No squirrels or woodchucks were harmed in the making of these woodstacks.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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I got the Stainless keg fabricated up for the 68 gas tank . Bottom is held down with j bolts on a rubber pad to stop it from squeaking . The leather strap actually a size 52 belt I got at Wally World will steady the tank . I just need to make a tie down mount and attach it to the bed bulkhead .
This is the fill the gas pump nozzle just fits.the other fitting is for the vent tube
the gas port on the bottom is about 1/2 inch above the bottom so if any crap or water get in ,it won’t get sucked up
I’ll post some pics of the install tomorrow
Got back from Gulf Shores, Alabama yesterday. Spent a week there with the wife and kids. Stopped at Nashville on the way there and Bowling Green on the way back.
Scrounged up a Pompano with my middle boy.
That was one of the most delicious fish I've ever eaten. Scored it and grilled it whole.
Also taught the boys about US firepower during WW2. Based on a recommendation from SVK we spent the better part of a day on the USS Alabama and USS Drum. Thanks Steve!
It was a great week. I definitely think we'll go back.
Scrounged up a Pompano with my middle boy.
That was one of the most delicious fish I've ever eaten. Scored it and grilled it whole.
Also taught the boys about US firepower during WW2. Based on a recommendation from SVK we spent the better part of a day on the USS Alabama and USS Drum. Thanks Steve!
It was a great week. I definitely think we'll go back.
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@WoodchuckAbuser
You know I'm all for "relocating"Since this is the new relocation thread.
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We don't have any woodchucks around our property. I've taken care of quite a few though. Skunks always meet their maker. I don't feel like having to deal with a dog getting sprayed. We have a little 10 tree orchard with apple and peach trees. The first year that we were going to have a big crop of peaches about 3/4 of the almost ripe peaches disappeared overnight. I set a live trap with some peaches in it and I caught a raccoon. Over the next several days I caught the mother and her 5 almost grown kits. They all got lead poisoning. There are so many of the nest robbers around here that I have no issue with getting rid of a few.
To get back on topic, I hope to scrounge up some wood with my new 400. Chomping at the bit to fire it up.
I set a live trap with some peaches in it and I caught a raccoon. Over the next several days I caught the mother and her 5 almost grown kits. They all got lead poisoning. There are so many of the nest robbers around here that I have no issue with getting rid of a few. To get back on topic, I hope to scrounge up some wood with my new 400. Chomping at the bit to fire it up.
And that's it for today:
That happens to me every year. I thought it was squirrels. What do you bait the trap with? Peaches? I'm not opposed to a lead injection either...... We have a little 10 tree orchard with apple and peach trees. The first year that we were going to have a big crop of peaches about 3/4 of the almost ripe peaches disappeared overnight.
Cat food is a good bait for racoons.
I wish there was a spray you could treat the trees with to keep varmits out. I read somewhere, that hot sauce/water works for ground vegetation. Not sure if the taste transfers to the fruit/vegetable?
WoodAbuser
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Tried several different baits for the woodchucks. When I started using watermelon they practically ran to the trap!
The deer tend to get my peaches. Unfortunately I've not found any effective AND legal means of keeping them out.....
Went out to the farm again today. First went to pick up these bits that the farmer had cut previously then didn't get around to picking them all up and doesn't want to pick them up now. Been sitting on the ground for a couple of years so I didn't have great hopes.
Turned out to be pretty reasonable.
A day or two's BTUs that all I had to do was pick up.
Then went back to the logs I cut last week with my worst ever filed chain to make up a load, more or less.
Turned out to be pretty reasonable.
A day or two's BTUs that all I had to do was pick up.
Then went back to the logs I cut last week with my worst ever filed chain to make up a load, more or less.
Some wood tolerates that ok , some not so much.
I used the peaches they were eating. Cat food is the best universal bait for skunks, raccoons and possums. I haven't had much trouble lately. My biggest problem is the dang crows. They take a few pecks at the fruit then move to the next. We've started putting nets over the trees when the fruit starts getting picked at. PITA but it works.
I put a six foot high fence around ours for that. I left the gate open once and a deer couldn't find it's way out, panicked and destroyed a section of it jumping over.
A day or two's BTU's LOL, hearing the burn times you get with some of that wood, it's probably more like at least a week or two's
.Did you get limby going, what was wrong with it.
I had racoons as pets when I was a much younger person. Their two favorite snacks are KFC and Marshmallows. We use Marshmallows for the havahart trap. I don't have a problem with the lead poison, but I relocate them. If the wife isn't yelling at me about getting rabies, within a week I have them in my lap playing with them. They are smart, funny, house train to a litter box better than a cat. Only suggestion with playing with them is wear elbow high leather welding gloves. They cant retract their claws like a cat.
On the note of stupid laws. My MIL told me to shoot the ones we caught at her house. I said I can't, it's a no discharge zone, and it's not hunting season. She said she called animal control and they told her to fill a trash can with water and drop the cage in. I thought we could relocate within the county, but she said AC said no relocation at all. So, I take them to my Vets farm.
I would have to fence off about 3 acres....not very practical not to mention all the extra maintenance, mowing/trimming around, etc.
Its easier to just complain about it every now and again
A solar electric fence is a very effective animal deterrent.
Some of that (described) squirrel damage sounds a lot like rats.
Peanut butter is very effective bait for rats and squirrels, fresh sliced cucumber works very well for woodchucks. Don't let it get old or you will catch raccoons and skunks.
The reason NY does not want you to relocate animals is because it can spread disease. In addition, it is just foolish to re-locate an animal that is not in short supply, you will just over crowd the ones that were already there.
Some of that (described) squirrel damage sounds a lot like rats.
Peanut butter is very effective bait for rats and squirrels, fresh sliced cucumber works very well for woodchucks. Don't let it get old or you will catch raccoons and skunks.
The reason NY does not want you to relocate animals is because it can spread disease. In addition, it is just foolish to re-locate an animal that is not in short supply, you will just over crowd the ones that were already there.
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