Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Logger nate]

Found out they scrounged the capital Christmas tree about 30 miles from us

 

[Haywire]

It's a shame to see a nice ol' Rocky mountain tree get shipped to that s-hole they call DC.

 

[Logger nate]

It's a shame to see a nice ol' Rocky mountain tree get shipped to that s-hole they call DC.

Yes that's true, kind of a waste of a nice tree, unbelievable the amount of money that was wasted on the project. One less tree to worry about hitting when we go skiing though...

 

[Erik B]

Here they are.
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Oh and I scrounged up this before dark.
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And found some diamond willow blowdown.
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This joint would have a real nice diamond under the bark.
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That looks like some good eating.

 

[svk]

I was extremely lazy today but did scrounge up a few more fowl this afternoon.


Virgin white pine stump harvested in 1912 now surrounded by balsams.

Old virgin pine snag


Not the brightest beaver....


Another beast of an aspen.

 

[Hoosk]

Looks like that beaver measured once, cut twice!

 

[nomad_archer]

Svk those birds look great. I really want a grouse skin for fly tying.

 

[nomad_archer]

We are finally underway. It's not really even cold but I needed to have a fire before I get this hunting season underway.

 

[JustJeff]

Gorgeous day here. Didn't scrounge but after I I swapped winter tires on the car and truck, I cleaned out the corner of the garage. You know the one with the leftover flooring, that half sheet of plywood, osb, deck board, etc...
So I lugged it all down to the fire pit and took along the craftsman with the muffler mod and boy does that thing rip through plywood! Lol.
Anyways, I accomplished something and got to run a saw. Good day.

 

[jr27236]

Looks like that beaver measured once, cut twice!

That beaver obviously needed my new handy dandy measuring tool.

 

[svk]

I really want a grouse skin for fly tying.

Drop me a PM, I have two in my cooler. Just not sure how to get them to you?

 

[cantoo]

Too nice out again and no time to go to the bush until dark. I'm working in Peterborough and Near Fort Erie this week but still hoping to have a few hours to sit here and see what tries to walk past. This is a couple hundred feet from the pond I dug awhile ago. I bought this wagon years ago and have never used it myself, finally thought of a good use for it.

 

[Haywire]

Cut a little standing dead spruce today. Nice and dry. Split, stacked and going straight to the stove.

 

[H-Ranch]

Two more loads of pine today - I know it's not the best score, but it will burn just fine in the shoulder season. Or in the fire pit next year. Rounds from a 20" DBH tree fill up the back of the truck pretty quick. Unfortunately it's all cut to "tree service length" which means no two pieces are the same.

 

[Logger nate]

I was extremely lazy today but did scrounge up a few more fowl this afternoon.
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Virgin white pine stump harvested in 1912 now surrounded by balsams.
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Old virgin pine snag
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Not the brightest beaver....
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Another beast of an aspen.
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Nice pictures, what kind of shotgun is that?

 

[svk]

Nice pictures, what kind of shotgun is that?

Stoeger coach gun.

 

[nomad_archer]

Drop me a PM, I have two in my cooler. Just not sure how to get them to you?

Will do. I need to do some research on what has to happen to the skins post skinning. Really I am just after the skin\feathers. Eat the meat you earned it. I will pay shipping and what not. Heck its gotta work out better than what they cost buying in a store or online which is about $35 a skin. I thought it would be great to shoot one myself but I dont hunt them much and even when I did as a kid I never came close to sealing the deal. I did fling a lot of lead just not on target.

 

[nomad_archer]

Ahhh yay deer woods. Hate when someone likes the same spot as me. Climbed up the tree this morning and noticed a stand 15 yards away. Ohh well it public so I'm going to hunt it today. Move on tomorrow.

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

I re-split and moved 2 loads of last year's scrounge to the back of the house Saturday:

Took a ride around the property with my cousin Sunday afternoon to identify some more scrounge. We'll be out there next weekend with my 2188 and PS5100, and his 372, and see how much ash we can get down and skidded in a day.

 

[svk]

Will do. I need to do some research on what has to happen to the skins post skinning. Really I am just after the skin\feathers. Eat the meat you earned it. I will pay shipping and what not. Heck its gotta work out better than what they cost buying in a store or online which is about $35 a skin. I thought it would be great to shoot one myself but I dont hunt them much and even when I did as a kid I never came close to sealing the deal. I did fling a lot of lead just not on target.

My thought would be to freeze the whole thing (less meat) and mail them to you via Priority in December when it's cold so they will still be frozen or cool by the time they show up. I'm probably going to remove the meat tonight and can freeze them. Sound ok?