:19 PM
. Bear hunting has been terrible with the bee's . It's pissing me off for sure.
Post by: Scruffy on August 27, 2024, 01:42:53 AM
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Post by: Rob on August 27, 2024, 01:53:21 PM
Bees are fuzzy, cute, add to society by producing Honey, Wax and Pollen, will babysit your kids if you ask nice and might even lend you money.
Yellow Jackets are mean, nasty, will sting you over and over and still not die, provide no significant value to society, have been known to hold up gas stations and most are registered democrats.
Post by: jrebel on August 27, 2024, 02:37:24 PM
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Post by: hunter399 on September 11, 2024, 10:57:20 AM
If we ever get a down pour of rain, some nests would go away.