
Originally Posted by
JeffB
I just returned from the bush on FOOT

sap hauler has about 30 gallons in it I collected from my furthest collection site BUT

the 4 wheeler and collection tank are still in the bush BURIED to the frame after the wheeler broke thru the false solid ice/snow trail and left me stranded back there.
I managed to use the winch and pull myself out back on top of the hard pack but thats it !!!! Thats as far as its gonna go till after work tomorrow then will figure out how to get it back to the shack....
MAYBE SHE WILL GO FOR A TEAM OF HORSES AND OLD SCHOOL SAP SLIEGH INSTEAD OF A NEW RAZOR !!!
Hey are there any horse loggers in your area? Maybe they can help out and then you only need hire them not pay for the upkeep of a team of horses. I worked with a horse logger up in NW BC and it's amazing what a good team can do.
Been tapping since 2008.
2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup