Sap Theft

[Waynehere]

Wow.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57577933/sticky-fingers-maple-sap-theft-on-the-rise-in-maine/

[Rangdale]

There was a plot of land not too far from my area where someone put in a bunch of taps without asking. Guy went to cut his lot off the next summer and found his wood was no good for finish boards. Lost a ton of money.

[PerryW]

Is this really that big of a problem? Seems like the reporter was trying to make a big deal out of a few isolated incidents by small timers w/ taps into PVC Pails. Tapholes are only worth less than a buck a piece. Are there really people w/ 1000's of taps stealing sap? And who uses 7/8" tapholes? Timber theft is a much bigger problem.

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

There was a plot of land not too far from my area where someone put in a bunch of taps without asking. Guy went to cut his lot off the next summer and found his wood was no good for finish boards. Lost a ton of money.
well your friend didnt look to deep. The law suit mt B.I.L. was in his attorney found that a tapped maple tree log was worth as much or more than a veneer log due to the tap holes and when the tree is cut and made into boards it creates a very unique custom look, just saying.

[Snowy Pass Maple]

Great article... make sure you read page 2 about where some of the illegal taps were located.

Forget RO vs. wood vs. oil - we are going to make sure that our customers know that our syrup is 100% zombie-free.

[slammer3364]

When I was picking up sap my neighbor told me there was a artcle in the Coudersport Pa. paper that thieves had stolen 2,000 gal. of sap out of a holding tank.Happens everywhere!!!

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

Some stole a couple thousand from Randy B a couple years ago from his Benson bush.

[sg5054]

I had a 5 gallon bucket and 2 taps/tubing disappear from an off site bush about 2 weeks ago. Only one house right next door to it..... Hmmmm.....:mad: