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Finally got some sap running. Collected about 100 gallons and boiling off this evening. Hope the rains tomorrow and a couple freezing nights really get the tress running this weekend.

All lines have been run, all bags hung for a week or so already, so far maybe 4 gallons of what is now solid ice sap has dripped. Waiting for Sunday weather to set the trees a flowing. Long term...

If so, I hear ya. Over here in LaCrosse County, tapped about 50 today on lines, maybe 4 or 5 were even moist. The rest were drier than a popcorn fart. That should change quickly though with...

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I'm hoping that was just a typo you stating (March) 26th and 27th, and you meant (February).

I've been there, long days working, collecting, transporting and long nights boiling. We've all done it. That being said, my operation is open air, with a wood burning evaporator and pan large...

La Crosse County, West Salem and Barre Mills farmlands. Not far from Onalaska.

Maple flats, not my first rodeo, been cutting wood since I was cutting teeth. It's well seasoned firewood I'm getting bucked up. Us Wisconsin boys (and girls) are born and bred for this.

Been on Mapletrader awhile now, and haven't seen much posting for my region lately. So, figured maybe start a new thread for us Western Sconie' sapsuckers. Temps here look like this weekend is a go...

They are very stable without the cage. The wire cage and base are mainly for support when transferring with forklift or other mechanical lift and stacking. I use one for transport and one for...

RunForestRun, yes and no. There are false morels, but once you've seen and picked real morels, they're really easy to distinguish between. A good site to follow, much as I do here (hope this is ok...

So, season is finally over. Not the best ever, not the worst ever. Although didn't have great runs, the sugar contents seemed really high all season long, made about 11 gallons of delicious syrup. ...

True that while not in contact with syrup, each of those scratches will "grab" onto more creosote each time you boil again, which in turn will reduce the maximum heat transfer into pan and into the...

Soon as sap starts tasting "off" or bitter/sour, sap is cloudy, trees bud out, or sap quits running. All depends on weather which happens first.

Boiled about 40 gallons down to 5 yesterday, working on another 40 now. Really missed that sweet smell and taste of steam rolling across my senses as a good rolling boil releases it's essence. Glad...

Likely you have a micro leak at the t-junction.

Well, Mother Nature was cruel. Last week just when I thought trees were going to start, had too warm of temps and barely had anything other than rain in bags. Today though, things finally let...

Tapped today, 10 bags, and 3 tubing runs totalling 50 taps. Trees were running pretty good, got rained out before could finish. Going to place remaining taps tomorrow, and make first sap...

Today made up 40 drop lines for one woods, and 24 bags on pvc hangers for a couple other properties in preperaration for tapping tomorrow come hell or high water, or more than likely high snowfall. ...

After missing all of last seasons action due to a slip on the ice and breaking my femur January 2018 and only being able to live vicariously through this site, I'm more than itching to get through...

We certainly do! It's just the picture I had, has my 3 favorites. We also have oyster mushrooms, dryads, chaga, watercress, berries, nuts, trout creeks, dandelion greens, spring turkeys, . . . It's...

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Timing here in Wisconsin is usually about 3 weeks after end of syrup run and can hit the wild edibles trifecta: ramps, wild asparagus, and morel mushrooms!

That's part of our charm, things only other "Sconnies" can relate to. Much like your response that it takes $500 of firewood and beer to produce $400 of syrup. I'm in the same boat, and I get all...

He's not a no-brother-good-in-law from Illinois, is he? If so, send him back on the next plane! Ha ha ha!

May the future following months bring us nice temperate days and proper freezing nights, good daytime runs and lots of restless fire-tending by candlelights, high sugar content flows and low buddy...

Thanks RFR, thought it was worth sharing, didn't think it would be best ever material worthy!