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Post by trapnfish on Oct 19, 2017 21:21:00 GMT -5
Can anyone share some tips on finding hens? Been stomping around the green briers I mean woods with no luck! From what I have read is large oak trees but that hasn't paid off.
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Post by DaveM on Oct 20, 2017 4:27:28 GMT -5
Big oaks that are starting to decline. Rotten spots, hollow ones etc. It was real dry earlier and found just a couple here. Rain and cooling down now, so Im hoping for a second flush here anytime.
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Post by tired of scraping coyotes on Oct 20, 2017 7:19:15 GMT -5
so far all our good trees are barren this year. trees that havn`t failed for 35 years. hoping for a 2nd flush here too but getting late now. found a couple early for the cook out and not a single ones since then. just a bad hen year. no lions mane either this year.
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Post by trapnfish on Oct 20, 2017 11:42:38 GMT -5
So what's the timeline on them growing? Or is all weather permitting? Your cook out is where I first had them and have been looking for them ever since. They are very delicious!
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Post by tired of scraping coyotes on Oct 20, 2017 13:07:16 GMT -5
central indiana latest I ever found in good shape was about oct 20th. normally here it is first 10 days of october. north is a week earlier, south a week later. dave m. may yet get some. here I imagine we are out of luck, rain or not.
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dewey
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Post by dewey on Oct 20, 2017 13:51:26 GMT -5
They sure are good eating, I'll be keeping my eyes open for them next year.
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Post by gameboy on Oct 20, 2017 20:29:25 GMT -5
Concentrate searching old fence lines, log roads, cemeteries or anywhere damage occured to a large black or white oak and sometimes red oak. I am in southern IN and have found them up to the first of December. First hard freeze pretty well ends the season. When you find one, cut it off, don't pull it out.
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Post by trapnfish on Oct 20, 2017 22:06:02 GMT -5
Thank you all. I may give it one more shot after the rain Sunday/Monday.
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Post by gameboy on Oct 29, 2017 16:59:10 GMT -5
Checked several trees today and zippo! This might be a lean year.
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Post by tired of scraping coyotes on Oct 29, 2017 20:09:57 GMT -5
we never did find anymore either.
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Post by DaveM on Oct 30, 2017 4:20:02 GMT -5
me neither.
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Post by gameboy on Nov 19, 2017 18:53:21 GMT -5
Worst year I've had for Hens. We had enough rain to get at least a moderate crop but didn't happen.
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Post by DaveM on Nov 20, 2017 11:59:16 GMT -5
I did some looking over the weekend while deer hunting to see if I found any old dried up frozen ones. Nothing.
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