Jump to content

Winter kill

nyslowhand

By nyslowhand,
in General Chit Chat

 Share

Recommended Posts

Doc Experienced

Doc

Posted
Posted

Since the other day when I saw two deer trying to move through all the snow, I have been thinking about how this winter might effect our herd.

 

I will say that the few deer that I have seen seem to be in pretty good rig yet, but it is not all that easy to make that assessment simply by watching a couple of them for a few minutes.

 

It did bother me that they are not able to simply walk through the snow, but rather have to kind of hop around which has to be using up valuable calories.

 

Here's a bit of good news though. The weather people are talking about a pattern shift. No winter is not over, and there is still lots of cold and snow in our future, but the brutal stretches of cold might be over ...... according to them. Also, there is some warmer weather coming at the end of next week that may get rid of some more of this snow. Actually, we have gotten rid of about 6" of snow over the past week. Hopefully the melting will not be forming a crust. That could be fatal in a couple of different ways.

 

Now, if you want to feel sorry for the critters, just imagine how the turkeys have to been struggling in this crap.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
greensider Newbie

greensider

Posted
Posted

the only deer on my cam these days is a spike that dropped his antlers a few weeks ago the big buck and does i had on cam every night have not been on cam in 2 weeks i hope they just moved to a good food source and did not die the spike does not look all that good

Link to comment
Share on other sites
wooly Newbie

wooly

Posted
Posted

Walked up on this little sucker dying today.

Got a good kick in the face trying to get the pic, but that another pic for another day....

Seriously.... I caught a hoof to the eye-brow and it stung like a bitch, but I ain't bitchin'  about it!

More pics of the episode comig soon...

 

DSC_0029_zpsshbh8f8o.jpg

  • Like 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Lawdwaz Grand Master

Lawdwaz

Posted
Posted

Saw some Tom's and a few hens today, they are skinny... picking grain along tracks,very hard winter on them

 

Those tracks near the 90 in Cheektowaga, just south of Walden?  I see them there all the time, even today.  Cruising in & out between all the rail cars.  Some DANDY gobblers in the past years!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 weeks later...
gjs4 Newbie

gjs4

Posted
Posted

Love to see how the new issue is back to the ever antiquated 2012-16 deer plan and not enough does being whacked...... Winter kill schminter kill.:: they want them all dead I guess ... Of wait if you read the cross bow article next to it which turned 2200 reported kills into 4000 it would be all multiplied by 1.8 or so

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Link to comment
Share on other sites
nyslowhand Enthusiast

nyslowhand

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Of wait if you read the cross bow article next to it which turned 2200 reported kills into 4000 it would be all multiplied by 1.8 or so

Saw that too, then realized it took into account the typical ~40/45% reported harvest vs actual kills. Fudge factor, of sorts!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    No registered users viewing this page.

×
×
  • Create New...