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Post by osprey on Sept 8, 2008 19:04:49 GMT -5
Hate to tell you fellas, but Hannah pushed a good bit of tide up around here this weekend. I had 8-10" across the yard and around the house, which means most of the pine woods and all the marshes were under water. Gonna be a prime hatch in 7-10 days, maybe just in time for the first day of bow season!!  I'll give reports of what we're finding this week when we start checking for larva. Thermacells are going to be worth their weight in gold for sika hunting. |
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Post by THE DEER HUNTER on Sept 8, 2008 21:01:45 GMT -5
Good. Maybe it won't be crowded, but be sure to take care of what ever larva you find!
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Post by osprey on Sept 9, 2008 12:56:19 GMT -5
Plane was out larvaciding this morning, but they never get 'em all. Plus, we don't do any control efforts in Blackwater on the refuge, so if you hunt there you're out of luck!
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Post by Bartman on Sept 9, 2008 15:32:06 GMT -5
Dave, I had a feeling they would explode with the recent rains. We had a we spring, but a relatively dry summer. Thought it might be a low mosquito year in the sika woods again. Guess not!
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Post by shedslave on Sept 9, 2008 15:56:45 GMT -5
Me and a buddy was down checking on our spots a couple of weeks ago. Could just worn tennis shoes and no bugs. But----- I told him by season start we need hip waders and bug tamers suits and therma-cell units.
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Post by osprey on Sept 10, 2008 9:37:39 GMT -5
Seems to happen every year, long dry summer and we think it's going to be a nice fall, then WHAM, a big tide ends it all and the bugs go nuts. Gotta love the "Land of Pleasant Living"!!
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Post by shedslave on Sept 10, 2008 9:48:05 GMT -5
You work for the state Osprey?
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Post by BIG FOX on Sept 10, 2008 10:11:03 GMT -5
Yeah he works for the state all right.. the state mental institution where he is not only the President but also a life longer member and client.....
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Post by brettgerhart on Sept 10, 2008 19:44:00 GMT -5
Oh great!! Here comes the picture of Bigfox again!  Had to open your mouth didn't ya! |
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Post by shedslave on Sept 10, 2008 20:27:42 GMT -5
Yea,Very unattentionally set osprey up this time. But at least this equal things out on my behalf(Moster Quest)
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Post by osprey on Sept 16, 2008 14:36:47 GMT -5
Yeah, I work for Dept Of Agriculture Mosquito Control section most of the year. We had the highest one minute landing rate count we've ever had (yes, that's what it sounds like, we stand for one minute and count how many mosquitoes land on us), at Shorters Wharf, 245/minute!! Today were 80-90/minute on Hoopers Island. Places in Fishing Bay WMA are in the hundreds/minute.
Plane has been spraying adulticide on populated areas this week, but if you're not lucky enough to be in a spot they've hit you may die on stand from blood loss. Thermacells will get a true test this year!!
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Post by oakcreek on Sept 16, 2008 16:15:10 GMT -5
We hunted near wingate point last night and it was miserable.. I actually held my Thermocell by my face just to keep them outa my face mask and this was before evening hhhmmmmm. I would like to see that test per minute..lol I could not stand still.
Did shoot a sika before light faded....
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Post by shedslave on Sept 16, 2008 17:53:07 GMT -5
Darn osprey you scaring me for this weekend!!! Was wondering with your knowledge of the Dept of Agriculture what did they do to knock out the gypsy month problems of years ago. They was a time I thought all the oaks was doom, and then wham they was gone.
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Post by shedslave on Sept 16, 2008 18:06:49 GMT -5
Congulations oakcreek. Buddys and I was looking into a couple of small parcels of land for sale down that way a few months ago We decided to wait and see want effect the economy will do to bring some of the bigger parcels down.(probably wish-full thinking) I found 1 parcel 104 acres surrounded on three sides by Black water price at 459 thousand dollars. I willing to bet its a awesome place we just can't stomach to paid that much for swamp land.
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Post by osprey on Sept 17, 2008 10:19:26 GMT -5
They sprayed for gypsy moths pretty heavily when they were bad, all state lands and cost share on private, but they're in a low cycle now. Moths seem to move into an area bad for a few summers, then taper off. Haven't had much problems on the Shore for a few years now. That's a different Dof*g section from us, but they flew out of the same airport.
$459,000 for swampt to shoot a sika? That's nuts, I shoot all the sika I want for free on state and BW lands, just takes a bit of work. I wonder if folks stop to think how many big, quality hunts they could go on for the next 20 years for that amount of cash, not even considering taxes and upkeep costs?
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