Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[SS396driver]

Oh and I’m smoking some ribs St Louis and baby backs . Chicken thighs are going on in about an hour

 

[WoodAbuser]

Wife is in Buffalo stepson had his wisdom teeth removed surgically. She called this morning and said the stupid neighbor must have hit something with the excavator they are using . Rocked some stuff off the shelf and a picture fell. Didn’t think anything of it and then I hear on the news the Buffalo area was rocked by a 3.8 earthquake.

Wow that excavator really really hit something.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Oh and I’m smoking some ribs St Louis and baby backs . Chicken thighs are going on in about an hour View attachment 1055719View attachment 1055718View attachment 1055716

 

[ElevatorGuy]

Caught this one sale at Home Depot. Over 50% off, came with a 6 ah h.o. Battery and the 3’ extension. Just tried it out, gonna work great around the house.

 

[turnkey4099]

Got some good fire starter there .

Anybody near who runs chickens will really love them. I can't keep my neighbor stocked up.

 

[farmer steve]

Oh and I’m smoking some ribs St Louis and baby backs . Chicken thighs are going on in about an hour View attachment 1055719View attachment 1055718View attachment 1055716

Looks tasty. You forgot to mention what kind of wood you're using though.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

credit where credit due! no debate, imo...

i like a lot of what SR posts... and the kid, too!

for whatever... the pix of the kid and the bear with the rifle is a FTW for me!

i subscribe to the kid's background and life-style.. i do not think is BS's anyone!! and i do not think the bear/KK pix was shopped!

>Well, quite frankly is an insult.
it read that way to me, too! just sayin'... (BS meter?? )

guess what i am saying is i am waiting for SR's bear kills and bear foto album....

This is a photo of a young sow with cubs.THREE BIG CUBS!

The circle represents where her and her babies were laying when I broke up and over the bench meeting her face to face! I threw down on them instantly but gracefully then started slowly backing off while at the same time saying in a calm normal voice. "Im leaving now Mamma! Im leaving now Mamma!" She was a very good mother and stayed as calm and collective as I did. If not more. She started pushing her cubs up twords the base of the mountain while continuously looking back and forth at me and her cubs. She would stop in short intervals and stare me down during the whole encounter until she and her young stood for a moment long enough for the photo. As if they were saying. "Okay take a quick pic. You've earned it!" We both kept our cool! That is why it turned out as best as it possibly could! Very very seldom do you see a sow this young in the Southeast Kodiak section. With three cubs this size. A Boar would have normally got at least one of them by this point. These cubs are two and a half years old and at the stage of learning how to hunt and helping Mom hunt in the process! Any decision she made on me. Her kids are most likely going to back her play at this age. Not always, but a good chance of it! I jumped a young sow "BY SUPPRISE" while nursing her kids. All at twenty yards away gentleman! TWENTY YSRDS!!! Do you know how may people have been mauled in this type of situation simply by just losing their cool with fast sudden movements along with yells or screams??? Four bear and four rounds in my 06! Bottom line. They could have easily had my a** no matter what I was packing! Im just glad it went smooth and I got a chance to snap a couple pictures "after" we all opened up the gap between us!

Green line represents edge of bench. Red circle was the position of the sow nursing her cubs behind the willow brush. White line is where I hiked up and broke up on top of the bench. Little red dot is where Mama stopped and I got a quick photo opportunity.

This is just one of many many non violent close encounters Ive had with bear. Im talking hundreds! I'm just glad the number of violent encounters is much smaller!
However, don't pay any attention to me! All my experience is based on second hand and third hand knowledge and all my stories are lies

Keep in mind! I hunt solo 95% of the time on the Island. I most often have no partner or guide to back me up! That's why after 20+ years of hunting with a 30-06 in country home to the largest Brow Bear in the world. When hunting these days? I now, "BRING ENOUGH GUN!!!"

 

[farmer steve]

2 more buckets of ash this morning. Had to make a beer and 2 stroke mix run and forgot the 2nd pic. The wood inspector passed the first bucket.

 

[SS396driver]

@farmer steve -Looks tasty. You forgot to mention what kind of wood you're using though.

I’m using a mix of cherry and hickory . Had to put some of the chicken on this smoker not enough room on the Weber smoker

 

[turnkey4099]

First try of the 400C did not go well. Got my cutting rack set up and loaded with limbs then fueled and oiled the saw. Set master control lever to 'start' finding out that it takes a very firm push to get it to latch. Pull and only get one compression. After that one it felt like If I pulled any harder the cord would break. After a lot of one compression pulls Igave up and took the 60 mile round triop to the dealer. He showed me that it just takes a good firm pull. Fired right up. I tried it and no problem at all. I really didn't mind the trip all that much, wind was blowing pretty stiff and felt like it was coming off a glacier.

I did pick up a 25" skip tooth to replace the safety chain. I had forgotten to ask for one on it when I bought the saw.

Try number 2 in the morning. I'm not expecting any problems.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

2 more buckets of ash this morning. Had to make a beer and 2 stroke mix run and forgot the 2nd pic. The wood inspector passed the first bucket.
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How many horses power is that blue wood handling apparatus?

