All the rains and flooding in the central part of the country cannot be good for the young poults. I know adult birds are very resilient but chicks are not. Not good in my opinion.
Nope. We have lost a lot of nests. We got 4" of rain last night. There was water places I have never seen it. River going to crest 4 ft high if we don't get anymore rain. Did make night crawlers easy to pick up.
MOTHER NATURE HAS HER REASON ..... :icon_thumright:
A lot of our problem is the COE. Just saw a gobbler wading in the flood water. Tried to get a pic but he flew.
Lots of counties around me have closed to turkey hunting due to declining populations. This flooding we're having will probably have a negative impact on the hatch this year.
I may have my turkey season closed next year because of it. That would SUCK! :o
JJ Kent of kentoutdoors.com has been posting pictures of the flooding on his Facebook page. Unbelievable how much water is in his area of north Texas. Good luck to all of you folks!
Still raining in SW MO. Water everywhere here and SE KS. Hard to believe it won't effect poultry survival.
I learned long ago not to complain about the rain we get today because we might want it in a couple months, however its not the best for nesting hens or young broods.
I'd say Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge is 80+% under water
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It's definitely gonna hurt hatches.
No doubt about it.
So I say everyone should just not hunt
For the next. 3-5 years. I will keep an
Eye on the population. I promise to harvest
Several from each area of concern yearly.
I will age & weigh each one to be sure they
Are in good condition. :z-guntootsmiley:
Here in NY, this is the first spring in several which is not cold and wet. Our turkey hatches have suffered and spring success is only about 50% of what it used to be. Hopefully this weather continues through June. Upon seeing what certain mid-western states are going through you can't help but think of the impact on game.