FEELS GOOD. With temps touching 50, things will feel warm, despite that high being below average.  Use today to get out and kick your weekend off with a little hunting or fishing, as conditions deteriorate rapidly overnight. We talk about that and more in today’s Three Things.

 

Featured Photo: Edges.  The sun breaks over some Coverlocks and grass near New Salem, N.D.

 

WEATHER (Bismarck Forecast):
Today: Fri 10/12 – A “nice” one! Hi 50, Lo 33, Wind SW@11, G18.
Tomorrow:  Sat 10/13 – Winds are back. Hi 39, Lo 30, Wind NW@25, G35

 
SOLUNAR (Bismarck Times):

Sunrise        Sunset
7:57AM       7:01PM

Moonrise      Moonset       Overhead    Underfoot
11:44AM     9:27PM        4:38PM        4:13AM

 

Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent (15% Full)

EDGE HOUR:   4:00-5:00PM.   Moon overhead and warm(ish) temps will give you a boost in today’s Edge Hour.
DAY RATING:

 

THREE THINGS:

EDGE ‘EM.  On warmer days, look for pheasants using grass away from thermal cover that leads up to a food source like a cut field or other foraging area.  Targeting these productive areas where birds can warm up and move about will bring success.

GUSTY.  Tomorrow’s forecast will provide a challenge for hunters as gusts rise to 35 mph at mid-day. Get out early or late for the least windy conditions.

LAME DUCKS.  Members of Congress working on the revamp of this year’s Farm Bill – a huge source of conservation funding and the program which sets CRP and other set aside quotas – have kicked the can down the road until after the mid-term elections.  We’ll see what comes of those discussions, as SNAP terms still hold conservation programs hostage.

 

Stay Sharp!