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Random thoughts and observations.
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vagrousehunter
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:41 pm Posts: 813 Location: WV Eastern Panhandle
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Random thoughts and observations.
We used to have quite a few whippoorwills on our property. Went a few years without hearing any at all but, two years ago, I heard 4-5 different birds. Then last year it dropped to 2 birds and I've only heard one so far this year. Also, the crow population seems to be way down in our area. On the other hand, we have owned the property since 1960 and I never heard a barred owl until about 5 years ago. Now there are 5-6 birds that I know of. We used to have 3 coveys of quail there but they have been gone for 25 years. The grouse have all but vanished and I will see one every now and again. The turkey population has been up and down but I've been worried about them for the last few years as they were down for a long time. This year, however, they seem to be back in pretty good numbers.
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Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:57 pm |
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Bird Dog
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:50 pm Posts: 2649 Location: central Va
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Re: Random thoughts and observations.
We had a great hatch in 21.
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Tue Apr 11, 2023 4:50 pm |
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TScottW99
Boss Gobbler
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:59 pm Posts: 2851 Location: Roanoke
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Re: Random thoughts and observations.
Whippoorwills in a couple of areas I hunt are thick as thieves. One spot in Montgomery county I have a log I sit on, pre-dawn to wait for the woods t come alive. Twice I’ve had a whippoorwill land on the log beside me. Another area I call whippoorwill hollow as they will make your ears bleed.
Other areas they’ve seemed to have moved on due to the maturing forests.
_________________ "What gets us jangly is the suddenness of everything. We hunt turkeys because we want to hear them gobble, watch them strut and all that, and we hunt them with shotguns because we want to be close to them when those things occur." - Jim Spencer
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Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:04 pm |
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