Here are a few short updates:
1) Will be putting in a sunflower food plot in the next week or two.
2) Donated a hunt to http://www.txwaterfowler.com to help generate money for the new site updates.
3) Eric Myers will be performing Sept 31 and Oct 1 for my guests.
4) The Texana Outdoor Expo will be May 20 and 21.
5) Getting a display together...Thanks Circle L Media! http://www.circlelmedia.com
That is the short and sweet of it. Much more to come!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
The Dog Days of ... Spring!
Well, it is that time of year again. The wildflowers are in bloom, the dewberries are on their way, crops are getting put in the ground, and fishing is starting to take off. For most of us this past hunting season is now a long distant memory. We are now left with turkey season and of course the ever present hog and varmint seasons. That big buck you couldn’t get the gun up on in time, that beautiful pintail that you pulled the trigger on and missed, and of course all the work that you had to do around camp to “summerize” it are what seems to be the most recent memories we have of this past hunting season.
For many bird hunters there is also one additional aspect of the past season that often needs work. It is dog work. This aspect is not one that cannot be worked on very easily during the middle of the season. It is often times also not a simple fix. As a matter of fact it often times doesn’t show itself until the middle of the season. Dogs that leave to make a retrieve without being told to do so (break), whine (vocalize), don’t obey obedience commands, or fail to retrieve are all problem students and need additional work. The problem with our geographic location for retriever training is the hot summer. After May it makes for working a dog difficult at best. So, now is the time of year to work with our dogs and correct the problems. Then as summer gets here and all we have to do is reinforce what we taught pup and get him ready for next season with lots of fun in the water.
Another aspect that many hunters would be wise in addressing involves their blinds. This is also a perfect time of the year to relocate or repair any issues they had with blinds this past season. Animals are very aware of their surroundings. They can sense when all of a sudden there is an increase in human activity. The sounds and scents associated with humans create warning signs for them. These signs signal danger and like you, when you sense danger, you do what you can to get out of harms way. Thus, there are numerous advantages to doing blind work this at this time of year. It allows the animals to become accustomed to the blind being in a new location, it allows vegetation to grow up around the blind thus improving concealment, the temperatures are still very comfortable for the manual labor involved with such projects, and all those warning signs dissipate after you leave for the summer and the animals move back into the area.
One final point that I would like to mention involves the Texana Outdoor Expo. This is an event for the whole family and will have numerous events for all age groups. It will be held at the Brackenridge Recreation Complex on May the 20-21. It will be a two day event that will involve a wide range of activities ranging from kids fishing to sporting clays. I will have plenty of information regarding this event in my May article.
Guns Up!
Will Granberry
361-235-0100
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