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I'll say this! Ive Never! Never in my life seen a bear charge in a zig zag pattern! NEVER! It was always Straight in or a big sweeping turn. Usually to the left.
Plenty of bear charging videos on you tube. If anyone comes across a video of one charging in a zig zag? Id love to see it!

Zig zag???

SR and KK, perhaps I'm the 3rd spoke in this discussion, but I think there are a few things we can all agree on, and I appreciate all the information from everyone. As I have stated before, what you choose to use is your own personal decision, but additional knowledge is always good.

1) I always prefaced using the largest caliber you can shoot well (which will vary by shooter). A larger caliber is no replacement for accuracy, but if someone shoots a large caliber well than there is no downside to using it.

2) Your example with the 458 reveals what my ballistic testing identified ... I would not shoot whitetail deer with some of the bullets they load at the factory. I have also read of African hunters being very disappointed with the penetration of 458 factory bullets, so your comment did not surprise me. A bear usually has a layer of fat that will often block a blood trail if the bullet does not exit.

I believe in using premium bullets, and both the Barnes X bullets that I like, and the Nosler Partitions that SR likes are premium bullets that will outperform most of the factory loadings. Both of these bullets will open on a lung shot, but also stay together if they strike heavy bone. A Black Bear does not have the bones of a Grizzly, but they are about 10X tougher than a Whitetail, so (IMO) having proper bullets is important. I know someone who shot a Black Bear (in the Adirondacks) and the bullet blew up on the front leg bone. Luckily another hunter he was with finished it off with a 338 Win Mag.

So, no matter where you hunt, or what you are hunting for, it is always good to be prepared! If I ever inadvertently get between a bear and her cubs, I would much rather be carrying a 338-06 than a 243.

I know people can fell a 5' diameter Oak with a 50 cc saw, but I would much rather have a 90 cc saw in that situation (see, we are on topic).

Mike, I can't disagree with your post, and apparently your reading and compression skills are better than KK's, as I never said bears zig zag, I said they "appear" to zig zag, it's because they have a "little" sideways gate, but in fact they do make an small arc most of the time. The way they hold their body it looks different.

They aren't all that hard to hit the CNS, and any decent caliber with a decent bullet will do the job.

Who ever said they were waiting for my bear picts., they will be waiting a long time, because first of all, my best bear hunting was before digital, and worse yet, I had my house burn to the ground and I lost most everything including most of my hunting picts..

SR

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Mike, I can't disagree with your post, and apparently your reading and compression skills are better than KK's, as I never said bears zig zag, I said they "appear" to zig zag, it's because they have a "little" sideways gate, but in fact they do make an small arc most of the time. The way they hold their body it looks different.

They aren't all that hard to hit the CNS, and any decent caliber with a decent bullet will do the job.

Who ever said they were waiting for my bear picts., they will be waiting a long time, because first of all, my best bear hunting was before digital, and worse yet, I had my house burn to the ground and I lost most everything including most of my hunting picts..

SR

Im sorry to hear that! Sincerely!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

When one is coming hot through thick cover and over uneven terrain. Hitting the CNS may not be hard for some, but it sure can not be easy also! Under that type of pressure and especially with no back up. One better not screw up!! That is all. I don't want to start another debate, so no need to reply to this SR.

 

[farmer steve]

How many horses power is that blue wood handling apparatus?

55. REPORTEDLY.

 

[farmer steve]

First try of the 400C did not go well. Got my cutting rack set up and loaded with limbs then fueled and oiled the saw. Set master control lever to 'start' finding out that it takes a very firm push to get it to latch. Pull and only get one compression. After that one it felt like If I pulled any harder the cord would break. After a lot of one compression pulls Igave up and took the 60 mile round triop to the dealer. He showed me that it just takes a good firm pull. Fired right up. I tried it and no problem at all. I really didn't mind the trip all that much, wind was blowing pretty stiff and felt like it was coming off a glacier.

I did pick up a 25" skip tooth to replace the safety chain. I had forgotten to ask for one on it when I bought the saw.

Try number 2 in the morning. I'm not expecting any problems.

I really think the rope on that saw could be a tad shorter. My 400 is usually 4 pulls.

 

[SS396driver]

All done 48 make that 47 chicken thighs had to test one . I let them rest in the oven for an hour .




2 racks of St Louis style and 2 baby backs

 

[JimR]

Supposedly a sign on a trail in Alaska. I wanna know what caliber you use for the critter in the lower right corner.
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You need a Sasquatch .500 Magnum hollowpoint for that beast.

 

[JimR]

Had to drop a 20" Ash today. That little 550xp sure does have fun cutting these up. Tomorrow's Ash will be half that size. My neighbor out back at the farm messaged me when this one hit the frozen ground. The farm is called Echo Farm. It is 300 - 350 yards out behind my house. She wanted to know if I was alright because she heard a big crash. The Ash that I am dropping are dead and the tops explode on impact.

 

[MechanicMatt]

Timber wolf is another name in the game. I've worked on several of their smaller processors. Seemed like decent machines.

My bro-in-law has a TW with a 6 way and log lift mounted on his 3pt. We can processes some serious wood with that machine