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    Default Northern Ontario - 2018

    Although our home is in south eastern we have a camp closer to North (Mattawan).
    Anyone tapping up in the north country yet?
    Since there was no thread started yet we're going to assume no lol

    A local source near North Bay tapped about 40 trees but has yet to collect anything.
    Anyhow, figured someone should start a thread, good luck this season!
    2022 - 21 taps: 470 litres of sap / 15.75 litres of syrup (stopped season short)
    2021 - took the season off
    2020 - 20 taps: 524 litres of sap / 18.75 litres of syrup
    2019 - 14 taps: 416 litres of sap / 15.25 litres of syrup
    2018 - 9 taps (309 litres) + a generous neighbour (114 litres): 423 litres of sap / 14.5 litres of syrup
    2017 - 4 taps: 55 litres of sap / 1.5 litres of syrup (just enough to get us hooked)

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    Pretty sure most are tapped in around here...

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    Quote Originally Posted by lewichuk19 View Post
    Pretty sure most are tapped in around here...
    Sap running yet up there?
    2022 - 21 taps: 470 litres of sap / 15.75 litres of syrup (stopped season short)
    2021 - took the season off
    2020 - 20 taps: 524 litres of sap / 18.75 litres of syrup
    2019 - 14 taps: 416 litres of sap / 15.25 litres of syrup
    2018 - 9 taps (309 litres) + a generous neighbour (114 litres): 423 litres of sap / 14.5 litres of syrup
    2017 - 4 taps: 55 litres of sap / 1.5 litres of syrup (just enough to get us hooked)

    www.fort-wisers.ca

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    It tries to, but the weather is barely cooperating. Had a few nice days last week with lots of sunshine, and around 6 degrees. Lately though it barely gets above zero with pretty chilly nights. When the sap runs it is pretty slow moving and doesn't run for any length of time. I do use 3/16th, so it does help getting it going, and seems to run longer then it should.

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    We're just south of Trout Creek. Our 1150 on vac ran enough late last week for us to process and boil. Sap was at 2.1%. I'am guessing Mattawan Twp would be a bit behind us.
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    Thanks sugarstone, good to know.....
    2022 - 21 taps: 470 litres of sap / 15.75 litres of syrup (stopped season short)
    2021 - took the season off
    2020 - 20 taps: 524 litres of sap / 18.75 litres of syrup
    2019 - 14 taps: 416 litres of sap / 15.25 litres of syrup
    2018 - 9 taps (309 litres) + a generous neighbour (114 litres): 423 litres of sap / 14.5 litres of syrup
    2017 - 4 taps: 55 litres of sap / 1.5 litres of syrup (just enough to get us hooked)

    www.fort-wisers.ca

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    I'm in the north end of North Bay and it's not running yet. I typicaly start to tap the end of March. Bigger producers just south of me had some sap during a brief warm spell but I suspect it will be 2 weeks until it opens up for me. Mattawa would be about the same, especially if you have any elevation, as I do. I'll keep you posted when it starts in my area.

    2016 - 90 taps and a brick lined oil tank arch (60L of syrup)
    2017 - 100 taps (60L)
    2018 - 60 taps (12L of syrup)
    2019 - 75 taps (22L of syrup)
    2020 - 75 taps (25L of syrup)

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    Quote Originally Posted by northwood View Post
    I'm in the north end of North Bay and it's not running yet. I typicaly start to tap the end of March. Bigger producers just south of me had some sap during a brief warm spell but I suspect it will be 2 weeks until it opens up for me. Mattawa would be about the same, especially if you have any elevation, as I do. I'll keep you posted when it starts in my area.
    That's awesome, thanks Northwood!
    Yeah we're up a fair bit higher then the town of Mattawa proper....
    2022 - 21 taps: 470 litres of sap / 15.75 litres of syrup (stopped season short)
    2021 - took the season off
    2020 - 20 taps: 524 litres of sap / 18.75 litres of syrup
    2019 - 14 taps: 416 litres of sap / 15.25 litres of syrup
    2018 - 9 taps (309 litres) + a generous neighbour (114 litres): 423 litres of sap / 14.5 litres of syrup
    2017 - 4 taps: 55 litres of sap / 1.5 litres of syrup (just enough to get us hooked)

    www.fort-wisers.ca

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    Well if you believe the weather predictors from well known networks, it looks like from Sunday through all next week will be ideal sap producing days. Cordless drill is all charged and ready. Pretty much 2 weeks later than last year.

    2016 - 90 taps and a brick lined oil tank arch (60L of syrup)
    2017 - 100 taps (60L)
    2018 - 60 taps (12L of syrup)
    2019 - 75 taps (22L of syrup)
    2020 - 75 taps (25L of syrup)

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    I put out 30 buckets on Sunday afternoon and all were dripping slow. looks like good weather through the week so I'll get the rest hung ASAP and hope for our first boil this weekend.
    Last edited by northwood; 03-26-2018 at 07:57 AM.

    2016 - 90 taps and a brick lined oil tank arch (60L of syrup)
    2017 - 100 taps (60L)
    2018 - 60 taps (12L of syrup)
    2019 - 75 taps (22L of syrup)
    2020 - 75 taps (25L of syrup)

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