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Midwest Snow

Post by Greg Jennings » Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:02 am

Snow started about 11PM and it's been snowing ever since. Prediction for tonight: more snow. Prediction for tomorrow: yet more snow.

I'm OK with about 9 months of the year in Ohio, but the other three make me long for Alabama.

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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by windswept » Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:11 am

I hear ya, Greg! I love the change of seasons on the big South Dakota prairie but by about this time every year I am ready for spring!

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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by ezzy333 » Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:25 am

windswept wrote:I hear ya, Greg! I love the change of seasons on the big South Dakota prairie but by about this time every year I am ready for spring!
True in Illinois too. We have aout 6 inches and it has let up for a while at least.

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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by snips » Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:46 pm

Well I was all set with dogs to head out to Ind Trial in the a.m. and is canceled. Waiting to hear about the weekend trial. Ugh!!!!
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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by Hotpepper » Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:00 pm

Got 4" last night and more for the weekend predicted. Snow is ok with me but the Ice is really bad for the upland.

Snow has been on the ground here in southern Indiana continuously since January 10, that never happens. It absolutely has to be "Global Warming"

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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by birddog1968 » Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:23 pm

not the upper midwest but................

e got 2 feet few weeks ago, 10 inches last week, nearly 3 feet the other day and now they are callin for another 12-18 inches
tonight and tomorrow....not fun.
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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by WingmanCA » Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:08 pm

We're gettin' hit with another big storm out here in CA. Don't worry though, we'll send it right along when we're through with it. Somethin' for you to look forward to.

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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by wems2371 » Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:35 pm

We got 6" or so in the last 24 hours. I haven't seen the bare ground since December's first snowfall. And the last few snows have just camoflauged a slick layer of ice, that we got in an icestorm a couple weeks ago. :x

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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by Greg Jennings » Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:15 am

"Ice" and "fishing" are two words that I've never understood being in the same phrase.

When my kids get out of high school, I'm making like a duck and flying south.

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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by dawgmama » Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:38 am

We got 10.2" here near Milwaukee. My husband (what a sweetie) snowblowed a bunch of paths thru the snow in the back yard, so our new GWP pup will have somewhere to go potty. :) It is pretty though!
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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by tommyboy72 » Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:53 am

It's been snowing pretty good here in the Oklahoma panhandle for the last 2 weeks. Every couple of days we get just a little bit more and usually here we get snow and then a melt and then maybe a bit more but there is not even the chance for a melt before we get more snow. I like it in November and December but heck it is February give me a break.

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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by naperdog » Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:56 am

Midwest snow, how about midwest earthquake!

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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by big steve46 » Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:06 am

W have only had a total of about 3" here in S. Illinois the past few days. Windy and cold though.
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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by BigShooter » Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:34 am

When you have dogs here you have to put up at least a six foot high fence in the back yard because with two feet of snow on the ground you're barely left with a four foot fence. One year the dogs could just walk on the snow straight across the top of a four foot high high. Sometimes we have to blow snow off at the base of the fence to make escapes over the fence less obvious to the dogs.
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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by snips » Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:05 am

:D :D :D
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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by Coveyrise64 » Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:18 am

Greg Jennings wrote:"Ice" and "fishing" are two words that I've never understood being in the same phrase.

When my kids get out of high school, I'm making like a duck and flying south.
Come on down, I could always use a training partner. We get some snow, a little bit more than normal this year though and a few tornados in the summer. Other than that you can train almost 10 months out of the year.

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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by Greg Jennings » Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:39 am

The last two batches of snow are pretty powdery. The V dog sinks up past his hocks. Now, remember that V dogs don't typically have a lot of hair on the undersides. With that in mind, you should see the look on his face and his general reaction when he squats for a #2 and "the boys" go down into the snow....

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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by texscala » Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:43 am

While we have had a mild winter in my valley only getting a few 12 inch storms the areas I like to hunt have been pounded. Two weeks ago we tried to give it a go and the dog could not stay above the snow on the south facing slopes where the snow melts the fastest.

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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by Buckeye_V » Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:45 pm

" squats for a #2 and "the boys" go down into the snow...."

That made me laugh Greg! I was walking down to the barn in my little footpath and I happened upon a nice doggie pile. I realized one of the red rats had used the beaten down snow as a their personal toilet. Kicked some snow over it and kept going with a smile on ym face. :lol:
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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by tommyboy72 » Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:55 pm

Must be nice back in the eastern part of the state Coveyrise. You can do very limited training out here in July, August, and September due to the triple digit heat and no water. We hunt November through the middle of February. The wind blows so hard in March and April it's a waste trying to put a dog out cause they will run right over birds cause they can't smell them so you only have a few good months to train and choice days during the other months. One extreme to the other in Oklahoma from the eastern to the western side of the state.

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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by Coveyrise64 » Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:23 am

tommyboy72 wrote:Must be nice back in the eastern part of the state Coveyrise. You can do very limited training out here in July, August, and September due to the triple digit heat and no water. We hunt November through the middle of February. The wind blows so hard in March and April it's a waste trying to put a dog out cause they will run right over birds cause they can't smell them so you only have a few good months to train and choice days during the other months. One extreme to the other in Oklahoma from the eastern to the western side of the state.
I lose a little bit of July and August also. I generally start early when it cool and finish off with a little water work or go late and just let'em run for a while and then cool down at the water. If you will condition them to the heat they can tolerate more than you think. Fortunately we have a few trees nearby for shade. The wind blows here too but the trees help block a lot of it, makes it hard when it is gusty though. You will have good scenting conditions one minute and then sorry the next. If mine run over the bird I launch it, good opportunity to work stop to flush.

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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by BillGraves » Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:02 am

I got almost 4 feet here in PA in the last 5 days! That's got to count for something!

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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by Greg Jennings » Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:57 am

Coveyrise64 wrote: Come on down, I could always use a training partner. We get some snow, a little bit more than normal this year though and a few tornados in the summer. Other than that you can train almost 10 months out of the year.
I may take you up on that....

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Re: Midwest Snow

Post by bwire » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:13 pm

My vizsla's need to smash the snow down before they squat down. And my fence doesn't seem to keep them in the yard any more.
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