There were a couple of inches of snow on the ground and on the trees up north today. Sugarloaf and Bigelow mountains were white, even though there are still a lot of orange leaves on the maples. Winter is coming.
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There were a couple of inches of snow on the ground and on the trees up north today. Sugarloaf and Bigelow mountains were white, even though there are still a lot of orange leaves on the maples. Winter is coming.
3rdgen- How old's your gsp? I'm am a vizsla person myself, but I've never been able to walk past a gsp without stopping to watch. They are a great looking breed, no doubt about it. I am a terrible disappointment to my dogs whenever we go hunting. I only hit about 25% of the birds they find. Luckily they're always happy to keep looking for more.Quote:
Originally Posted by 3rdgen.maple
Just how many woodcock is a limit. From what I gather they are the size of hummingbirds. Bought quail a few times and ate 8 of them at one time.
Froze here last night and had a bit of snow this morining and a bit tonight. Still melting as it hits the ground. Better smarten up as there is a lot of crops in the feild still to harvest.
C.Wilcox she is 27 months. I went with the female cause they tend to be a liitle bit easier to train and a little calmer. Neighbor bought a male and he has a hard time controlling him when not hunting him. Dog breeder gets pick of the litter when she gets bred. Don't know if you ever heard of the gsp Snakefoot. He appears on alot of gundog magazines and there has been alot of articles written about him. Well this is his grandaughter. I was very happy when the litter came up for sale. I pheasant hunted with a guy I met on a piece of stateland a week ago who had a vizsla. He was a good looking breed as well. First time I had seen one in person. We never put up a bird so I did not get to see him at his best. Get a clay target thrower and spend some time shooting at clays it helps alot. I read once a good bird hunter only connects 25% of the time on wild birds. So you might be up there with the big guns. I disapoint my dog alot too so don't feel bad.
KenW a woodcock is a little bigger than a hummingbird. They are definatley smaller than a grouse. Pretty fast zigzag flying birds. Best to hunt them when it is colder and windy as they tend to fly a litte straighter. Limit is 3 a day with 6 in possesion at one time. Well a quick drop off at home and came back for 3 more. Yeah I know but we were having fun.
Got a lot to do down here in Pa. Going to have the Booy bush all done but the drops this weekend hopefully. Need to run the rest of the mainline for that. Set a tank in place, mount the releaser, and build a box for it. Then Im going the other direction up the hill from the sugarhouse to try to get another 500 taps in. Still need to run all the plumbing, and wiring to get the second R.O. hooked up. Got another vac pump coming that needs to be all hooked up. Going to set up another coolant tank and line and cool it in with my pond. Plus need to get at least onother 7 cords of wood worked up. Going to have to really get going. Seasons not to far away now. Theron:)
Hey Parker,
Sounds like you just won the maple lottery with those 1,000 taps just down the road. We don't come across a bush like that every day around here. Now what to do about it. Do you add 1,000 to what you already have or do you cull some of the weaker taps you already have? Do go in ripping and tearing out the half *** tubing set up or do you work with it and replace over time?
I think figuring this all out and planning your strategy is another fun part of sugarin.
Parker, I wish I was in your shoes. Over here on the coast there isn't much to choose from. It's either been cut down or developed. I'll be hard pressed to find another sugar bush of decent size. A 1,600 tap producer in the next town over just went out of business this year. His main bushes got hit by a tornado and the other was developed. He doesn't have enough trees now to make it worth it to stay open. We'll see what next year brings.
On a positive note, holiday syrup sales are picking up.
Well boys its be a rough couple of weeks here. The weather has been lousy and I have been sick. I just spent8 days in the hospital with bi-lateral pneumonia. I am sure glad to be home. It will be a couple of weeks yet before I am at full strength again. The good news is my new rig is ready for delivery. The bad news is My building is not ready I think a couple of more days and it will be done. I have a couple of fellas tyring to finish it for me. Hope fully things will get better
You take care that you don't have a relasp.
Dave Y,
Hope you get well soon and can get the building and rig set up.
Regards,
Chris