Deer stand update
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| Looking out of the deer stand that I am re-siding. Looking northeast and downhill. There is a path between the goldenrod and the trees at 115 yards. |
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| Looking north. You can see that the rail on the side I am working on is lower than the one that faces northwest because the shots will be downhill. |
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| Looking northwest |
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| Looking west |
The goldenrod was buzzing with honeybees.
Burning stumps
I tried something a little bit different.
This pear stump was hollow. I cut a tall, narrow wedge of "cake" out to provide a draft and then started a fire inside of the stump. The stump is about 20 inches in diameter and this is what it looked like after three hours of burning.
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| This is what the bottom of the "chimney" log looked like when I tipped it over. |
I often put a fire ring around a stump, get a chair, pile of wood, cigar and cold beverage, time waits for no man.
ReplyDeleteI believe thats the preferred method!
Deletedid you save any of the wood ? pear wood is great for turning
ReplyDeleteand other things, like tool handles, baby rattles too.
takes a real fine finish with just a little work.
I have some logs. How close are you to Eaton County, Michigan?
DeleteI once had an antique molding plane which had pear wood threads and knobs for adjusting the fence, also made of pear wood, or what they called "fruit wood" back in the day. The wood is dense enough to cut threads in without chipping.
DeleteThats a nice looking blind... I can see why theres competition for it every year. Great shooting lanes.
ReplyDeleteSo we take a one inch ship auger and drill down the middle (acknowledge that step is not necessary here.) Then with a chain saw you make three cuts as low as you dare go so it is in six sections. kindling and light the hole. Roger
ReplyDeleteKind of like a "Swedish candle" http://www.rustical.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fire-dragon-lit.jpg
DeleteNice work on the blind, and good idea on the stump also!
ReplyDeleteThe stump is a neat trick. Cutting it flush still leaves it above grade because the ground is heaved up by the roots. Cutting vertically makes it much easier to keep the blade out of the rocks and trash around the tree. The chains stay sharp for a longer time and the fire can burn down, below-grade.
DeleteDo hunters in your area put a "dummy" in blind year round for animals to become accustomed to having an object there ? One of our blinds has an elevated tripod stand (no walls or overhead cover) and past evidence appears to show more sightings and closer occur when the stand is occupied year round.
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