Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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nomad_archer
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Here's what I found. Borax or salt the skin and let it dry then freeze in a zip lock for a few days to kill any critters. Then you are good to go. Thanks for taking the time to do this svk. I appreciate it.
Still no deer but I really should be squirrel hunting. There is a ton of them.
Still no deer but I really should be squirrel hunting. There is a ton of them.
Those are ringnecks aka ringbills which are closely related, significantly more plentiful and slightly smaller then true bluebills. We get a "frostyback" blue bill every so often though.
Will do. I have never skun a grouse before so fortunately I have two to practice on. I will try to avoid incisions where the more mottled feathers are as I am sure that is what you are after. Both of these have awesome tail feathers too.
panolo
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nomad_archer
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Perfect. PM me your address when you have a second. Don't worry about covering postage, just pay it forward.
Ironically the best looking ringnecks I ever saw were out in golf course ponds in Palm Springs CA. Full winter plumage birds and you could even see the ring on their neck.
Those tyres on your truck must be pretty good!
kingOFgEEEks
Out, standing in my field.
They're actually garbage Goodyears, but they have a 10 ply rating, so they put up with the weight.
That truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 lbs, and weighs a tick over 5,000 with me in the driver's seat, so I can legally put almost 2 short tons in the bed (1.8 metric tonnes). Not bad for a 30 year old truck.
kingOFgEEEks
Out, standing in my field.
Also, I want to point out that the wood in the first pic was cut and piled on the ground for 2 years. Lots of fungus and mold to be found in the stuff on the bottom. This is the specific reason why I've switched to stacking everything on pallets - you might sacrifice the wood pallet, but you save your wood from getting all funky.
I know this has been debated here in the past, but the proof is in the pudding. The wood from the second pic was stacked in a windrow, on the ground, for 2 years. The bottom pieces are a little moldy, but the upper pieces are clean as a whistle.
I know this has been debated here in the past, but the proof is in the pudding. The wood from the second pic was stacked in a windrow, on the ground, for 2 years. The bottom pieces are a little moldy, but the upper pieces are clean as a whistle.
Got after one of my downed yard trees and the ATV hardwood scrounge this afternoon. It's again a completely unseasonable 63 degrees up here so I'm working in jeans and a tshirt.
Then onto the ATV scrounge pile:
Filled up the rack I recently emptied. This is all maple and oak with a bit of elm on the bottom right corner.
Then onto the ATV scrounge pile:
Filled up the rack I recently emptied. This is all maple and oak with a bit of elm on the bottom right corner.
That's all good but was the way they stick to the ground even when the truck is inverted or on a vertical slope that impressed me
(your pictures are rotated 90 and 180 degrees respectively on my puter).
kingOFgEEEks
Out, standing in my field.
That's all good but was the way they stick to the ground even when the truck is inverted or on a vertical slope that impressed me
(your pictures are rotated 90 and 180 degrees respectively on my puter).
I was just trying to make the pics right side up for you Aussies on the bottom of the world!
nomad_archer
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Verdict is in for today... no deer. Getting ready to try again tomorrow.
Here's a similar story but for a different reason .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Christmas_Tree
And the reason .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion
Erik B
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That beaver looks to be putting some screw threads on that tree for some kind of future construction.
Wow, thanks for the info, pretty sad what happened, but that's cool about the tree.
stihly dan
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Thats pretty cool, I didn't know that.
Pulled a few more standing dead spruce out of the creek this evening. Had these yahoos hanging around the whole time so they could snack on the moss hanging in the tops. Even scored a small jag of Red Alder to smoke some salmon with.
