Gonna be a good year in our part of Kansas.

[asu-indian]

Recent hail storms have depleted the corn crop. They are going to be hungry. Bad news...local corn prices are going to be high. But heck, corn is the cheapest item in my hunting budget. Good news is lots of moisture.

[tps7742]

Recent hail storms have depleted the corn crop. They are going to be hungry. Bad news...local corn prices are going to be high. But heck, corn is the cheapest item in my hunting budget. Good news is lots of moisture.

Isn’t this kind of backward thinking for the wildlife in general? I totally understand the concept of hunting a feeder and have done so myself. It’s kind of like hoping we have a poor acorn crop so the deer can show up at the feeders on a more frequent basis.

[boy wonder]

Isn’t this kind of backward thinking for the wildlife in general? I totally understand the concept of hunting a feeder and have done so myself. It’s kind of like hoping we have a poor acorn crop so the deer can show up at the feeders on a more frequent basis.

Nope, that’s a perfect scenario. The deer herd will be just fine missing a corn or acorn crop.

[tps7742]

Nope, that’s a perfect scenario. The deer herd will be just fine missing a corn or acorn crop.

Interesting thought process on hunting?

[Playa]

What part of Kansas?

[stinkbelly]

If it was bad enough to destroy the crop, it probably really hurt the pheasant.

What area should we avoid this year?

[Playa]

If it was bad enough to destroy the crop, it probably really hurt the pheasant.

What area should we avoid this year?

You read my mind… so I googled Kansas 2024 rain fall and nearly had to take an antidepressant. Parts of SW Kansas have not had more than a TRACE amount of rain since March 1. Places like Garden City and Syracuse have had less than 1”

those areas were already poor drought conditions. Seems it’s only gotten worse

[asu-indian]

What part of Kansas?

Fowler

[eastover53]

How did hail storms deplete the corn crop?
I’ve been farming for thirty years and have never seen a late season corn crop “depleted” by hail. Hell, it has a husk on it. Hail storms may lay it over, but the corn is still there. If it was layed over, it will be harder for it to be harvested, but that just means that more grain will be left in the field for the wildlife.

[asu-indian]

How did hail storms deplete the corn crop?
I’ve been farming for thirty years and have never seen a late season corn crop “depleted” by hail. Hell, it has a husk on it. Hail storms may lay it over, but the corn is still there. If it was layed over, it will be harder for it to be harvested, but that just means that more grain will be left in the field for the wildlife.

Just going by what the guys at the local coop are telling me and what I saw. The stalks in the fields were cut to about 2 feet. I've never farmed but I can't see it growing back and producing corn in the next two months.

[eastover53]

Just going by what the guys at the local coop are telling me and what I saw. The stalks in the fields were cut to about 2 feet. I've never farmed but I can't see it growing back and producing corn in the next two months.

The corn is already made. Has been for weeks. Snapped off stalks means the corn was heavy. All that corn is going to be just laying there on the ground for the deer to come get it. Deer are going to be fat and happy come November.