Just got back from a week in the SW corner of ND and though I would post a few observations. The birds are about the same as last year which is to say they are way down from 10 years ago. We put in a lot of walking for the birds we shot. One thing that was disturbing; there seemed to be a lack of hens in some places. Not a good sign for the future.
The corn and sunflowers are generally still standing. I saw very little harvesting activity which seemed a little odd. Most of the plots were not worth walking. A lot were grazed short or at least half of each was cut and baled. The number of hunters also seemed much lower. Hardly heard any shooting other than our group. I did not see any evidence of the EHD outbreak that is mentioned on the Game and Fish website. Almost the opposite; there were deer everywhere. Both Whitetail and Mule Deer. More Mulies than I have seen in years.
The weather was awesome. Too warm on a couple of days and probably the least wind of any trip I can remember. Hope to go back in December for a late season hunt.
Jerry
The corn and sunflowers are generally still standing. I saw very little harvesting activity which seemed a little odd. Most of the plots were not worth walking. A lot were grazed short or at least half of each was cut and baled. The number of hunters also seemed much lower. Hardly heard any shooting other than our group. I did not see any evidence of the EHD outbreak that is mentioned on the Game and Fish website. Almost the opposite; there were deer everywhere. Both Whitetail and Mule Deer. More Mulies than I have seen in years.
The weather was awesome. Too warm on a couple of days and probably the least wind of any trip I can remember. Hope to go back in December for a late season hunt.
Jerry