Bombardeer
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As the hunting off season drags on, I can't help but to look at statistical data, and not just my draw odds, but precipitation data and forecasts and how the predictions and current data compare to years past.
As you all know, this past winter has been quite dry when compared to the the recent past years, and even more so when compared to the holy-crap boomer 2010-2011 water year. However, although we lacked the snow pack this past winter, the farmers almanac and the current weather trends point towards a wet cool spring and early summer - which personally I believe has the potential to offset the precip we have been lacking to some degree when it comes to horn and antler growth. If you think back to 2010, we experienced a similar out come with boomer rain events during April through June, resulting in solid rack and curl growth, evident of the 2010 hunt photos produced by Nevada's hunting community.
Yeah, it may be another waterfowler's heart break that Toulon won't fill up this year, but frequent spring showers will provide the moisture needed to establish good forage vigor and decent burn recovery success, which would likely result in average horn and antler growth and a decent elk rut.
Any thoughts?
As you all know, this past winter has been quite dry when compared to the the recent past years, and even more so when compared to the holy-crap boomer 2010-2011 water year. However, although we lacked the snow pack this past winter, the farmers almanac and the current weather trends point towards a wet cool spring and early summer - which personally I believe has the potential to offset the precip we have been lacking to some degree when it comes to horn and antler growth. If you think back to 2010, we experienced a similar out come with boomer rain events during April through June, resulting in solid rack and curl growth, evident of the 2010 hunt photos produced by Nevada's hunting community.
Yeah, it may be another waterfowler's heart break that Toulon won't fill up this year, but frequent spring showers will provide the moisture needed to establish good forage vigor and decent burn recovery success, which would likely result in average horn and antler growth and a decent elk rut.
Any thoughts?