No Profanity *** No Flaming *** No Advertising *** No Anti Trappers ***NO POLITICS
No Non-Target Catches *** No Links to Anti-trapping Sites *** No Avoiding Profanity Filter


Home~Trap Talk~ADC Forum~Trap Shed~Wilderness Trapping~International Trappers~Fur Handling

Auction Forum~Trapper Tips~Links~Gallery~Basic Sets~Convention Calendar~Chat~ Trap Collecting Forum

Trapper's Humor~Strictly Trapping~Fur Buyers Directory~Mugshots~Fur Sale Directory~Wildcrafting~The Pen and Quill

Trapper's Tales~Words From The Past~Legends~Archives~Kids Forum~Lure Formulators Forum~ Fermenter's Forum


~~~ Dobbins' Products Catalog ~~~


Minnesota Trapline Products
Please support our sponsor for the Trappers Talk Page - Minnesota Trapline Products


Print Thread
Hop To
Page 1 of 2 1 2
Wind won’t stop blowing #8405798
05/19/25 09:35 AM
05/19/25 09:35 AM
Joined: Dec 2010
Central, SD
Law Dog Offline OP
trapper
Law Dog  Offline OP
trapper

Joined: Dec 2010
Central, SD
Never seen it so windy as it’s been the last several weeks. I mean it’s windy in the spring here but this year’s exceptional winds it’s going to tough on the birds. I sprayed weeds the other day and counted 6 nests that blew down so far. Most were stringy grass nests no mud guessing doves then I found a couple dove feather piles also.

Over the last 3-4 weeks I don’t think it was calm more than a handful of days, whitecaps on the lake now the wind blew all night and it’s still blowing strong. Cool, wet and windy won’t help the turkeys and pheasants or the song birds but the bird houses should be ok they are solid and protected.

It’s been going on for to long to not do some damage maybe the birds will renest if the wind ever stops.


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8405802
05/19/25 09:42 AM
05/19/25 09:42 AM
Joined: Dec 2011
MT
S
snowy Offline
trapper
snowy  Offline
trapper
S

Joined: Dec 2011
MT
I think we forget from years in the past about the wind we have had the years before. Here in Montana the wind is terrible, I always have to laugh when people here say the wind doesn't blow like other states, it blow worse. Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota the winds blow all the time and is unbearable a lot of the times.


Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8405805
05/19/25 09:55 AM
05/19/25 09:55 AM
Joined: Dec 2010
Central, SD
Law Dog Offline OP
trapper
Law Dog  Offline OP
trapper

Joined: Dec 2010
Central, SD
When it blows a cage trap over you have some wind going. LOL


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8405850
05/19/25 11:16 AM
05/19/25 11:16 AM
Joined: Dec 2011
MT
S
snowy Offline
trapper
snowy  Offline
trapper
S

Joined: Dec 2011
MT
People in Great Falls, Livingston and Glacier area walk tilted to one side for life. The eastern half is just as bad.


Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8405924
05/19/25 02:32 PM
05/19/25 02:32 PM
Joined: Mar 2010
S.C. Montana
M
MTtraps Offline
trapper
MTtraps  Offline
trapper
M

Joined: Mar 2010
S.C. Montana
With this kidney failure I've lost a lot of weight, average around 114 lbs now. The wind has a lot of fun with me, knocking me around. We're in a gap in the hills and the wind funnels through like crazy, every thing I built I had to overbuild to withstand the wind

Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8405969
05/19/25 03:53 PM
05/19/25 03:53 PM
Joined: Mar 2018
Missouri
H
HayDay Offline
trapper
HayDay  Offline
trapper
H

Joined: Mar 2018
Missouri
Whenever I think or the west and the wind, am reminded of a time as a kid when we drove from MO to CO........dodging tumbleweeds. And also have flashbacks to ending credits of Gunsmoke. That tree over boot hill.......bent over from the wind.





Easy to vote your way into socialism, but impossible to vote your way out of it.
Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8405973
05/19/25 03:58 PM
05/19/25 03:58 PM
Joined: Dec 2010
Central, SD
Law Dog Offline OP
trapper
Law Dog  Offline OP
trapper

Joined: Dec 2010
Central, SD
The saying here is if the wind stops blowing the cows would tip over from leaning into the wind so much. It’s been so gloomy I’ll need to plug I’m my solar watch before the battery dies if the sun doesn’t show up soon.


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: snowy] #8405978
05/19/25 04:08 PM
05/19/25 04:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2007
iowa
B
bogio Offline
trapper
bogio  Offline
trapper
B

Joined: Dec 2007
iowa
Hunted around Livingston several years ago. The wind would string the snot and spit out of you for three feet! Never experienced anything like that before or since!

Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8405996
