Ryan Groat
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My dad had luck this morning. Today was opening day of gun season in Mi.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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My dad had luck this morning. Today was opening day of gun season in Mi.
USMC615
Wood's Tougher Than Woodpecker Lips...
Good deal...nice little 8-pointer. I see groceries coming up.
My dad had luck this morning. Today was opening day of gun season in Mi.
I've already spoke with 3 or 4 people that are giving it up this year too, not seeing anything.
I gotta tell ya, the numbers are really down, I don't believe any of them dam DNR statistics, the last 5 years deer have just been slaughtered here in Indiana. I drive to work to Mt Carmel, about 15 miles from me I leave for work at 6 and come home at 1900 , prime times for seeing em, I used to see what I would call herds of them....20 or more. I drive all thru the river bottoms to work, I'm explaining this cause I want you to know this is prime area for deer and they just aren't here, and haven't been for the last 3 years. The last 2 weeks driving to work, I may have seen 10 deer, where as I usually would've already seen a hundred or more.
zogger
Tree Freak
Ryan Groat
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Good day today. I think there is somewhere around 1.5 cords of dead dry ash on the trailer.
A buddy of mine had his placed logged and said take all I want. I think there is around 40 cords. Sad news is he is putting the property up for sale next week.
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Ryan, it might take awhile to sell, haul while you can. Don't forget to do a good job, maybe the next owner won't be a wood burner but would like the place cleaned up. If they are a wood burner they might not have time to cut and you can work out a cutting arrangement deal, 3 for you 1 for them type?
nice haul Ryan.
Good day today. I think there is somewhere around 1.5 cords of dead dry ash on the trailer.
A buddy of mine had his placed logged and said take all I want. I think there is around 40 cords. Sad news is he is putting the property up for sale next week.
looks like your workin that lil green machine pretty good. like Cantoo said .saw saw saw .
Ryan Groat
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That is my current plan. Haul as much as I can in log lengths now to store at my property. If it sells, I will go back and clean up all the brush of the tops I have been working on. As of right now he is cleaning the brush and I'm taking the logs out. It'll be nice if I can get far enough ahead to start paying back some of the equipment I have and give some away to people in our church.
Geez Zogger , you know any trappers , hardwood sawdust is the best floor dry when they're scraping the fat from their pelts .
You want to see that stuff burn LOL
No scrounging today
I realized that I needed more spots to stack and keep it organized so late this afternoon I scrounged 3 pallets and made a spot for the next , next year's wood lol
Now to start filling these racks
You want to see that stuff burn LOL
No scrounging today
I realized that I needed more spots to stack and keep it organized so late this afternoon I scrounged 3 pallets and made a spot for the next , next year's wood lol
Now to start filling these racks
Go ahead and drop them. The trees are not stuck together. It looks that way but they will separate.
Full Chisel
Slingin' Stihls and runnin' Huskies
Scored a nice scrounge of red oak, shagbark hickory and slippery elm the other day. Hellish job getting it out though. The trees had recently been felled and pushed into a pile along with the brush. So I had to slowly hack away at the brush and toss aside to get to the trees underneath, cut the rounds and wheelbarrow them 150' uphill to the truck. Needless to say I got a good workout and that was before the splitting began! The oak and hickory was easy splitting but the elm is a different story and needs the wedge and sledge treatment or I may need to borrow a splitter again.
Congrats to your Dad for that fine looking Deer.
I was just splitting some large Elm yesterday (had to go to vertical mode), sure glad I got that hydro this year, that stuff is tough!
I was just splitting some large Elm yesterday (had to go to vertical mode), sure glad I got that hydro this year, that stuff is tough!
MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
You bringing your .06 and .270 Short Mag this year Uncle Mike? Or the 300win as the back up??
MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
You get a chance to play with either of the rim fires your holding onto too?
I don't think my body is made out of muscle and blood. It sure feels more like it's made out of mud. I dragged the splitter out and went after some of the hickory that was delivered last week and a few of the cherry chunks from a month or two ago. Then stacked most of that along with the ash that had already been split with the Fiskars. Sure felt like it was 16 tons anyway...
Full Chisel
Slingin' Stihls and runnin' Huskies
Tougher than woodpecker lips, it is! I may just wait until we get some subfreezing days to try to split those rounds. The maul was just bouncing off them!
My hydro goes through them, then I still have to pry them apart from the grains that are still holding on. You need both the hydro and Fiskars to properly deal with them!
Matt, 06 & 270 Short Mag.
No, not yet.
Matt, 06 & 270 Short Mag.
No, not yet.
MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
Uncle Mike, Ill bring up my lil fiskars I bought just for the hydro splitter. Your gonna love it.....
OK, never need the Hydro for that Ash or Cherry though. I still may take a day and go up with the new barrel stove & door.
I am also getting a 36" b&c, and your Dad is getting a 241, may pick them up at the same time (if they are available).
I am also getting a 36" b&c, and your Dad is getting a 241, may pick them up at the same time (if they are available).
