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    grazing limitations

    I graze most of the wildlife area that I manage. For quail, research has found that bobwhite will almost completely abandon ungrazed grasslands. It is a short time in all but some of the driest areas before the cover gets too thick for bobwhite to use it. They are sight feeders and travel...
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    Getting Good Rain

    Had .36 last weekend.
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    Kansas English Setter Puppies

    Yeah, they have all gone to their new homes. I kept 2 myself and really like them. I may breed this cross again when she comes in next time. If I don't do that, I have lines on two line bred Tomoka males I might use. Brandon, you might get me your contact info and I'll put you on the call...
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    NEWS FLASH: Drought ends at Ponderosa

    Talking quail. Intense cold following snow cover can really affect these smaller birds negatively.
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    NEWS FLASH: Drought ends at Ponderosa

    Haven't pulled the gauge yet, but I'm guessing 5-8 inches. Not good for the birds! Have 4 foot drifts on the lee side of some fairly small crop fields I passed. Sure hate that this is going to be followed by low, low temps!
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    NEWS FLASH: Drought ends at Ponderosa

    Had 4-5 inches here. Had .42 in the gauge once it melted. Next week looks like we'll be indoors a lot again.
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    Getting Good Rain

    Moisture this winter will sure make a fire in March more possible. Got a trace of wrap around precip this afternoon. Cooling off for sure!
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    Getting Good Rain

    That help you with my goals? Got another .60 last night. Marsh construction halted for the holidays and the January rifle doe season.
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    Getting Good Rain

    I don't want to hijack this thread. You might read this post: https://forum.ultimatepheasanthunting.com/threads/burn-range-management-season.17701/ This particular burn was a safety burn of 9 acres to allow the contractor building the new marshes to burn his log piles without worrying about...
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    Getting Good Rain

    Only .17 here. Nice to lay down Wednesday's burn.
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    Getting Good Rain

    I am not set off hearing it. I agree with a lot of it. Was a hunter long before I was a biologist. We are still working with a 1960's staffing in many places and the demands on our staff have definitely increased since then. I (hunter Troy) think that we need to get back to "Fair Chase" a...
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    Getting Good Rain

    Each morning lotteries require staff to facilitate them. If we are open 7 days a week, that doesn't fit in to our 1 and 2 man staffed areas, much less our managers that staff 2-10 areas.
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    Getting Good Rain

    It won't be a matter of them making the decision to give the birds some rest. We will have to pass regulations modifying when our areas are open so that rest is part of the season structure. Folks will buck initially, but in the long run our harvest will be increased by having those birds stay...
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    Getting Good Rain

    Statewide our waterfowl areas are getting so much pressure that our waterfowl are often blown off ahead of when they would normally have moved further south. We need to limit some of how that pressure is applied and that will ultimately increase our harvest by keeping those birds in state...
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    Proso millet

    Some of the millet varieties are much more adapted to droughty conditions. Where all my area is sandy loam, I include proso, German, and sometimes pearl millet in my mix for those years when the more productive varieties burn up.
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