On June 20th, I had some the worst hail on record in these parts. 20 minutes of pingpong to golfballs. The last 10 minutes were 50-60mph wind driven. I have some pics that I will post of house. 5ft corn was taken to 6inch tall, beans you couldnt even see they were planted. Plum thickets and small trees had the bark beat off the north side of the plants. CRP was beat flat, flat. Good news was my quarter where, the majority of that severe damage was across the top 1/3. The middle 1/3 was moderate and the south 1/3 was slight. Beans mostly standing and corn only slightly stripped.
I have no illusions, I know that alot of birds and chicks died. So the question becomes when and how do I restock birds. I have the cover extremly diverse with about 60 acres of row crops, 20 acres of water, draws, and 60 acres of filterstrips, CREP in 7 acre blocks. I have milo food plots in about all blocks, and we have corn/beans as row crops. I trap nest busters in the spring.
The other good news is I hear quail whistling almost daily but I havent seen a hen with chicks since....I think I probably lost 80% of the birds.
How should I go about my restock plan? Whats the best plan for getting tame birds converted to somewhat wild ones?
I have no illusions, I know that alot of birds and chicks died. So the question becomes when and how do I restock birds. I have the cover extremly diverse with about 60 acres of row crops, 20 acres of water, draws, and 60 acres of filterstrips, CREP in 7 acre blocks. I have milo food plots in about all blocks, and we have corn/beans as row crops. I trap nest busters in the spring.
The other good news is I hear quail whistling almost daily but I havent seen a hen with chicks since....I think I probably lost 80% of the birds.
How should I go about my restock plan? Whats the best plan for getting tame birds converted to somewhat wild ones?
