That's got to be towards mid of the continent right now.
I know Calgary was at -50C lately.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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I know Calgary was at -50C lately.
No snow here , we had 2 snow events so far but they were very short lived .
Last year we had a white Christmas, this year rain and mud. Got both doors open now with the ceiling fan on. Inside the house its 75 and I am considering turning on the AC.
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Would be nice to have PT pallets and that size, too.
Since we're posting hunting pics here (lol), I'll share one with you that may be of interest. We finally got migrators this week, and I harvested this duck yesterday. A Black Mallard (cross). Beautiful bird. I love the chestnut color. I thought they were rare, but I found out later that a Mallard will hump anything with webbed feet. When I was younger, I stupidly had a Black Mallard mounted thinking is was special. Didn't have the chest color of this one, but more like a Mallard Hen. Maybe some of you've already run across these mixes.
Love the well used 870! Easily my favorite pump behind the Model 12.
Hoping they last longer than the untreated pallets . I'm getting 20 tons of gravel for the upper drive and stacking area . That alone should help even the untreated last
That's my first shotgun I bought used many years ago when I started duck hunting. It had a 30" Full choke barrel and coupled with lead loads, was deadly. I've tried to take care of it, but dings happen. That barrel, now is my turkey barrel. Since steel came out, I went with choke tube barrel.
My 870 is my favorite shotgun! Bought it new when I was 18 in 1970 (first gun I did not have to take a parent with me to buy).
Came with a 28" mod choke bead barrel that took ducks and grouse and won lots of turkey shoots.
More recently put a 28" vent rib poly choke barrel on it, and also used a Hastings rifled/cantilever barrel to take my Buck this year.
Came with a 28" mod choke bead barrel that took ducks and grouse and won lots of turkey shoots.
More recently put a 28" vent rib poly choke barrel on it, and also used a Hastings rifled/cantilever barrel to take my Buck this year.
I stayed in my stand till dark tonight, it was the last day of deer hunting this year, and my last day in my 60s. Next year my age will start with a 7!
The 6" Spike I harvested a few weeks ago made it 6 years in a row I have taken deer (7 deer total), a personal best for me.
They include 2 with the Cross Bow, 3 with the MZ, one with a rifle and one with a shotgun. 2 does, a Spike, a 4 pt, a 7 pt and 2 - 8 pt bucks.
I guess it's not a bad way to go out of my 60s!
I'm hoping I will be just as good in my 70s! Fingers crossed!
The 6" Spike I harvested a few weeks ago made it 6 years in a row I have taken deer (7 deer total), a personal best for me.
They include 2 with the Cross Bow, 3 with the MZ, one with a rifle and one with a shotgun. 2 does, a Spike, a 4 pt, a 7 pt and 2 - 8 pt bucks.
I guess it's not a bad way to go out of my 60s!
I'm hoping I will be just as good in my 70s! Fingers crossed!
Yeah, but what was the humidity
.That's cold
.We were listening to the radio a bit ago and heard the woman saw single digits, I was like what did she say
. The wife confirmed she said single digits, so I looked, nothing in the next week in the forecast, but Thursday they said a low of 11. You guys need to keep that stuff up north lol.First scrounge of the yr, well sort of, cost me 35.
It's not new, but it's in much better shape than mine. Mine has some gnarly cracks in the tub that I've repaired with zip ties but broke them back open. The good thing is I made a "liner for it that should fit right in this one
.The things you see in it aren't the cracks, just some ivy or something like that.
I switched over to gravel only ( several inches deep) 2 years ago and so far so good. No more pallets for me unless I start having issues.
Has anyone done this long term?
I hope you have many more! And I hope I'm still duck hunting in my 70s. I don't deer hunt, but I love deer meat. My Brother bow hunts, but has come up short the last couple of years. He only has a small area to hunt. Want to send me some of your extra deer meat (hint-hint, ....just kidding).
In order to counter my usual lack of photo input here, I took the camera outside after I finished shoveling. Here's a view toward the woodshed 
the wood-hauler trailer on the left. Used it to haul scrounged stone Weds. & Thurs.--didn't photo any of that. Too busy shifting stone to hoist a camera.
Then a shot of our Aliner popup camper. This thing is so cool--unlike a typical popup trailer it erects in under a minute (plus a minute to crank down the rear stabilizer feet) and goes back to travel position in under a minute. I leave it in up position when not in use, so as to avoid longterm compression of the springs that push the top open. I had it down in travel position for several days this week, as Thursday's crazy wind was predicted and I did not want to risk seeing that thing blow downhill. Glad I did, as semis were blown off the road nearby.
Then on toward the wood supply. Under the canvas tarp (left) is what I'm currently burning this winter, wood that I processed in 2020.
Then a view of the full woodshed and the piles, right & left, of new harvest.
And last, a closer view of the woodshed. The light was very cool a little earlier, which sent me after the camera. Less spectacular here, but still a nice look. Either of those two upright rounds of Doug Fir in front make a nice seat at sundown to enjoy either my pipe or a glass of alcoholic cheer.
the wood-hauler trailer on the left. Used it to haul scrounged stone Weds. & Thurs.--didn't photo any of that. Too busy shifting stone to hoist a camera.Then a shot of our Aliner popup camper. This thing is so cool--unlike a typical popup trailer it erects in under a minute (plus a minute to crank down the rear stabilizer feet) and goes back to travel position in under a minute. I leave it in up position when not in use, so as to avoid longterm compression of the springs that push the top open. I had it down in travel position for several days this week, as Thursday's crazy wind was predicted and I did not want to risk seeing that thing blow downhill. Glad I did, as semis were blown off the road nearby.
Then on toward the wood supply. Under the canvas tarp (left) is what I'm currently burning this winter, wood that I processed in 2020.
Then a view of the full woodshed and the piles, right & left, of new harvest.
And last, a closer view of the woodshed. The light was very cool a little earlier, which sent me after the camera. Less spectacular here, but still a nice look. Either of those two upright rounds of Doug Fir in front make a nice seat at sundown to enjoy either my pipe or a glass of alcoholic cheer.In my yard, the gravel would sink into the soil and i'd be back to buried wood. It's now Winter and I've got wood that still needs to be stacked. Just waiting for me to get out there and block up my new pallets to keep them out of the mud. Hope it works for you though.
Man I hate that white stuff! But then in your neck of the woods, I don't think you can avoid it. I like that camper. I saw one recently for sale in my area, but I passed on it because I was afraid the side panels would not seal out rain well enough.
I put number 2 down first then some smaller stuff that easier to walk on. The number 2’s do ok in these parts but I know soil is different place to place.
Does that hold it together better Bob, sounds crappy to me
.Where's @Philbert when you need him lol.
Good one!!! Round central In, number 2 Is great big stone about the size of a softball.Does that hold it together better Bob, sounds crappy to me
Where's @Philbert when you need him lol.
Could try that method tho , aoc would give me a star on the frigerator for me recycling efforts!!!!