05/19/25 04:43 PM
05/19/25 04:43 PM
Joined: Dec 2006
coastal ny
G
gcs Offline
trapper
gcs  Offline
trapper
G

Joined: Dec 2006
coastal ny
Here on the coast it's been the windiest winter in my memory, not just wind but 30 knot plus winds, it's blowing hard right now, craziest weather pattern I can remember.

Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8406036
05/19/25 05:50 PM
05/19/25 05:50 PM
Joined: Apr 2007
ohio
Ohio Wolverine Offline
trapper
Ohio Wolverine  Offline
trapper

Joined: Apr 2007
ohio
We're getting dust from Texas according to the news.
Walked out to the truck and it was covered in dust.
Chicago had dust so bad it looked like fog.


We have met the enemy and the enemy is us!
Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8406182
05/19/25 11:05 PM
05/19/25 11:05 PM
Joined: Dec 2006
Mt.
g smith Offline
trapper
g smith  Offline
trapper

Joined: Dec 2006
Mt.
If it isint blowing its sucking


You can ride a fast horse slow but you can't ride a slow horse fast .
Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8406189
05/19/25 11:31 PM
05/19/25 11:31 PM
Joined: Aug 2008
Sumner, Mo.
C
claycreech Offline
trapper
claycreech  Offline
trapper
C

Joined: Aug 2008
Sumner, Mo.
Headed to Montana on a turkey hunt. Wind screamed all the way out here. And rained most of the trip.
Not a good travel day lol

Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8406201
05/20/25 12:01 AM
05/20/25 12:01 AM
Joined: Jan 2008
Alaska and Washington State
W
waggler Offline
trapper
waggler  Offline
trapper
W

Joined: Jan 2008
Alaska and Washington State
Sounds like you guys have never been to Adak.


"My life is better than your vacation"
Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8406301
05/20/25 08:42 AM
05/20/25 08:42 AM
Joined: Dec 2016
Jackson Co, KS
N
NEYotetrapper Offline
trapper
NEYotetrapper  Offline
trapper
N

Joined: Dec 2016
Jackson Co, KS
We had just the opposite last week for a few days..... almost dead calm EXTREMELY unusual for this time of year. Both of our farms are on a hills so it almost always feels windy. It was a little eerie when the wind isn't howling. No worries I think we are supposed to make up for it this week. LOL

Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8406320
05/20/25 09:04 AM
05/20/25 09:04 AM
Joined: Dec 2010
Central, SD
Law Dog Offline OP
trapper
Law Dog  Offline OP
trapper

Joined: Dec 2010
Central, SD
Wet today gloomy but the wind is down for a bit some lousy spring weather, not good for the ground birds I’d guess.

My buddy in MO by the Truman dam said a tornado might of gone through that area last night.

Last edited by Law Dog; 05/20/25 09:07 AM.

Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8406337
05/20/25 09:38 AM
05/20/25 09:38 AM
Joined: Mar 2010
wyoming southeast
D
danvee Offline
trapper
danvee  Offline
trapper
D

Joined: Mar 2010
wyoming southeast
We have had spring winds like I have never seen wont let up.

Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8406386
05/20/25 11:06 AM
05/20/25 11:06 AM
Joined: Feb 2008
NE Indiana
L
Larry Hall Offline
trapper
Larry Hall  Offline
trapper
L

Joined: Feb 2008
NE Indiana
Here to Law Dog, been awfully windy fishing the last month - just fighting the boat all the time.. but i've been persevering!! LOL

Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8406397
05/20/25 11:23 AM
05/20/25 11:23 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
T
Trapper7 Offline
trapper
Trapper7  Offline
trapper
T

Joined: Dec 2006
MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
I know what you mean. So many years of going west elk hunting, the winds were always blowing across the Dakotas and Wyoming. Lots of white knuckle driving if it was snowing.


You know you're a lousy driver when Siri says, "In 400 feet, stop and let me out!"
Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8406405
05/20/25 11:41 AM
05/20/25 11:41 AM
Joined: Apr 2012
Near Gardiner MT
E
Elkguy Offline
trapper
Elkguy  Offline
trapper
E

Joined: Apr 2012
Near Gardiner MT
I hate the wind but it sure makes me appreciate the calm days.


CBCS
Re: Wind won’t stop blowing [Re: Law Dog] #8406437
05/20/25 12:34 PM
05/20/25 12:34 PM
Joined: Mar 2013
Michigan
S
swamp Offline
trapper
swamp  Offline
trapper
S

Joined: Mar 2013
Michigan
We probably don't compare to most states, but it sure has been windy here as well. I too hate the wind, I work outside every day and it sure takes the fire out of you. I have a classmate that lives in Wyoming, he told me we have no idea what wind is compared to Wyoming. They can have it.

Page 1 of 2 1 2
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread