George
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Thanks lak, there's just something about gathering some firewood that warms a man's soul.
I didn't need to find a very big barn for my mule deer barn shot.
G
Stone Branch, build it, they will come.
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Thanks lak, there's just something about gathering some firewood that warms a man's soul.
I didn't need to find a very big barn for my mule deer barn shot.
G
???? So I go away for a year or so just occasionally checking in and come back to find Geo in Appalachia? Damn Dude, talk about livin your best life!! Just wasted an hour of mine catching up on things. Either time really flies or you get a boatload accomplished in a very short period of time. Maybe both. Amazing work.
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George
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TRADEMARKTEXAN
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Sept 1 will be here soon, can’t wait to follow a hunting season in Kentucky.
George
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Season starts first Saturday in Sept, ill be hanging some stands next week.
I did some more clean up and tree removal down in the crack.
My new access trail is open
had to finish up going right through the 1995 logging discard pile.
I about brought enough ash,
oak, and pitch pine down to keep me warm.
I stopped at the Polaris dealer and they told me to take one home for the weekend to see if I like it. I did, I do.
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George
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My food plots down below
are deer and
worm bit pretty hard
but have enough tuber growth to leave as is.
My plot up top was in need of some attention before the weed floated it's seed
There are a lot of rape stalks still growing. I'm thinking some rye and clover seed next week.
My one known domestic fruit tree was loaded and the deer quickly took to shaking it.
G
are deer and
worm bit pretty hard
but have enough tuber growth to leave as is.
My plot up top was in need of some attention before the weed floated it's seed
There are a lot of rape stalks still growing. I'm thinking some rye and clover seed next week.
My one known domestic fruit tree was loaded and the deer quickly took to shaking it.
G
Native Hunter
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I had been wondering about you. I thought of you the other day when I saw the tickseed starting to bloom. Glad to hear everything is going so well for you.
Native Hunter
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That plant is a sign of good moisture, and good moisture is needed for good plots. Keep up the good work!
George
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I've had my eye on some barn wood for about 16 years now. Back then the barn had a manageable hole in the roof in one corner with very little timber frame rot but it never became a priority.
Now that is becoming a mulch pile with square nails, I've been given the go ahead.
I figured out how to remove barn siding,
one nail at a time.
I gathered about 500 sq feet of siding for my front porch in Ky.
G
Now that is becoming a mulch pile with square nails, I've been given the go ahead.
I figured out how to remove barn siding,
one nail at a time.
I gathered about 500 sq feet of siding for my front porch in Ky.
G
Mennoniteman
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I did enough of that wood salvaging from old mortise& tenant bank barns to know that there's money in it, and I'm just fine with letting other people have it. Because knowing the amount of work needed to clean up that stack of boards you earned it. Is that hemlock?
George
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You sure do know what your looking at, I doubt many people would have known hemlock. 2 months ago I asked about getting some boards and the response was "Oh so now you want to schlep my barn off to Kentucky" say no more. Then two weeks after that the front half exploded out and now I'm a good guy cleaning up the mess. There are still a few timbers and some tongue in groove on the inside worth saving.
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Mennoniteman
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Hemlock lasts like pressure treated wood if kept off the ground. Those are some nice heavy framing timbers and beams. They should have a bit of value for fireplace mantels and reproduction antique furniture makers. If you had a trailer load of those in our area it would be valuable. There's multiple crews in our area full time tearing down old buildings and making good money doing it, mostly to supply old wood to furniture makers.
TheOldOak
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That ten pointer looks like he is the boss buck in the woods, which may mean he will respond aggressively to rattling. Worth a try this fall...
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That ten pointer looks like he is the boss buck in the woods, which may mean he will respond aggressively to rattling. Worth a try this fall...
George
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I think that I had a brain fart Mennoniteman, I believe that the timbers are tamarack, the siding is most likely pine.
I doubt that the deer in my area of Kentucky have ever heard man made rattling so when the time comes I'll probably have my antlers.
In Iowa that buck would definitely be given another year or two, in Kentucky I'm not so sure.
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Mennoniteman
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Pine usually didn't last quite as long, that's why the old barn builders used a lot of hemlock. It looks more like hemlock than pine in your pics.
George
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I can buy that, the siding was way more resistant to rot when wet than the tamarack boards that it was nailed to in some areas.
G
George
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What I had in mind for the barn siding
and for some of the galvy off the tobacco barn.
Mennoniteman, I'm thinking that my barn might be ready to have some more galvy mined with an eye towards using some logs and the one sound log bin for other creative projects would you agree?
G
and for some of the galvy off the tobacco barn.
Mennoniteman, I'm thinking that my barn might be ready to have some more galvy mined with an eye towards using some logs and the one sound log bin for other creative projects would you agree?
G
