You guys further north and east from me don't really have this problem but the Bradford pears are just blooming here this week. Last year they bloomed the first week of February. Basically a 5 week change. This year turkey hunting I think will be awesome as last year we basically missed all the best part.
Difference in a year.
- Thread starter muddyboots
- Start date
Boll Weevil
Well-Known Member
I was thinking the same thing. Spring timing seems a little more normal this year.
Cowman71 said:
Not complaining. Liking it this year. I see your from Morgan County. As I said in the original post people north and east of here it does not affect.
deerhunter10
Well-Known Member
I agree with you. even though I thought spring was late where we are last year. and we hit it good the 2nd week of season last year. I see a tough youth season unless you get them from roost. if the weather holds like they are calling for on opening weekend it could be an awesome opening weekend.
makes no difference to me...just change your tactics based on what the birds are doing. I do agree that spring is somewhat late around here for sure but birds are still gonna do their thing each day.
woodsman87
Well-Known Member
Makes no difference to me either. I personally like hunting when the leaves are on the trees more than open. But for opening days sake I kinda like it to be wide open as can be. And the turkeys will be doing their thing, they can't be nocturnal. Breeding is also based on length of day and not temperature..
Anyways, I thought it would be a late spring, but in may area Bradford pears usually bloom March 15th, this year it was March 17th when they bloomed for the most part. So not really much difference I believe as far as green up goes.
Anyways, I thought it would be a late spring, but in may area Bradford pears usually bloom March 15th, this year it was March 17th when they bloomed for the most part. So not really much difference I believe as far as green up goes.
Setterman
Well-Known Member
Exact same green out as last year in East TN and Alabama. Now 2 years ago was much greener than anything I've ever seen before.
I have a hard time believing the pears bloomed last year in February in west tn, while in South Alabama and Georgia they bloomed in Mid march.
I have a hard time believing the pears bloomed last year in February in west tn, while in South Alabama and Georgia they bloomed in Mid march.
Setterman said:
We are a good 5 weeks behind last year. Believe it or not. Which is great for our turkey season.
Setterman
Well-Known Member
muddyboots said:
Looking at average temps for the last two years their almost identical, it's amazing that points further south were behind you last year by a month. Are you sure you're not confusing 2012 and 2013? 2013 was like this year, while 2012 was ultra early.
I agree 2012 greened up before 2013. Maybe 12 was 5 weeks earlier than this year and maybe 13 was 4 weeks earlier. Either way we are behind the last 2 years here where I hunt. Opening day last year the woods were leafed out. Our best hunting here is 2 weeks before green up. I just looked back at one of my best years and I tagged out on April 12 and woods still weren't leafed out. That's when hunting is good here. This yeAr is shaping up to be great.
2013 was not like this year here.
Setterman
Well-Known Member
muddyboots said:
I hunted in 6" of snow here opening day, the avg temps in Feb and Jan were 10 degrees below average over the span, and March was very cold as well. I have a picture of me from last year in S. Georgia on the 23rd and the Bradford behind me is in peak bloom which is very late for that area.
This year is worse though, the cherries aren't even blooming yet and that's 2 weeks late. It may never green up looking at the long range forecast.
