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Collected another gallon per tap today to keep the boil going from yesterday. A couple trees look like they are getting there but most of my Forrest trees look really good yet. Sap is still clear and...

Sap ran like crazy for me last night. Bags are full all over. This will be the end though. I selectively dumped a few bags as buds are starting. Sap is still sweet but I’ll take this big run and end...

Sap isn’t crystal clear anymore but still tastes fine and trees in woods don’t even look close yet. I pulled 120 gallons from 140 taps and am cooking down now. Still struggling to fight off the...

I was thinking same thing. If trees can hold out a couple more days, the weather looks pretty sappy this weekend and next week. I’m boiling down now the last 2 days run and I’ll be ready if the trees...

I use Smokey lakes flat filter and I love it. Filter press would probably be an upgrade but the flat filter works well for our size.

Yes. Nothing we can do about weather. I’m not ready for season to be over if that’s what it chooses to do…. I was hoping for more yesterday only got about a 1/2-3/4 gallon per tree average. Will see...

I started my first boil of the season at 4:30 this morning. Had a good run. Should catch up by end of day today. Ground was hard this morning early but I don’t know if it was cold enough to trigger...

I got my taps in on Sunday. Not much on Monday but sap looks to have run deep into the night last night. Today is the day to wash everything out and likely prep for first boil tomorrow. I’d say at...

Well, I think I’ve waited long enough. Was really expecting the cold snap to be longer than 3 days…. I think I’m gonna go on Sunday. That should still get me darn close to April if the season makes...

I waited too. ~125 taps on bags. I was stressed watching some people tap too, but after some early results have been posted, I think it was the right thing to do. This week should be too warm for...

Probably the last hope for sap is today. For whatever the reason the trees didn’t give up much yesterday. No buds in sight in the woods but sap is tough to come by. See what happens today and then be...

I’m gonna keep going! Sugar rate is dropping though. Just been a grind of a season. Lower sap flows, lower sugar contents but you can have the best every year I guess! Sap on my sugars still looks...

All these people around me pulling taps is making me nervous. I get it for those that are tired but I still need 10+ gallons!! Hoping the freeze tonight with storms tomorrow bring that 36 hour sap...

Temperature should be perfect but my sap runs have sucked this week. Only getting about 3/4 a gallon per tree the last 2 days. Was really expecting and prepared to get hammered. Oh well, can’t...

Collected 140 gallons this morning in the snow. That was fun…. Now cooking it down so I can have a morning off tomorrow for the last coyote hunt of the year! Might clean out the pan as this Smokey...

Thought today was going to be a good sap day, but nothing…. Oh well. Up to 1070 gallons of sap. 21.5 gallons of syrup bottled and more sitting in concentrate in the pan. I’m still shooting for 50...

Yes, I think we still have a couple or few weeks. This cold snap will put them back to where they are supposed to be again.... I have a bunch of sap out there. Should have collected last night...

Near Holy Hill area. I tapped a few days later than I wanted as I was out of town, but trees ran ok for the past week or so. This cold snap gave time to get everything bottled and I cleaned the...

Well today sucked.... I was really expecting a great day with temps at 24 degrees last night. Only got 41 gallons from 110 taps. I’ll cook that down tomorrow and clean out the whole pan that has the...

Season is chugging along. No real great days but consistent 1 gallon per day average sap days... bottled yesterday and up to 17 gallons. Goal is 25 so I need a few more days. Boiling today, should...

Weather sure is nice today but for some reason the snow just isn’t melting by me. Open fields are going but snow in the woods is still DEEP!! Been an up and down year so far as I’ve gotten started...

Yes, I was looking at our forecast as well. Going to be a warm week ahead. Ill collect tonight and have a big boil day tomorrow. probably boil on monday and then clean everything up while waiting...

That cold wind yesterday really blocked my trees from warming up and giving up some sap. A little here and there, but not a whole lot. I am heading out to pickup the bags that blew off the trees...

Probably going to do a small boil tomorrow just to get back into the swing of things. I think I have about 70 gallons or so to cook. Good amount just to warm up and get started.

110 taps on bags done in Erin, WI. Slow drips so far, maybe a quarter gallon per tap average so far. But the season has started!!

Heads up - I bottle using mason jars. I haven't been paying...