Wood Cuttin weather

[blackie65]

Highs in the 50's and lows in the 30's. Looking forward to gettin in the woods this weekend to work on adding to my fuel supply for this upcoming winter! Only concern I have is effecting the deer in the area for local hunters. My thoughts are it won't scare them away too much. Most hunters are out at daybreak and not hunting mid-day. Any comments or thoughts?

 

[smstonypoint]

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Steve

 

[arrow]

Deer were actually attracted to the skidder when we were working the woods. I swore what trains and firetrucks and excavators are to human kids (and adults for that matter) skidders and chainsaws are to deer.

 

[grnspot110]

I wouldn't worry, deer don't seem to be too concerned with wood cutters!

 

[crazyal]

Around here a skidder without a gun rack is naked.

 

[beenthere]

The perception of your neighbor hunters is what might be most important, if their friendship is important to you.
A very exciting part of hunting is the preparation, the anticipation, and the solidarity of the hunt (for me anyway). Getting out on a cool, crisp opening morning to listen for deer and remain silent while the deer move in their own pattern past a well-planned stand makes a great hunt.
If it is opening day, that has been awaited for a year, then whether you really disturb their hunt or not might not matter. Being out there just might.
Myself, I wouldn't think of interrupting their hunt.

But if the season has been open already, then I'd go about the business I have at hand.

Your call, but that you posted the question indicates you are a bit concerned.

 

[Marveltone]

We can't get out to the tamarack swamp until it freezes. We'd sink out of sight. Poplar and birch are accessible, though. Around here, you cut what you can reach.

Joe

 

[NIXON]

Highs in the 50's and lows in the 30's. Looking forward to gettin in the woods this weekend to work on adding to my fuel supply for this upcoming winter! Only concern I have is effecting the deer in the area for local hunters. My thoughts are it won't scare them away too much. Most hunters are out at daybreak and not hunting mid-day. Any comments or thoughts?

You're just now cutting for this winter ?

 

[arrow]

The perception of your neighbor hunters is what might be most important, if their friendship is important to you.
A very exciting part of hunting is the preparation, the anticipation, and the solidarity of the hunt (for me anyway). Getting out on a cool, crisp opening morning to listen for deer and remain silent while the deer move in their own pattern past a well-planned stand makes a great hunt.
If it is opening day, that has been awaited for a year, then whether you really disturb their hunt or not might not matter. Being out there just might.
Myself, I wouldn't think of interrupting their hunt.

But if the season has been open already, then I'd go about the business I have at hand.

Your call, but that you posted the question indicates you are a bit concerned.

This is an astute observation BT. Perception so often turns into reality no matter what the actual reality is. Sound advice in my mind.

 

[blackie65]

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Originally Posted by blackie65 View Post
Highs in the 50's and lows in the 30's. Looking forward to gettin in the woods this weekend to work on adding to my fuel supply for this upcoming winter! Only concern I have is effecting the deer in the area for local hunters. My thoughts are it won't scare them away too much. Most hunters are out at daybreak and not hunting mid-day. Any comments or thoughts?

You're just now cutting for this winter ?

Recently acquired the home with an existing wood chuck furnace. There was some wood already cut and stacked but I have been busy cleaning downed trees and old stumps that were hauled from the woods to the yard. It's going to be a learning experience as to how much wood I am going to need. I'm sure I will need more than I think. I believe that Hickory is a good burning wood as this woods has several hickory's in it and I have been anxious to get a couple that blew down this spring cut up and split. wish me luck

 

[Thomas]

Deer will be fine,matter fact you just might catch couple deer checking you out,go back the next day or so check for tracks..you'll be surprise.

Hunters..good hunter will understand,bad hunter wouldn't care if you were cutting wood..plowing..building etc.

 

[Car Doc]

Deer are probably actually more worried about the guy sneaking around than the one making all the noise.

