August 2010 Updates page 9
16 August
Upland Birds
"...a group of prairie chicken chicks with mom...
a pheasant chick with mom. The pheasant picture does not show all of the chicks, about 6 altogether...
I also saw young quail and turkeys that could fly, it would appear to me that there has been a good hatch there..."
From Mike, a trusted hunter and contributor to the upland bird forecast.
Upland Bird Forecast
We have updated the 2010 upland bird forecast with the start of summer rainfall data collection/assessment.
This is one of the additions brought from Association hunter discussions how to more accurately forecast were the better hunt quality (different than just bird densities) may be found.
Missouri Deer
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A southeast Missouri judge has ruled that state regulations prohibiting the use of dogs and vehicles in deer hunting are so vague that they are unconstitutional.
Missouri Department of Conservation spokesman Joe Jerek said Friday that department lawyers are still deciding whether to appeal the ruling handed down earlier this month by Ripley County Circuit Judge Robert Smith.
Two hunters sued over the regulations, which are aimed at keeping hunters from driving through the woods or using dogs to scare deer out into the open, or shooting deer from a car. Violations are class A misdemeanors.
Southeast Missouri judge throws out deer hunting regulation, Associated Press, August 13, 2010
Crops
Just a sample of the difference in crops from last to this upcoming season.
Kansas:
Corn: 4.7 million acres, up 15 percent from 2009, largest acreage since 1936.
Sorghum: 2.7 million acres, unchanged from 2009.
Soybeans: 4.1 million acres, up 11 percent from 2009 and a record.
Wheat: 8.6 million acres, down 8 percent from 2009, lowest acreage since 1970
Last year's corn fields are most likely rotated into soybean. Last year's soybeans if rotated are likely to be in corn. Soybeans may be grown in the same field for more than one season. Corn is not likely to be planted in the same field for consecutive seasons. The difference is driven by corn's heavy fertilizer demands.
