Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[JimR]

Nice work!! You older fellas make me look bad with your tidy looking piles!!

Thanks, A nice neat pile takes up a lot less room. My unsplit pile would be twice as big if this was just randomly dumped there. Time to go deer hunting.

 

[GrizG]

Apparently this is in the same family as roof cement and antiseize .
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NREKUh/

 

[GrizG]

I would like to know more about where the deer study was conducted. I think near urban areas, deer activity is later or early in the day. Also on my upstate trail cameras, we get more pictures at night than in the daytime. I would not be surprised if it is different on farms.

Me too… In my experience a full moon always seemed to slow down the daytime activity. Lots of coincidence??

I’m on my phone… when I get on the computer I’ll see if I can locate the study.

 

[sean donato]

I would like to know more about where the deer study was conducted. I think near urban areas, deer activity is later or early in the day. Also on my upstate trail cameras, we get more pictures at night than in the daytime. I would not be surprised if it is different on farms.

My phone won't load tick tok videos without asking me to load the app, so I didn't see the study, but. When my wife was in collage, she was in an off campus dorm/apartment. They had a little strip of woods out behind her building. Zero hunting pressure, no one was allowed to hunt the area. The deer did whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted vs the mountain deer where I'm at now. They mostly move early day or evening unless pushed. (Which isn't happening since there's no one out, parking lot has me, my older bother and cousin parked in it... gonna be another crappy day.) Which is mostly the same for the little farm I hunt. I'd bet i kicked more deer out Saturday walking into my stand then the 8 I saw that morning, all of which were pushed by others.
So, I really think it's area dependant, and what kind of, if any, hunting pressure is on the deer/other animals to when they prefer to move.
Edit: forgot to mention food and water sources too. Lots of both, no real reason for them to move much.

 

[MustangMike]

We ran into some guys that were trapping deer and putting collars on them a few years ago when we were turkey hunting. . IIRC they were from Penn state working for the game commission.

FS, they mention "antler restriction". What is the nature of antler restrictions in your State, is it based on points, or antler size?

 

[nomad_archer]

At @farmer steve looking for bambi. Found a toasted sandwich so far.

 

[nomad_archer]

FS, they mention "antler restriction". What is the nature of antler restrictions in your State, is it based on points, or antler size?

Its based on points. Most of the state is 3 points 1" or more on a side. There are portions of the state where it is 3 up excluding brow tines.

 

[nomad_archer]

Ok scroungers, I'm looking for ideas for a simple wood shed. If you've built something, I'd love to see how you store your firewood.

 

[SS396driver]

Have a storage question my wife received a pack of 10 Norway spruce trees that are packed just in a cellophane bag with some gel on the roots . She got them for free from the Arbor association for answering a questionnaire. Problem is the ground is now snow covered and I’m not going out there and digging holes . Can I store them ? Or do they need to be planted

 

[Lee192233]

Have a storage question my wife received a pack of 10 Norway spruce trees that are packed just in a cellophane bag with some gel on the roots . She got them for free from the Arbor association for answering a questionnaire. Problem is the ground is now snow covered and I’m not going out there and digging holes . Can I store them ? Or do they need to be planted

I'd plant them. Perfect time to plant with the snow slowly watering them.

 

[H-Ranch]

Have a storage question my wife received a pack of 10 Norway spruce trees that are packed just in a cellophane bag with some gel on the roots . She got them for free from the Arbor association for answering a questionnaire. Problem is the ground is now snow covered and I’m not going out there and digging holes . Can I store them ? Or do they need to be planted

I've planted a couple hundred bare root 2-3 year old conifer transplants in the past few years and I would recommend getting them in soil. The roots dry out quickly even in plastic bags, in the shade, and tended to while planting (hint: try not to do 125 in a day.) You could plant them in containers and leave them outside until you're ready. Make sure they can't tip over, maybe even a few shovels full of dirt around them. It seems the ones in partial shade do best, but I don't recall what conditions Norway spruce calls for. We can buy them here for $2-3/ea through the county conservation district.

Edit: here's a planting guide from the county that even shows a "storage" planting option.

 

[MechanicMatt]

Never thought that there was that much thought into planting a tree….

Figured toss them into the ground and let nature takeover

 

[SS396driver]

I'd plant them. Perfect time to plant with the snow slowly watering them.

Me and snow don’t mix well . I like looking at it from my 72 degree home but that’s it

 

[SS396driver]

I've planted a couple hundred bare root 2-3 year old conifer transplants in the past few years and I would recommend getting them in soil. The roots dry out quickly even in plastic bags, in the shade, and tended to while planting (hint: try not to do 125 in a day.) You could plant them in containers and leave them outside until you're ready. Make sure they can't tip over, maybe even a few shovels full of dirt around them. It seems the ones in partial shade do best, but I don't recall what conditions Norway spruce calls for. We can buy them here for $2-3/ea through the county conservation district.

Edit: here's a planting guide from the county that even shows a "storage" planting option. View attachment 1223489

Thanks I’ll get them in some dirt most likely in containers and keep them protected.

 

[H-Ranch]

Never thought that there was that much thought into planting a tree….

Figured toss them into the ground and let nature takeover

I know, right? Seems like nature can make it work with a lot less effort. Of course that is probably on a 1% or less survival rate and we try to approach 100% survival when we have to buy them!

 

[H-Ranch]

Thanks I’ll get them in some dirt most likely in containers and keep them protected.

Yeah, at least that part can be done from the comfort of your 72° home.

 

[SS396driver]

Really not the best trees for my property only place I’ve located for them would hinder the sunset views . But then again it will take 30 -40 years for them to get that big I won’t have to worry about them

 

[MustangMike]

Ok scroungers, I'm looking for ideas for a simple wood shed. If you've built something, I'd love to see how you store your firewood.

Up at the cabin I got two large skids, put a frame under them and attached 2 X 4s upright for a sloped metal roof (we had the metal up there).

Quick and easy. Those synthetic T-111 from HD also make good roofing material. Used them on my deer stands.