December Journal

Got Sanborns Sugarwoods ready to tap,,took alot longer than expected but should make a big diffrance this spring...Off to Hill

Deer hunting is done for a few days and just in time. Monsoons have struck again. 10-year old got a buck Monday as part of mentor program. One shot dropped it at 7:30am. Not bad for first year deer hunting. I shot a doe Monday afternoon, and didnt see any deer all day yesterday. Need to wait a few more days to see if I had any lines shot.

Got a bunch of stuff done the last 2 days. Took a walk on my neighbors property with the chainsaw She had a bunch of pine down from the wind storm storm so spent a tank of gas starting to gut that up once I get it back to the house I will have enoug wood for about 2.5 seasons of sugaring!! more trees than I thought up there!!!

Problem is there are 3 nasty nasty widow makers snapped off about 20 feet up and then got hung up have to get the comealong up there see if I can gettem loose!!!! but need enough cable to stand clear!!!

Made up 350 drop lines last night. Man are my hands sore today:cry: I need to buy a tubing tool!!

Spent the last weekend clearing a new sugarbush for tapping this season. 10 hours worth of cutting to get the debris cleared from the ice storm that hit us 2 years ago. Hoping to add 100-150 taps in this new sugarbush. In between hunting, I'm looking to hang mainline and tubing in the next couple weeks before the snow sets in. Need to start looking for a bigger evap. for next year. Anyone have a 3 X 8 or larger they want to unload?

Deer hunting in shirt sleeves Monday, rain gear on Tuesday, will hunt in 6 inches of snow tomorrow. I have several places, to still hunt, small patches of woods and small creeks with overgrown brush.
Maple related: Not much happening, considering CV spouts on the gravity systems.

Regards,
Chris

Chris 6" of snow already! We just got a monsoon down here. almost 3" or rain in just over 12 hours. The bottom is about to drop out of the temps around here the next few days.

I sure hope this cold weather we are getting is a good sign for the coming season. Last year just sucked.

I got more trees lined up for tapping, they will be on buckets though. The guy was more than happy about. He actually never tried maple syrup and when I told him I would share some for letting me tap his trees he said giver me minute I will be out so you can show me maples that I wanted to tap. Very cool.
There will be maybe 30-50 trees that I saw there, nice ones too.

has anybody ever tapped maples on uncle sams land??.. i,am talking on a military base..just wondering.
this weather sure has been wild,sun one minute,rain the next and snow the next.we had a heck of a snowstorm friday afternoon/night and early saturday morning.monday it warmed up and poured and melted all the snow,today it poured and then turned to snow again.the ground is covered in white again...uuuuuuuuuuuugggggggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!! !

delbert

I was in the woods today fixing squirell damage and trees on lines, until I had to evacuate the woods. I noticed the wind was really picking up. Well lets just say 30 minuites after I got out of the woods 60 to 70 mile an hour winds were coming through for about 4 hours. Trees down every where. Its going to be a long winter. I hope the snow holds off for a while.

i,ve never liked being in the woods in high winds.but,now i won,t even stay there in high winds.i lost a coworker and friend a few summers back from a very strong summer storm every time the wind blows over 30 i think of him. :cry:

delbert