Ready for winter

JasonV

Just went and measured my firewood stack and it comes out to 7 3/4 cords. I am ready for a long winter.

Pheasant and archery deer and rifle deer are right around the corner. It is going to be a good fall!!
My favorite time of year.

BikerBob

I have about 6 put up, need about 2 more to be ready. I do have all my winter fat put on though.

It was hard to get excited about splitting wood once it got hot this year. Now maybe I can get back out and work both issues at once!

cbxjeff

You guys are way ahead of me.  After cutting, splitting, and stacking for 37 years, it gets harder every year.  I have about 2 cords stacked and a large dead oak ready to come down.  Great weather in the Indy area to work outside.  I used to burn about 5 cords each winter but after installing the heat pump (plus my age) I've cut down.  

JasonV

BikerBob
I hear you on the winter fat supply. I think I still have some left from last winter.

He Dog

I asked my old (both of us now) Indian hunting partner how native Americans knew the winters were going to be bad.  He answered, "white man got big wood pile."

allen griggs

I have enough wood to keep warm for 2 years.   I like winter!   But I really like autumn.

SCOUT5

I've considered bow hunting in SD as an out of state hunter can buy tags over the counter for bow season.   I was thinking of hunting on national forest land in and around the Black Hills,  Where do you bow hunt?

JasonV

SCOUT5 said:

I've considered bow hunting in SD as an out of state hunter can buy tags over the counter for bow season.   I was thinking of hunting on national forest land in and around the Black Hills,  Where do you bow hunt?

I bow hunt farm ground east river SD. I gave up hunting public land east river as it is just too crowded.
 I used to do a lot of deer hunting in the Black Hills in the Nemo area.  The deer in the hills are small but there were a lot of them. Outside the hills is good white tail and mule deer country.

JimmyJack

Im 4 years or so ahead,  and am going to start cutting back too.  If you keep it off the ground  and keep the rain off you will be good to go.  I save all the oak on my tree farm for my supply and sell the rest. It only takes about 12 face cords to heat my home.  Thats about 4 full cords.  Sold all my cordwood saws and tonight sold eleven blades.  Legs are shot and wont be tempted to saw any more wood, and wont have to have the wife throw away chunks.  What I cut now will be with chain saws,  and I have a new 26 ton splitter. At nearly 80 you shouldnt be doing that anyway.

cbxjeff

I'm with you on that jimmyjack.