take a walk and find shed numbers 5 and 6 right on deer trails.
Tough to get in there until the snow melted. Covering spots I covered in January, blew in waist deep. It's all gone now, but tough trucking through the mud.
Tanks everyone! The sheds laid 19' apart in a bedding area noticed in January. I like to stay out of those areas till April 1st, and it paid off. Dang near as much fun as hunting those whitetails, almost, LOL.
Oh no Wooly, I've got the fever, LOL!
Peeled apples for years like this. Used a cord version. Thought everyone peeled apples this way! Be careful on the rotation speed though. Apples can become sauce, real quick, LOL.
Be sure to take you B- mobile decoy and enjoy the time together. I'm sure the time spent together will be priceless, and you'll never forget it. Enjoy!
Nice rule of thumb, thanks!
I tapped a few 10" trees yesterday. Sap on a few, 3 second drip interval, others right next to, bone dry. Go figure. My old reliable give close to 3 gallon yesterday with 2 taps. She's a big maple that looks in great shape yet. Good luck on the rest of the season. Wish for warm days and freezing nights.
Gaeta Farm on Ridge Rd, just east of 429 has a nice little set up. They have hands on live demos. The only other one that I know of, nearby is Sweet Dream Maple Farm near Darien Lake Theme Park. They always have a nice display.
My 12" - 18" trees are producing double the sap of the larger, older trees. The older trees slow down in the afternoon, while the young trees continue steady dripping into the evening. I have several 10" maples, that I question whether to tap to increase some more production.