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Old 03-13-2012, 08:09 PM
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Geez... how bout this weather, 70's the rest of the week thru the weekend.

Anyone want to take a guess on ice out on lakes throughout the state?
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Old 03-14-2012, 11:27 AM
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Looks like the shallow lakes here will be ice out by the weekend. Big and deep lakes still had a few die hards driving out.
There always is a few of those until somebody goes through, almost always near the shore. All lakes around here most likely will be ice free by the first.
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Stupid warm in Wisconsin. Some ticks are out already. Mid-70's in mid-March.

Now, if the real Spring is not too wet, maybe the local surviving pheasant population can come back a bit.

Another neighbor sold his herd and is planting corn/soybeans. His is a 100-year family dairy farm.
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The ice went out on Lake Minnetonka last weekend..crazy..I just pulled my boat out of storage..time to get her ready!!!!
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Ice is pretty much gone up here. But! temps couldn't hit 40 today. Cold and NASTY!
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Ice is pretty much gone up here. But! temps couldn't hit 40 today. Cold and NASTY!
No kidding, I was in Grand Rapids and the wind was damn cold coming across that parking lot. Had the wood stove going for several days non stop again.
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Old 03-27-2012, 07:06 AM
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Ice is out. wind blew it to WI. Captaincoot must be in ND.
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The warm weather over the weekend didn't help me at a NSTRA trial in Nebraska. Elle and I were the 2nd brace to run on Saturday when it was still cool and damp. She had a very nice 4 bird run. Our 2nd brace on Saturday was the 13th at about 4:00 in the afternoon and it had gotten hot. It was 80+ degrees in the shade and hotter than heck in the field. She only had one find and a back but did beat her bracemate. I could tell the heat was affecting her. Sunday our first brace was the 8th which ran about noon and it was hotter than Saturday. I could tell she just wasn't herself in the field and it showed in the results. No finds and a blown back. We were scheduled to run the 13th brace on Sunday but I pulled her out as I figured there was nothing to be gained. She just wasn't use to those high temps. So we got an early start on the trip home.
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Thanks for the report,George. Maybe Max could have helped?

Heading to Major Ave. on Thursday for a quick hunt; no pheasants of any stripe, just Chuckers. Fortunately we'll be there in the AM before it gets too hot.

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Rained most of the day yesterday, snowed most of the night, wind, worst blizzard of the Winter. Schools closed.
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