Originally Posted by pharmvet
I'm interested in hunting Huns in Montana. I've been doing done research and have been told that North Eastern Montana is in severe drought. Anyone here from the are that can give acurate report on weather in that area and likely impact on Hun populations? Thanks!


The situation looks to be real bad. MT's governor has declared a drought emergency and the USDA has authorized emergency haying on CRP lands which could really hurt brood production.
http://helenair.com/northeast-montana-drought/pdf_784bd587-6a5f-58cb-beed-dc4a6ce4170b.html

http://helenair.com/news/state-and-...f5d010a-30ea-5a26-87e5-630b52e7a1d4.html

http://helenair.com/news/state-and-...2021be9-105d-53f3-8211-e0038a2b78e5.html

The drought is also hitting ND and SD real bad, too. Friends in both states tell me crops are failing and ranchers are selling off cattle.
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/

I would be real worried about the UGB hunting in all 3 states, and not just due to depressed bird populations. If it stays this dry, private landowners will shut down access due to fire danger.

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