Here's my question, what are they going to nest in if all the underbrush is burned? It will take several weeks to make a spot thick enough to hide a nest from predators after a burn.
The only burns I've hunted were on south MS private and DeSoto public. I've never seen a burn here that completely consumes all underbrush. In fact, some areas are still so thick under the tall pines you can't even walk through them. I don't seem to find as many turkeys in the ultra thick post burn areas as I do the areas where the fire got hotter and consumed more underbrush. The following year after a real hot burn seems to be the best, with a LOT more usage by turkeys. The benefits of the burn seem to be waning fast 2 years after a burn in my experiences.Here's my question, what are they going to nest in if all the underbrush is burned? It will take several weeks to make a spot thick enough to hide a nest from predators after a burn.
Solid, logical thinking. This rain will shut it down for a few days, but only prolong their efforts.Still you would think they would try to do a burn at the first week or two in March instead of first weeks of April but that's promising that the hens will try to re-nest. I am 100% for burns, but just seems our turkey have a hard enough time nesting without doing a control burn on the front end of nest initiation idk?
CNF had been planning to burn back at the beginning of March. Weather hasn't allowed the burns until now. Green up is close so there isn't much time left for burning this spring. They're just trying to get as much as they had planned in.Still you would think they would try to do a burn at the first week or two in March instead of first weeks of April but that's promising that the hens will try to re-nest. I am 100% for burns, but just seems our turkey have a hard enough time nesting without doing a control burn on the front end of nest initiation idk?