Buttercups

[Uncle Jesse]

The buttercups are just now blooming and I'm wondering if everything will be late this spring including the turkeys busting up. I had a group of long beards I had been watching last year. I was working in a field on the day they decided to split up. It was like all of a sudden they were enemies. So I realize it happens fast but will it happen before the youth hunt?

Not trying to start an argument, just a general conversation.

 

[muddyboots]

I hope its later than last year. We missed the best hunting here last year.

 

[whiskey]

My buttercups are a full two months later than last year. I would rather have the green up happen sooner than later, but no telling if it makes any real difference.

 

[Grizzly Johnson]

It would in the areas I hunt.... as most of it is thick and bad when the green-up happens....

 

[Setterman]

I am in utter shock y'all thought last year was an early spring green up. I hunted in 6" of snow on opening day and last years March was well below average temps here as well. In the south the Bradford pears were blooming two weeks late and it was way behind down there as well. every where I hunted it seemed that I hit the break up period until about mid April which is really late and odd.

Now 2 years ago was the earliest green up I've ever seen.

It's snowing here now and I don't see anyway we green up early this year.

 

[deerhunter10]

it was a little late spring last year. it seemed to open up here big time the 2nd week of season last year.

 

[Roost 1]

I am in utter shock y'all thought last year was an early spring green up. I hunted in 6" of snow on opening day and last years March was well below average temps here as well. In the south the Bradford pears were blooming two weeks late and it was way behind down there as well. every where I hunted it seemed that I hit the break up period until about mid April which is really late and odd.

Now 2 years ago was the earliest green up I've ever seen.

It's snowing here now and I don't see anyway we green up early this year.

Exactly.... I take an early spring over a late one every year, as far as turkey hunting goes...

 

[TLRanger]

I have always heard that they gobble best when the dogwoods are in bloom.

 

[DaltonsDad]

I pray we get an early spring Last year stunk it was cold for ever! I would much rather hunt and ealry spring.

 

[muddyboots]

Ha Ha what a difference a few miles north and east makes.

 

[Roost 1]

Best time to hunt is when the oak leaves are the size of a squirrels ear....

 

[Hunt 365]

Gonna be latest in last 5 yrs, IMO

 

[hcdeerman]

Spring of '12 was weeks earlier than last season. Opening day here was in the 40's with rain and hunted (although green up had started) in 35 degree temps on April 20. As yall said, it looks to be even later this season barring a super warm March. Regardless, I'm gonna be hunting if season is open!

 

[catman529]

Last years green up was late here. Looks like its gonna be late this year too.

 

[knightrider]

There strutting and gobbling here today that's all i need to know

 

[woodsman87]

I would rather have a late spring for hunting turkeys. I have a somewhat abnormal thought process though that might offend some of you.