November Journal

[red maples]

congrats on the first deer!!!!

not much for maple today and the rest of the week for that matter. gotta finish getting ready for winter. finish up the leaves move wood to basement entry way. drain little fish pond and cover it up, bla bla bla. cleaned out the chimney, and gutters today. still trying to get some x-mas light ready for outside.

[brookledge]

Jeff
I agree with Russ, it's best to get out in the woods before it freezes up and get the lines up at the very least. Any repairs you can do now will be one less to do in the spring when you will have many other things to do.
Keith

[3% Solution]

The first deer is always the best!!!!
Congrats!!!!
Went to Bascom's for some stuff this morning.
Tightened up a short length of mainline that was doing some dips and humps.
Oh yeah looks a lot better.
Was supposed to tap some nice trees, but guys wife said no.
That's ok, got a call tonight from another guy that has 4 times as many taps and we are all set to set up mainlines and whatever we need.
He's even going to keep anything we need plowed out.
I bet there's over 150 taps there.
He may tap after a few years, but there's enough there for both of us.
So things are looking up.
Hope everyone is having a good fall.

Dave

[Randy Brutkoski]

The only way to fix chew marks is to eliminate the problem before you give them rats with bushy tails a chance to do the damage. I have declared my big sugarbush a war zone. I have shot 73 squirells in the last 4 weeks. I shot about 40 of them sitting on the same stump. Hickory nuts every where. I have won many battles, but there is no cease fire in the near future. The date will be recognized when i win the war.

[KenWP]

Squirrels stew at Randy's place. There isn't 73 squirelsl in Quebec me thinks. Now porcupines is another story. They taste like a tree.
Trying to get something done around here is impossible right now. Every time I turn around somebody has something else they want done. Found another SS sink beside the road today. A old man with a bicycle was standing beside it and asked him if he wanted it and he said no he wanted all the old pipe that was beside it. He had two belts and was trying to load his bike with the pipe. Should have been a intresting ride home.

[red maples]

73 squirrels I think I have 10 -15 in the woods behind the house -2 that I shot last week. what about red squirrels do they do much damage.

love working outside in fall not too hot not too cold. you don't sweat as much no bugs.

a little chilly now though got used to those 3-4 days of mid 60's now around 50f.

going out right now see ya.

[briduhunt]

Yesterday was a holiday for me and I got up early (4am) went goose hunting (Brian 0 - Goose 1) then did a little work on the honey do list by cleaning the gutters. Then spent 4 hours cutting up 2 face cord of wood. God am I getting old. My body is sore and my energy level is near 0, glad to be a back to work today as I got to sleep in till 7 and need the rest. Now I just have 6 more face cord to do before sap season. After yesterdays wood cutting I am now considering switching to oil in a very favorable way.

By the way Happy Veterian Day to all that served and all that are serving this great country.

[michelle32]

Wife got her doe yesterday. I got mine today 137. Freeser is almost full. Keith

[ennismaple]

Wife got her doe yesterday. I got mine today 137. Freeser is almost full. Keith

Congrats to both of you. Is 137lbs live weight or dressed?

[Revi]

I haven't seen any deer yet, but I was walking in a part of the woodlot that I don't usually frequent and I found at least 20 tappable maple trees.

Hunting for maples has been good anyway.

Now how can we get to them...