Thread: Well that pesky ground hog says early spring.

Well I myself am ready for a early spring, I have even seen some daffodil flowers blooming. I all ways judge spring by the number of red winged black birds I see and hear when I am out fishing in early February and I have been seeing quite a few. I am leaning towards the early spring due to the tell tell signs I am seeing. Does any one else have small sign or signals from mother nature that they use to quesstamate the arrival of a season or weather pattern?

Well as TonyJohn said dogwoods are a good sign as are many other things in nature that know more than the weather dudes. I listen for the redbirds singing early in the morning as a sign of approaching Spring and warmer weather. Then there's the Pollen and green grass along the roads. With my job it seems I miss all these cause once Spring gets here I'm off doing the shutdowns and missing fishing and Spring Turkey season all together but I need to work so it's a no win situation....currently looking for full time safety positions in the NW AR area so I'm in hopes something comes through there for Spring Hogs baseball along with all the hunting and fishing on weekends that would come with landing a job up that way. Another good way to know the season change is to catch the white bass as they run up river in many area's. It's usually not long after that you can start baiting trotlines and sinking jigs for crappies, maybe 3wks at most after the whites run on most years. Whites equal fun to catch but old Indian told me white's not taste all that good! Gotta cut the red strip out for them to be any good to eat.