Unbelievable wood find

[user 122190]

I once purchase a permit to cut on state land. Cut up tree, filled truck, left my jacket as sign I would be back, came back after unloading to only find my jacket. Was not gone that long. My question to you, if you thought everything was fine and you where entitled to that wood. Why where you in such a hurry? Take your time loading the wood and enjoy someone else's work.

Wood like that gets snatch fast. The 15 to 20 minutes it took me to get home and back to the wood, I was sure it would all be gone. Lots and lots of trucks with chainsaws kept in the back. Honestly I was surprised it was even there at all. I was hunting a few miles from that spot for several hours before hand, and it was so quiet I'm positive I would have heard a chainsaw cutting it up. I guess few people wake as early as I do. Still it was 11am when I finally came across the wood.

An example: My 1st year here, I took down a diseased looking Cottonwood. Wood is wood, so I thought back then. I soon found out that the stuff make for crappy firewood, so I moved what was left to the street. No sign, just wood stacked on the side of the road in front of my cabin. It was gone in an hour. A couple of years later I was given a non running snow blower. After fussing with it, and decided it wasn't worth my time and effort, I put it out front with a FREE sign next to it.. It sat there for a few days before someone finally hauled it away for me

 

[CR888]

'We felt like we were robbing a bank'...lol!

 

[Woodslasher]

'We felt like we were robbing a bank'...lol!

He misspoke, he meant to say they were just peacefully protesting deforestation!

 

[Canyon Angler]

... and the moral of this story is: "Don't saw off more than you can carry."

Don't cut wood (or leave anything not nailed-down) anywhere near MontanaResident's AO.

 

[SEAM]

I haven't had to pay for any firewood we have burned so far but usually ask the owner for permission before I load it on my truck. Talking of which, I have a couple of loads to pick up over the weekend - better hurry.

 

[Husky Man]

Don't cut wood (or leave anything not nailed-down) anywhere near MontanaResident's AO.

At this point in this thread, that comment is just Asinine and Ignorant

Congratulations, YOU WIN, the Dumb Internet Post of the Day Award


Doug.

 

[mojo jojo]

No wonder America is in fire. Here in Europe national and private forest management is regulated by states and national forest are not for grabs.
In my country you can only take firewood in national forests up to 10cm thick branches (4 inch) that lay on the ground. All forests (private and national) are free
pass for hikers and they can harvest up to 1kg of mushrooms, berries, chesnuts...per day. Also all wildlife is state`s property.

 

[Short timer]

Of course. That's why I felt like I was robbing a bank. This happens all the time. I have left wood because my trailer was full, but never that much nor in that condition.

How about when you hunt public land. Say someone shot a nice buck or bull elk. Wasn’t a great shot and the hunter had been tracking it for hours. You happen to stumble across it. Would you leave it there or seize the opportunity, quarter it and pack it out for the shooter to find nothing but the gut pile?

It’s public land after all, right?

 

[stihl sawing]

I don't know the laws where he is but here you better not remove anything from forestry land without permission, piled up logs usually means loggers are at work and will be back to get them. We hunt on timber company land and they pile those logs up all the time to come back and get. i'd hate to know what a bunch of angry loggers would do to you if caught cutting their pile up. But the OP of this thread thinks he has a right to things you shouldn't. a while back he was wanting all ar15 banned, but he has one and his should be legal but not yours. He has the what's mine is mine and what's yours shouldn't be allowed attitude. he will deny this but he said it.

 

[user 122190]

How about when you hunt public land. Say someone shot a nice buck or bull elk. Wasn’t a great shot and the hunter had been tracking it for hours. You happen to stumble across it. Would you leave it there or seize the opportunity, quarter it and pack it out for the shooter to find nothing but the gut pile?

It’s public land after all, right?

Exactly. It would be highly irresponsible not to take the Elk. Wildlife waste is a serious thing.

 

[Short timer]

Exactly. It would be highly irresponsible not to take the Elk. Wildlife waste is a serious thing.

The hunter was still tracking it though. How do you know he wouldn’t find it?

 

[user 122190]

The hunter was still tracking it though. How do you know he wouldn’t find it?

I would have no idea. I would error in the side that this animal could go to waste. IF he were to come along and say it was his shot, he could have it.

 

[Short timer]

I would have no idea. I would error in the side that this animal could go to waste. IF he were to come along and say it was his shot, he could have it.

Would you wait till dark or just take it right then and there?

Have you ever taken a ladder stand or lock on that looked like it’s been unused for sometime? Maybe appeared it was abandoned? Or would you?

Same thing, public land.

 

[Deleted member 117362]

Would you wait till dark or just take it right then and there?

Have you ever taken a ladder stand or lock on that looked like it’s been unused for sometime? Maybe appeared it was abandoned? Or would you?

Same thing, public land.

My son had one taken from his land. Now we know why.

 

[user 122190]

Would you wait till dark or just take it right then and there?

Have you ever taken a ladder stand or lock on that looked like it’s been unused for sometime? Maybe appeared it was abandoned? Or would you?

Same thing, public land.

How many questions and over how many days is this going to go on for?

 

[Short timer]

How many questions and over how many days is this going to go on for?

Just trying to find the bottom to your “entitlement”.

 

[user 122190]

Just trying to find the bottom to your “entitlement”.

How about you? What would you do if you found a 20 in the wilderness? A 20 in the parking lot of Walmart? A 20 in the pocket of a jacket you purchased at the Goodwill?

 

[farmguywithasaw]

Someone’s gonna be pissed lol

 

[user 122190]

@Short timer You going to answer?

 

[Short timer]

How about you? What would you do if you found a 20 in the wilderness? A 20 in the parking lot of Walmart? A 20 in the pocket of a jacket you purchased at the Goodwill?

Apples and oranges.

We‘re talking about not giving someone the chance to recover what they worked for and outright theft of others belongings that are left with the expectation that they would be there when they returned.