moneypitmike Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, forkyfork said: pretty much but the antlers and body went in separate directions Ew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 10 minutes ago, tamarack said: As with all wildlife, something will exert population control. For deer, I'd rather it be firearms than fenders. Augusta temp holding at 23 thru 2 PM. Given CAA, may not go any warmer, certainly no more than 1-2F if any. To many going by the way of the fenders, And some motorist deaths because of them and Moose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, purduewx80 said: It seems kinda obvious from the 3-letter id, no? The airport's address is in Avoca, not Scranton or WB. You're right...wow this didn't even cross my mind. Most airport codes are pretty easy to decipher and piece together but for some reason that thought never occurred to me here. Sometimes I over think and get all bent out of shape instead of trying to put 2 + 2 together 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 11 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: I always say it about once per year...but reintroduce the cougar. Still N of pike strongly agrees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 35 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: I always say it about once per year...but reintroduce the cougar. I think people are too panicky for it to happen any time soon but it would actually likely save lives if we did it. It would reduce the number of deer car crash fatalities by a significantly higher number than the rogue fatal attack on a jogger or hiker. yeah, but the media will sensationalize a human killed by a cougar even if the odds are significantly reduced compared to deer/car crash fatalities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 BDL at 31F now, looks like the high was 32F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 7 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: yeah, but the media will sensationalize a human killed by a cougar even if the odds are significantly reduced compared to deer/car crash fatalities. Right. That's why it would be really tough to win public opinion on the idea. The idea of mountain lions roaming around the woods and waiting to ambush an unsuspecting hiker triggers our deepest survival instincts which is to focus on and eliminate the predatorial threat. Not the more abstract and modern issue of deer causing car crash fatalities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I hit a Doe in the hind quarters on Route 31 in Coventry in 2008. I killed the deer, but didn't damage the car. I barely grazed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: BDL at 31F now, looks like the high was 32F. Record was 33F. So they got pretty close. A degree or two closer than I thought they would but a record nonetheless. Looks like BOS got to 33F as well. Maybe 34 between obs but I don't have the detailed site up on my phone. Easy record though even with the issues there. 36F was the record at BOS. ORH hit 25F so far. That obliterates the old record of 32F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Putting Doe, Raymie aside . Do we have any wintry prospects next 10 days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Pretty amazing to hold at 32F with full Sunshine. Also amazing when you consider the normal temperature split is 52/34. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 High of 21° at the casa today. Some of those northern Coos sites are going to pull off a high of 9°. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Made it to 23.5°F here today, Normal highs are 42°F, Not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 30 for the high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 8 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Putting Doe, Raymie aside . Do we have any wintry prospects next 10 days? Nothing obvious. Have to watch the d7 system maybe for something sneaky in a marginal airmass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 18 for the low. Man stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Pretty decent overall look in the 11-15 day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 I like eps heading into thanksgiving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I wrote about the D7-9 stuff at length a couple pages ago.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Just now, CoastalWx said: Pretty decent overall look in the 11-15 day. Got quite a bit colder this run. Looked like PNA ridge area got higher heights. -NAO look too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 1 hour ago, weatherwiz said: You're right...wow this didn't even cross my mind. Most airport codes are pretty easy to decipher and piece together but for some reason that thought never occurred to me here. Sometimes I over think and get all bent out of shape instead of trying to put 2 + 2 together Come to Canada where every identifier starts with CY. Then you only have two letters so its tougher to figure out lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Not an extended warmth look going forward on the 12z EPS to end of the run, Would take our chances with seeing something pop in that period. