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Post by ozark on Feb 6, 2009 14:00:24 GMT -5
Just before the ice storm hit I put four hundred pounds of corn and chops in my feeder. I thought I might take a doe with my crossbow for the meat (jerky). I haven't got to the cabin or my hunting shacks to see if it knocked the electricity out up there or if trees and tree limbs have the road blocked. Also, I am wondering if the melting ice put a lot of water in my new wildlife pond. All this is probably somewhere below getting the economy back on a sound footing and the drowth in China. But in a small way I feel relieved knowing that I am not personally responsible for the millions who have lost their jobs. I thought I would ask you guys to help me pay off the national debt but have decided to hold off on that for awhile. I wouldn't want all those people in elected office to take credit for something we on this forum done. Ozark
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Post by whyohe on Feb 6, 2009 14:06:35 GMT -5
ozark i hope the weather gets better for you and others down there soon so yunz can get you lives back to some normalcy. i hope your shack and feeders are ok . im sure your pond has some water now from the melt off. as to the economy.... well we can discuss that on your back porch  |
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Post by chuck41 on Feb 7, 2009 1:14:45 GMT -5
Just before the ice storm hit I put four hundred pounds of corn and chops in my feeder. I thought I might take a doe with my crossbow for the meat (jerky). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ozark Its Feb now Ozark. Can't hunt them jerky does near your feeder any more, even if the road is cleared. (However, if you nail one of those pesky destructive bears I'm sure your neighbors won't say a word.) |
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Post by ozark on Feb 7, 2009 9:16:13 GMT -5
That is right. Thanks Chuck. I will have to forget that one. Last night in bed I got to thinking about the ice storm we have had recently and remembering ones in the past. This time there wasn't much ice on the surface of the ground but too much above ground. I have seen the ground covered good but little on stuff above ground. Must have something to do with the tempature of the ground while the moisture is falling.
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Post by wilmsmeyer on Feb 7, 2009 10:20:41 GMT -5
Limbs and other suspended things assume air temp very quickly in comparison to the ground. When rain falls from a warmer upper layer of air, the rain will freeze on frozen surfaces...i.e. limbs, bridges, powerlines.
An ice storm is basically a rain event....the rain frezzing on contact. We get these every year...usually not with intensity because the conditions in the upper atmosphere and on the ground must be ideal and sustained. Usually they are more localized events where specific elevations are hit. When the BIG ONE's hit, they can be epic! 1991 gave us one like you have. I think yours is worse and more widespread.
The day after is like "WOW....what a wonderland" The weeks that follow suck.
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