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Thanks and we are allowed a maximum of 3 bucks in WV between all seasons and a maximum of 2 archery bucks other than 4 counties that are bowhunting only that only allow 1 buck total. I have about quit gun hunting as it doesn't come in until Monday of week of Thanksgiving, I like the stick and string much better and the deer are in their natural state, not running from orange and bang bang.
As far as a 8 point, my brother killed a 151"+ 8 point at Hadley Creek in Illinois a few years ago. This one may have only been 130, but I think it was better. The last two 10 pointers I killed with a bow grossed 136.25" and 137" and I think it would go more than either of them if it had good brows. Likely never see it again or get a shot at it, but I might. It took me about 6 hours to pack that one out by the time I carried stand, bow and all the gear back to the car and packed back in and caped out the deer and cut up the deer. I packed out 45+ lbs of just meet on my back about 1.5 miles and carried about 3/4 of the cap and the head and antlers which is what is required to check it in.
128 lb. doe, that is a good doe and congrats to your wife Keith!
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Theron,
If I had half that energy I would be dangerous.
PLEASE Prepare for BIGGGGGGG SAP, because if all those gadgets you have hooked to those trees work, you will be making some BIIGGGGG Syrup!:)
Regards,
Chris
Keep poking us old timers!
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An update the pad is prepped for the sugar shack I just need to start buildnig it. I got more wood split and stacked today. About a cord left to split. Then il be ready. My dad got a miller generator stick welder combo today so I'm going to make a set of forks for the threepoint hitch of the massy furguson to carry the totes for collecting and moving things around when the bobcats not home. About a mile down the street one of my dads friends parents have at least 10 BIG maple along there driveway I want to run on tubing this year. That's 20+ more taps!
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Cassey I concentrate all year long on maple but when bow opens up it is time for deer hunting. I makes sure that just about everything is done in time for hunting season. Don't get me wrong though counting maples while on stand and potential number of taps helps the time go by. I was in a top secret:) spot the other day and man the maples that were on the side of that hill was amazing. Mostly mature trees that have never seen a tap before. Hundreds and hundreds of them. Test Taps are not producung nothing at all I had one run on the test buckets and that was it. I am thinking when the temps drop they are not gonna get up high enough for a fall run here. I will keep the test buckets out but man it is mid november and nothing worth the time yet.
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Picked up about a cord of free wood last night. Half of it was a fresh blow down good for next year and the other half was cut and stacked sitting for 2 or 3 years just needs split. Free is always good but I think the homeowner has some syrup in his future.
Jim
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The countdown clock is on for my location in the Mountain State of West Virginia. We usually try to open on the first warm day after ground hogs day. We have opened before on the last week in Jan. When we opened that year it turned out to be our best syrup year so far. The Spring of 01, We made syrup for nine weeks without check valves, oh by the way my father was running the show then, if the trees stopped he would move the spiles and redrill. I always told him that was not a good thing to do. I don't move spiles, I take what I get and that is That. Unless the world goes completely haywire I will break the camp record this year due to expansion alone. If I don't the loan officers at Farm Credit will be very dissappointed with me. I leased my neighbors woods for the next five years and have been setting up their woods for the last several weeks, should be ready for tubing after today. I budgeted check valves for this woods because I'm planning on put high vacuum in there also. I promissed the land owner I would not bother his woods the week before and the week of deer season. Will need to set up the tubing in Dec. I have plenty of thing to do in my woods and Sugar camp those two weeks.
Mark 220 Maple
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Theron your photobucket don't come up when you click on it. Wife would like to check out your setup. If there are pics.
Keith
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Thanks that one works. Not sure why it wont come up when we click on his photo bucket on his post. Keith
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because at the end of his url it has a smily face lol :)