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, weathafella said: I like eps heading into thanksgiving Gefs also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 34 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: Right. That's why it would be really tough to win public opinion on the idea. The idea of mountain lions roaming around the woods and waiting to ambush an unsuspecting hiker triggers our deepest survival instincts which is to focus on and eliminate the predatorial threat. Not the more abstract and modern issue of deer causing car crash fatalities. Sounds kinda awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 28 minutes ago, OSUmetstud said: Come to Canada where every identifier starts with CY. Then you only have two letters so its tougher to figure out lol. Then he’d complain about the occasional CW, CX, or CZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 5 hours ago, ORH_wxman said: Record low maxes today: BOS: 36F (1874) ORH 32F (2013) BDL: 33F (1911) PVD: 37F (1911) CON: 30F (1894) PWM: 33F (1990) BTV: 28F (1916) Hard to see any of these standing up....even the BOS battle of ** vs Oxen of yore Not sure yet of the official high today at PWM, but looks like they crushed that one. Might've been only 26F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 1 hour ago, dendrite said: I prefer natural selection to do it...survival of the fittest. Not hunting down the biggest, strongest one you can find. That's just me though and I accept people hunting even though I'm not a fan of it. Like probably most hunters, I shoot the first deer dumb enough to give me the opportunity. I've passed up fawns, but never an adult (assuming I have an any-deer permit.) Unfortunately, humans have changed ecosystems so "natural selection" has become unnatural. I'm not sure cougars/wolves would be a solution even if society would allow, as they aren't as people-adaptable as coyotes, and would probably stay mostly out of the southern Maine woods where the deer numbers and related issues are greatest. The other problem in cold and snowy climates is that, if there's 100 deer after the hunting seasons and only enough food for 70, it's not as if 30 stop eating on December 1st. Instead, they all eat for 70% of winter and then comes the crunch. In northern Maine, the back-to-back severe winters of 2007-08 and 2008-09 may have killed over half the deer. (I've read that the 1960-61 winter with its 40-50" pack in NNJ killed 1/2 to 2/3 of the deer there.) And losing the deer is bad enough; the damage to the forest may be worse and longer lasting. When the PA Bureau of Forestry, managers of about 2 million acres of state land, underwent auditing for certification of forest sustainability, they nearly failed and essentially were given a "probationary" certificate. The issue was deer herbivory that threatened the sustainability of those forests by eating most of the young trees, especially the most valuable species like oaks, maples and black cherry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 18 minutes ago, MaineJayhawk said: Not sure yet of the official high today at PWM, but looks like they crushed that one. Might've been only 26F we maxed at 23.2f. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Bad thermometer siting and all BOS had a high of 33 which broke the coldest max for the date by 3 degrees. Probably should have been 5-6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 32 minutes ago, tamarack said: Like probably most hunters, I shoot the first deer dumb enough to give me the opportunity. I've passed up fawns, but never an adult (assuming I have an any-deer permit.) Unfortunately, humans have changed ecosystems so "natural selection" has become unnatural. I'm not sure cougars/wolves would be a solution even if society would allow, as they aren't as people-adaptable as coyotes, and would probably stay mostly out of the southern Maine woods where the deer numbers and related issues are greatest. The other problem in cold and snowy climates is that, if there's 100 deer after the hunting seasons and only enough food for 70, it's not as if 30 stop eating on December 1st. Instead, they all eat for 70% of winter and then comes the crunch. In northern Maine, the back-to-back severe winters of 2007-08 and 2008-09 may have killed over half the deer. (I've read that the 1960-61 winter with its 40-50" pack in NNJ killed 1/2 to 2/3 of the deer there.) And losing the deer is bad enough; the damage to the forest may be worse and longer lasting. When the PA Bureau of Forestry, managers of about 2 million acres of state land, underwent auditing for certification of forest sustainability, they nearly failed and essentially were given a "probationary" certificate. The issue was deer herbivory that threatened the sustainability of those forests by eating most of the young trees, especially the most valuable species like oaks, maples and black cherry. The only way to control them is to manage there population, The natural predators are not enough but harsh winters can do a number on the herd or over harvesting there habitat, I believe thats whats driving them to more populous areas besides the fact that more people are feeding them throughout the winters now, I'm doing my best to try to cull the herd, But i'm also selective to the size deer as well, Tomorrow morning looks like our coldest of the season upcoming so it will be a rather chilly sit in the woods, At least the winds should be calm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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