My friend used to camp on an island in northern MN. If a bear would swim to the island, it wouldn't leave. He'd talk to the warden and get the ok to dispatch but not until it significantly damaged his storage building.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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SteveSS
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Happy Irish Day, Scroungers!
Reppin' the East Coast from the Midwest on St. Patty's Day.....this used to be my shirt until my belly swolled up and I couldn't wear it anymore.
Crabcake Factory, Ocean City, MD.
Reppin' the East Coast from the Midwest on St. Patty's Day.....this used to be my shirt until my belly swolled up and I couldn't wear it anymore.
Crabcake Factory, Ocean City, MD. 
Just scrounged a trailer load. Tree service buddy told me they were cutting lots of maple and ash. Mostly silver maple, but scroungers can't be choosers. Figure about a cord and a half. Trailer is 16' long and 8' wide, 5' sidewalls. Some nice straight grained rounds. Some of the ash was pushed up in piles, not fun digging out. Couple good logs tho.
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Stihl mad in kiwi country
I had a nice scrounge today I got some spruce I think you guys call it very smelly wood be good for the fire not this winter but the winter after
I've burnt almost 2 cord of spruce this year , while not a good overnight wood because of the short burn time it is great wood and low ash . I'd burn silver maple but I've never seen bigger than about 4" up here before it dies off .
mainewoods
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One thing I do like about spruce is that the chicks dig it when you come inside smelling like a Christmas tree, after cuttin' all day. Makes 'em feel all warm and fuzzy is my guess. That all fades quickly though, when they do the laundry!
? clint, you mean to say that the chick's don't like the smell of a cutter after cutting pin oak? maybe not as much as cedar hey or spruce! lol
Erik B
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What's wrong with a bit of 'eau de chainsaw'
Snow day here , a plow passed by a 5:00am only 1 lane open , I've got 4' drifts and 18" on the flats winds picking up this afternoon .
I've got to shovel a path to the woodpile so I can shovel the snow off my scrounged wood
Last weekends snow event , how an 85 yr old fella shovelled .
http://video.theloop.ca/health/heal...ow-drift/4117613448001?sort=start_date&page=1
I've got to shovel a path to the woodpile so I can shovel the snow off my scrounged wood
Last weekends snow event , how an 85 yr old fella shovelled .
http://video.theloop.ca/health/heal...ow-drift/4117613448001?sort=start_date&page=1
I was wondering why I didn't know about that tax credit, then I realized .... CANADA!!!!
Good for you guys, we aren't that bright!
Good for you guys, we aren't that bright!
Ambull01
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Do ya'll cut/scrounge in the rain? Supposed to rain on Friday but I still want to get some scrounge work done. From what I've read the rain shouldn't harm the chainsaw
nomad_archer
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I dont mess around in the rain. It is to easy to slip and twist an ankle, knee, back etc. Last think I want to do is to fall carrying a saw. I have gotten caught in the rain humping out rounds and in those cases I finished hauling out my rounds so someone else didnt decide they were for the taking. I try to avoid the rain, I dont like drying out the saw and all my gear. Plus chaps are heavy enough without adding water to the mix.
Ultimately, I dont like working in the rain. I would find something else to do lord knows I have enough projects to keep me busy for years and years.
Ultimately, I dont like working in the rain. I would find something else to do lord knows I have enough projects to keep me busy for years and years.
nomad_archer
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So I gave in and fired up my moisture meter - old smokey in the basement today. The yard was frozen from the wind and 17 degree temps last night from a high of 60. I was tired of the furnace running and being cold. Looks like I am going to be burning into April looking at the weather forecast.
Well got a bit more to haul in this morning, I hope the snow lasts till after Easter.
Great picture! Little one is having fun and your vintage sled is in perfect shape!!
That's a nice little scrounge setup. I'd like something like that to pull a nice big sled. I was using mine but it's a trail sled and not a work horse.
Ambull01
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I agree with the other gents, that pic is awesome! Almost makes me wish I lived further north.
Ambull01
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Going off scrounging topic again just for one post.
Check this site out: http://homemadestrength.blogspot.com/2011/04/foam-rolling-is-for-church-moms_24.html
Tells you how to make your own foam roller. This thing is freaking awesome to work out the kinks/soreness from your lower back after scrounging/sitting in a chair all day. No massage has ever really been able to get deep into my muscles to really loosen up my back except this. It's also great for hamstrings, quads, etc. The site also shows you how to build your own bench, squat stands, deadlift platform, etc.
Check this site out: http://homemadestrength.blogspot.com/2011/04/foam-rolling-is-for-church-moms_24.html
Tells you how to make your own foam roller. This thing is freaking awesome to work out the kinks/soreness from your lower back after scrounging/sitting in a chair all day. No massage has ever really been able to get deep into my muscles to really loosen up my back except this. It's also great for hamstrings, quads, etc. The site also shows you how to build your own bench, squat stands, deadlift platform, etc.
Yep 248CC 's of pure joy. Two loads in the sleigh on moderate ground makes for a single cord.
