Great technique just sucks have to go thru that bs
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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At least in the past few years it's happened less and less. Not as many people hunting anymore
Yea the younger guys can shoot deer on their phones now. Without the revenue of hunters wildlife management suffers. Also people are scared to admit they hunt for fear of the woke mob crap
On Wed/Thurs we set up this hunting bench on my upstate property and cleared a shooting lane (as we did for 3 other stands). It is a lot of work clearing shooting lanes up there. Imagine needing to count 3 points on a side through this crap! (Hold still deer, turn a little ...)
This will be good for the beginner hunters who do not want to climb a tree stand and need a shooting bench to steady their aim.
This will be good for the beginner hunters who do not want to climb a tree stand and need a shooting bench to steady their aim.
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Also put a 14" wide live edge Red Oak shelf above the coat rack (replaced a 2 X 6 piece of wood), and took a couple of pics of the view on the way down (one with telephoto). That is the beginning of the Cannonsville Reservoir, the last one in the NYC system (the aqueduct is 97 miles).
The wider shelf will preclude things from falling behind it, and milled wood is more appropriate for a hunting cabin!
The wider shelf will preclude things from falling behind it, and milled wood is more appropriate for a hunting cabin!
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I let my friend Harold run the MMWS 261 and I ran the MMWS 462. Harold kept raving about how well the light little 261 cut. For years he used a Homelite XL.Looks pretty thick Mike. I'm sure you needed the ported saws for that mess.
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I've been titled Queen of the Scroungers by... quite a few folks around here. But I feel guilty because I agreed to get an enormous beech out of a suburban back yard (somebody had already dropped it - wanted two grand to take it away) - no truck access, vertical drop from where you can get to with a truck, a short flat area then a ravine (that the guy rolled his riding mower into last year and had to winch out) - and so I'm clearly the cause of the four days a week rain we've had for two months, and are looking to have until the snow starts.
Oh, did I mention that back yard is mostly clay? In any area that is pretty much all Lake Michigan sand?
Oh, did I mention that back yard is mostly clay? In any area that is pretty much all Lake Michigan sand?
Cricket: Would a log arch work? One that you can lift the log without dragging.
A little HVBW for you purveyors of exquisite firewood. 
. I was splitting mulberry and needed a little more wood to fill the rack( not rick ) so the HVBW got 'er done. Have a good weekend guys. 
. I was splitting mulberry and needed a little more wood to fill the rack( not rick ) so the HVBW got 'er done. Have a good weekend guys. 
Out in Tulsa for the big gun show. Went to see the Keystone Ancient Forest. Was totally unimpressed at first. No trees over 60-70', few more than 18". Got back to the visitors center and told the volunteer there was no way any of those trees were 3-500 years old. Then he showed me a cookie about 10-12" across, with 167 growth rings. He said the university of Illinoise came in a few years ago and cut down 20 trees. They averaged 350-500 years old. Absolutely amazing to see those Itty bitty growth rings. If you are in the area it's a must see. No majestic towering trees. But if you pay attention in the visitors center before you go on a hike, you will have a lot of respect for how old something so small is. Tomorrow is the show. I bought 3, 22 target rifles in the last 3 weeks. I've got just enough money left to get in and eat lunch.
My hunting buddy hung up his climber this year. We're both 65. I have luxury Luxury Tree boxes I've built. No heat or big screen, but very stable. You can stand up and step around a little with no noise. My buddy actually had his stand kick out on him coming down a few years ago. Left him hanging. Lucky he had his sell and called another friend. But he still hung there for two hours. If that happened at my place in WV we wouldn't go look till full dark. No cell reception. I get back from Tulsa for 2 days, then off to WV.
They did a study on the cedars locally on the Niagara escarpment and some of them were 1100 years old. Some just little spindly things growing out of the limestone.
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Abe, one of the original scroungers.
Lincoln logs lol
I would really like to try one of these on my property. I have lots of downed trees that I need to get up a decent sized hill. Northern Tool has a smaller one and I'm very tempted to pick it up. This one pictured is more like $2k. Anyone ever used the Northern Tool arch? Log Arch
We still have some stands of old growth Cedar. A 14 inch tree will be 150 to 200 years old. Really cool to walk through a cedar Thicket although a lot of them are very prone to blow down as they get older.
Well that’s awesome that you’ve taught them their lesson. I would always be hesitant to be so draconian at the risk of getting shot LOL. But they definitely deserve it.
One time I caught somebody on my property and drove right up the logging road in my car with the whole family in it and got out and started screaming at the guy. He was a guest of my ******* neighbor who I had kicked off the property for several years in a row. I called the sheriff and that was the last time though.
They had unloaded crossbows . One guy got a little heated till he saw the .40 S&W under my flannel shirt . Not that I brandished it but was going for my cell phone in my pants back pocket . When the DEP came he told him I was carrying I know 99% of the cops he just said to the guy" So what's your point?"
Did a little duck hunting this morning. Got two ducks but the lake is slowly freezing and with no wind tonight and 23° it will freeze over. So I guess I have to pull the boat out today
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