I had read that all corvids were very suseptable to the West Nile virus, but, I can honestly say I still see plenty of ravens, jays, crows and whiskey jacks every time I'm in the northern part of MN. If they have suffered, you can't tell it by me.
After last years rosy reports, and my poor results, I will take DNR reporting on just about anything with a 3/4 ton pickup full pinch of salt.
In MN, we are suffering the foolish leadership of one Mark "Mumbles" Dayton, and careening from one disaster to another in state governance. MN Sure, MN Lars, millions in state day care funds leaving the country to finance Somali rebels, oldsters being robbed, murdered, butt raped and beaten in state inspected nursing homes, and these are simply the ones that made the news. The DNR is chronically underfunded, and mismanaged. We [censored] about the hunting and access, but, the entire state governance is a dumpster fire, here, today.
I am hoping for far better leadership in the state, this fall.
Best,
Ted
