I had to work all day. Hoping to get out for a few hours tomorrow. Cold and snowy here. Will see what happens.
Are bird counts still way down Doobs? I live in SW Michigan and we have a few stragglers here and there but not worth going out. In the early 90’s the last Saturday in October was my favorite day of the year. I forgot how much I miss that ☹️I had to work all day. Hoping to get out for a few hours tomorrow. Cold and snowy here. Will see what happens.
I dont think so. I just started hunting a few years ago. The dnr says the numbers are better than they have been in many years the last couple years. I will say I haven't seen a lot just driving around like I have the last two years so maybe it is down this year.Are bird counts still way down Doobs? I live in SW Michigan and we have a few stragglers here and there but not worth going out. In the early 90’s the last Saturday in October was my favorite day of the year. I forgot how much I miss that ☹️
Whoa! You in Montana?I had to work all day. Hoping to get out for a few hours tomorrow. Cold and snowy here. Will see what happens.
Farmers are raping birds? Excuse my ignorance, but, wut?Farmers have raped Iowa. Not a lot of birds
The ground. Loss of habitatFarmers are raping birds? Excuse my ignorance, but, wut?
Early 70s when Dept of Ag decided big corn and it’s syrup was the only way to go.Since when?
Yeah it might not be the same as 50 years ago like I said. The numbers are much better than they were 10 years ago I think.Early 70s when Dept of Ag decided big corn and it’s syrup was the only way to go.
Not in SW iowaYeah it might not be the same as 50 years ago like I said. The numbers are much better than they were 10 years ago I think.
How old are you?? I hunted in the 80s and 90s, even the early 2000s were gloriousYeah it might not be the same as 50 years ago like I said. The numbers are much better than they were 10 years ago I think.
CRP isn’t what it was in the 70’s & 80’s, and once crop prices swelled 15 years ago a lot of farmers cut trees down and removed fence rows so they could plant every square once of their property. As a result pheasants don’t have many hiding places and are subject to more predation. If I remember correctly some of those icy winters we had in the 2010’s were really hard on the birds as well.Farmers are raping birds? Excuse my ignorance, but, wut?
I'm 46. I've been hunting for 3 years. I'm just repeating what the dnr is saying.How old are you?? I hunted in the 80s and 90s, even the early 2000s were glorious
Same dudes complaining about the price of grain…keep planting moreCRP isn’t what it was in the 70’s & 80’s, and once crop prices swelled 15 years ago a lot of farmers cut trees down and removed fence rows so they could plant every square once of their property. As a result pheasants don’t have many hiding places and are subject to more predation. If I remember correctly some of those icy winters we had in the 2010’s were really hard on the birds as well.
Oh buddy. You missed outI'm 46. I've been hunting for 3 years. I'm just repeating what the dnr is saying.
Yeah, I got flipped off twice on the way to mass tonight.I had to work all day. Hoping to get out for a few hours tomorrow. Cold and snowy here. Will see what happens.
I think you are confusing pheasant hunting with hogging in Alabama. If you consider pheasant hunting, hillbilly, you clearly didn’t grow up in Iowa. Not saying you have to enjoy it or agree with it, or if you are a tree hugging peta member; but hillbilly, it is not.No. I'm not in to hill billy shit.
With the loss of native prairie to farmland, Iowa alone has lost over 500 species of birds. Then if you add the poisoning of the waterways and wetlands, that number goes up.Since when?
It's wet springs that do the most damage. It floods their nests. Coons, opossum, fox, coyote and feral cats aren't any help. After the whole fur ban, it took a toll on populations. Farming actually helps. For half the year it gives cover. Provides food for the little devils. They have wings and will fly to cover. Yes, farming right up to the side of the road takes cover away from where you can easily see them. There is a lot of set-a-side land, they love that but it's not right next to the road where you can see them.Farmers have raped Iowa. Not a lot of birds
My guess is that the loss is urban sprawl. Winterset was a small farm town when I was a kid. Same with Bonderant, North Polk, Woodward, etc. They were all 1A schools.With the loss of native prairie to farmland, Iowa alone has lost over 500 species of birds. Then if you add the poisoning of the waterways and wetlands, that number goes up.
It’s habitat/threadIt's wet springs that do the most damage. It floods their nests. Coons, opossum, fox, coyote and feral cats aren't any help. After the whole fur ban, it took a toll on populations. Farming actually helps. For half the year it gives cover. Provides food for the little devils. They have wings and will fly to cover. Yes, farming right up to the side of the road takes cover away from where you can easily see them. There is a lot of set-a-side land, they love that but it's not right next to the road where you can see them.
Thank you. I had no idea which birds were being discussed in this thread.I think you are confusing pheasant hunting with hogging in Alabama. If you consider pheasant hunting, hillbilly, you clearly didn’t grow up in Iowa. Not saying you have to enjoy it or agree with it, or if you are a tree hugging pets member; but hillbilly, it is not.
Thanks for posting this, Doobs. Lost my dad in 2014 and one of my best memories was getting up with him crazy early to go hunting, especially opening weekend. We had a draw that ran through our farm ground, just west of Le Mars. I swear he couldn't sleep the night before. When I was a kid, he packed a cooler. Towards the end, big ole coffee thermos. I could sit and listen to him and his friends tell stories and break balls all day.I had to work all day. Hoping to get out for a few hours tomorrow. Cold and snowy here. Will see what happens.
Well run for office and ban farming. That'd be the right thing to do. Ban hunting too. See what happens to the Iowa economy. It'll be like the iron ore ranges in northern Minnesota. Everyone is unemployed and strung out on meth.It’s habitat/thread