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0220161718.jpg 0220161719b.jpg Went back in this weekend and got a trail for the Ranger cut in. Didn't haul any out because I haven't decided how to best get it all out. I may take the splitters over there and process it. I generally guesstimate on the low side and my bet is 20+ cords. Told my friend this is like **** for a firewood addict.

Shea

I hope these pics go through.

It rhymes with corn, didn't know it was a banned word.
 
View attachment 487281 View attachment 487282 Went back in this weekend and got a trail for the Ranger cut in. Didn't haul any out because I haven't decided how to best get it all out. I may take the splitters over there and process it. I generally guesstimate on the low side and my bet is 20+ cords. Told my friend this is like **** for a firewood addict.

Shea

I hope these pics go through.

It rhymes with corn, didn't know it was a banned word.
View attachment 487281 View attachment 487282 Went back in this weekend and got a trail for the Ranger cut in. Didn't haul any out because I haven't decided how to best get it all out. I may take the splitters over there and process it. I generally guesstimate on the low side and my bet is 20+ cords. Told my friend this is like **** for a firewood addict.

Shea

I hope these pics go through.

It rhymes with corn, didn't know it was a banned word.
I can't see your pics
 
Ambull. I went bunny and squirrel hunting this morning. Squirrels taste pretty good. I like to fry in butter and garlic.

What do you use to take them? There's so many rabbits and squirrels around here. No natural predators to keep them in check I guess. I may research how to make house slippers with rabbit fur.

If you guys want a flashlight as an edc in your toolkit for working with , get one of these .
https://store.snapon.com/4-LED-Rech...t-Rechargeable-High-Output-7-LED-P773739.aspx
It's not tacticool but a light that you can work with , not one that sends light a mile down the road .
It will stand up to be used every day of the week .

I don't know, my flashlight was cheaper than that. Snapon prices are kind of ridiculous.

Squirrel is good eating but it takes a lot of them to make a meal for a family of 4. Just not much meat on them.

True. My dogs would probably be delighted to sample some squirrel meat mixed with their kibble.
 
What do you use to take them? There's so many rabbits and squirrels around here. No natural predators to keep them in check I guess. I may research how to make house slippers with rabbit fur.



I don't know, my flashlight was cheaper than that. Snapon prices are kind of ridiculous.



True. My dogs would probably be delighted to sample some squirrel meat mixed with their kibble.

Squirrels I use a 12ga shotgun or .22 LR whichever I feel like taking on that day. For bunnies it is the 12ga.
 
Got a chance to take a run out to the scrounging zone this afternoon
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We've got one section cleaned up so I figured that it would be a good time for a walk into 3 other patches of woods right around where we are setup .
The first stop I made was a large pine blowdown that the owner asked if I could run a saw through it when I was close so that he could get rid of it later .

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It's about 24" at the stump , it's been down for years but it still had bark on it at the base so I went up to Ryobi size and cut a few blocks .

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Plenty of good wood and man does it ever smell of turpentine :)
Jerry showed up so off we went for a walkabout , we found a couple or three days worth of wood in 4 other areas right handy so no having to relocate gear :)
We still had a couple of hours to be productive so we finished up the last of the dead standing spruce .

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Well , there was 3 stems of maple that the surveyors left us , love them surveyors :)

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Was that a Tree Farmer or a Porter ?
Not including the stuff we portered out we did winch up a bunch as well .

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Mighty Mouse Logging LLC
 
Got a chance to take a run out to the scrounging zone this afternoon
smiley.png

We've got one section cleaned up so I figured that it would be a good time for a walk into 3 other patches of woods right around where we are setup .
The first stop I made was a large pine blowdown that the owner asked if I could run a saw through it when I was close so that he could get rid of it later .

IMG_20160221_141839.jpg


It's about 24" at the stump , it's been down for years but it still had bark on it at the base so I went up to Ryobi size and cut a few blocks .

IMG_20160221_141901.jpg


Plenty of good wood and man does it ever smell of turpentine :)
Jerry showed up so off we went for a walkabout , we found a couple or three days worth of wood in 4 other areas right handy so no having to relocate gear :)
We still had a couple of hours to be productive so we finished up the last of the dead standing spruce .

IMG_20160221_161223.jpg


IMG_20160221_161246.jpg


Well , there was 3 stems of maple that the surveyors left us , love them surveyors :)

IMG_20160221_161254.jpg


IMG_20160221_161354.jpg


Was that a Tree Farmer or a Porter ?
Not including the stuff we portered out we did winch up a bunch as well .

IMG_20160221_165359.jpg


IMG_20160221_165441.jpg


IMG_20160221_165541.jpg


Mighty Mouse Logging LLC
a white oak piece like that one your "portering" out would weigh about 200 lbs. = tractor and log chain down here.
 
Had to reshare my children's camp cutting for those that didn't see the thread. It was kind of a pain cutting around PI and rose bushes but man was there a lot of good hardwood. I burned nearly 8 tanks of fuel between the two cutting sessions.

Red elm
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Sugar maple
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American elm
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Black cherry
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White birch
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More maple
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a white oak piece like that one your "portering" out would weigh about 200 lbs. = tractor and log chain down here.

Here we go again with that oak oak oak , next thing you're gonna say is locust this and locust that and then hedge ,,,,,, :(
But hey , free is free ,,,, I keep tellin muhself .... Yup free and plentiful :)
 
Here we go again with that oak oak oak , next thing you're gonna say is locust this and locust that and then hedge ,,,,,, :(
But hey , free is free ,,,, I keep tellin muhself .... Yup free and plentiful :)
ya forgot the hickory snob wood. that's heavier than all of the above.:laughing:
 
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