BSK ? UP COMING SEASON

[Double-D-Team]

How much effect will this past season have on the up coming season. You have always been a wealth of knowledge, so lay it on me brother. I'm a little worried myself.

 

[BSK]

I'm not going to lie. I'm concerned. I think those hit hardest by the drought and acorn crop this last fall are going to see some decline in average antler growth per age-class this summer. Although one thing that can mitigate that reduction is excellent growing conditions this spring - primarily an early green-up and good rains through May.

 

[Double-D-Team]

Thanks, I knew I'd get a straight answer from you. That makes 2 of us concerned.

 

[Snake]

I'm not going to lie. I'm concerned. I think those hit hardest by the drought and acorn crop this last fall are going to see some decline in average antler growth per age-class this summer. Although one thing that can mitigate that reduction is excellent growing conditions this spring - primarily an early green-up and good rains through May.

Wasn't that bad in the south eastern part of the state...the drought .

 

[Double-D-Team]

Consider yourself lucky. NE really was messed up all season.

 

[Ski]

I don't think my Ohio place had a single acorn. My place here in TN had a pretty fair crop.

 

[Double-D-Team]

I'm glad someone did. Besides the poor crop here the storm took the rest. We can only hope for better conditions here in NE TN.

 

[WTNBowHunter]

Thanks, I knew I'd get a straight answer from you. That makes 2 of us concerned.

3 of us concerned including me! we didnt see many bucks once the corn was harvested. i'm hoping there is sufficient enough browse on and around us to hold the deer over to a hopeful early green up

 

[Double-D-Team]

Likewise, I'm hoping for good weather the upcoming spring and summer. We will have to see. Keeping my camera's up all year to try and monitor.

 

[BSK]

Likewise, I'm hoping for good weather the upcoming spring and summer. We will have to see. Keeping my camera's up all year to try and monitor.

What gives me the most hope for this summer is it looks like we'll finally have a "normal" ocean temperature pattern. The last three in a row have been La Nina years, which tend to have VERY wet winters and springs followed by very hot and dry - extremely dry - summers. I've forgotten what it's like to have regular afternoon thunderstorms throughout the summer. That's what's normal, but we haven't seen that in a quite a few years.

 

[Double-D-Team]

That would surely be nice to see. That would help to have normal weather.

 

[BigAl]

While we had drought and minimal acorns, our farmer did plant wheat after harvesting the beans, so the deer seemed to have plenty of food. Hoping that makes up for it.