We have had hundreds of geese dead in the ice and, now in the water in the river. Still seeing many floating around each day.
There have been documented cases of bears having it and have had to be put down as well as raccoons.
The eagles must get it too. How about coyotes?
We went calling around one of our primitive irrigation storage revisors. we put 40 miles on the 4wheelers on two-track drifted-in roads. We made 20 sets in very good spots that I know have not been called for months.
This lake carries LOTS of waterfowl even when it is frozen. We saw one jackrabbit, no raccoon tracks, and one old set of coyote tracks. Last year the coyote numbers seemed to be in the midst of a good increase. This year I have been only out a few times because of either the wind or the amount of snow. The single coyote we called in yesterday was the first in 2 1/2 months of calling and travailing the backcountry.
I'm trying to get my head around this, Huston there is a problem.
Pheasants and sharptail seem to be few too, but that could be from the extreme cold and huge amounts of snow we have had.
I don't know, but maybe bird flu.
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There have been documented cases of bears having it and have had to be put down as well as raccoons.
The eagles must get it too. How about coyotes?
We went calling around one of our primitive irrigation storage revisors. we put 40 miles on the 4wheelers on two-track drifted-in roads. We made 20 sets in very good spots that I know have not been called for months.
This lake carries LOTS of waterfowl even when it is frozen. We saw one jackrabbit, no raccoon tracks, and one old set of coyote tracks. Last year the coyote numbers seemed to be in the midst of a good increase. This year I have been only out a few times because of either the wind or the amount of snow. The single coyote we called in yesterday was the first in 2 1/2 months of calling and travailing the backcountry.
I'm trying to get my head around this, Huston there is a problem.
Pheasants and sharptail seem to be few too, but that could be from the extreme cold and huge amounts of snow we have had.
I don't know, but maybe bird flu.
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