Yes it is fw weather! I trailered my tractor last Saturday to the shelter belt I have been working on for awhile and collected about 20 of the 12-16" x 40' Elms I knocked down last year, the bark is fell off and moisture is 5-7% just right.

I brought a swamper and a man to run the trim saw, my swamper hooked the chains and I did the pullin from out of the woods on over to the trimmer where he cut them up into 15' logs then me and swampy loaded a few car trailers full of logs we made a good team got a lot of work done in one day.

We then brought them home to be bucked and split at the shop at my convenience. (the property got sold is why I took them in 15' lengths)

 

[NIXON]

You're just now cutting for this winter ?
wish me luck

Best of luck to You . Try getting ahead by 2-4 years . It sounds impossible ,I know but it's very doable .

 

[om21braz]

It's getting to chainsaw weather here - has been in the low 70's here this week. That still equals a lot of sweat for me. Cut for about 2 hrs. yesterday - still too warm.

 

[beenthere]

..................... Elms I knocked down last year, the bark is fell off and moisture is 5-7% just right.
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Hate to tell you, but no way the wood is that dry. (unless you are in the desert somewhere ).

How did you measure that moisture content?

 

[Car Doc]

..................... Elms I knocked down last year, the bark is fell off and moisture is 5-7% just right.
................QUOTE]

Hate to tell you, but no way the wood is that dry. (unless you are in the desert somewhere ).

How did you measure that moisture content?

Well you did and I am not.

The tester is a General instruments concrete and wood moisture tester I got at home depot.

 

[JakeBrake]

We have a small tract that we had clearcut in 1999 because the southern pine beatles were decimating the mature pines. We told the logger to not clean up the tops but to leave them where they fell for natural regeneration.

This worked all too well. Now we have a tract of southern pines as thick as fleas on a hound dog's back. The trees will never amount to anything without a serious thinning.
The trees that need to be removed (1" to 6") are not marketable, we will either have to pay someone to thin the trees or do it ourselves.

I'm thinking I will see how much pine firewood I can cut this winter for use next winter. I will also see how much progress I am making thinning the pines. Most people around here only use oak or hickory for firewood, but I've burned enough pine brush heaps to know that properly seasoned southern pine burns wery well.

Hunters? I haven't seen or heard any legitimate hunters around our property in years. The young people have moved away and the old people don't or can't hunt. Last winter I did find two dead deer that were apparently shot by roadrunners, not to be mistaken for hunters.

 

[newbury]

I'm thinking I will see how much pine firewood I can cut this winter for use next winter. I will also see how much progress I am making thinning the pines. Most people around here only use oak or hickory for firewood, but I've burned enough pine brush heaps to know that properly seasoned southern pine burns wery well.

Hunters? I haven't seen or heard any legitimate hunters around our property in years. The young people have moved away and the old people don't or can't hunt. Last winter I did find two dead deer that were apparently shot by roadrunners, not to be mistaken for hunters.

Pine firewood - careful of creosote buildup
Hunters - can you get your property in a hunt club? I've land in NE Ms. and the hunt club about pays the taxes - PLUS they are an armed guard force for most of the year and diligently check out trespassers, especially during the hunting seasons. I view it as a rural police force that pay me to let them work. Just like Huck Finn and the fence getting whitewashed.

Ad wherabouts in central MS are you?

 

[NIXON]

Pine firewood - careful of creosote buildup

Pine doesn't create any more creosote than hard wood . It's the burning of unseasoned wood at improper temps that create creosote problems .

 

[studor]

Chainsaw and human activity may move the deer around a little bit and alter their normal routine, but I have had great luck chainsawing in the afternoon and sitting in a stand a couple of hundred yards away later in the day. One of the biggest deer I have ever shot walked across a nearby hillside while I was running the chainsaw! Loose dogs are far more disruptive than people and machinery. Unless they are hunting on your property, hunters may appreciate your activity -- JMHO
A cool smoldering fire is what builds creosote, not softwood. There are large parts of Canada where you can only find softwood to burn and they have been burning it for a long time