Messing Around Today........

[Lawdwaz]

Today I spent some time catching up on field work.  

I swapped out some trail cam cards first and refreshed the batteries in two units.  In one of my spots that I used my climber this year (killed a doe with the rifle, tagged her too) I had to tie off a sappling that was in my way.  I didn't want to cut it down some tied a hunk of nylon rope to it about 17' off the ground then while on the ground I tied the other end around another tree with enough ummph on it to keep it out of my way while in the climber.  Well, the last time I hunted that spot it was a blizzard and I decided to leave the rope for another day.  Today was the day.............I took my climber and shimmied up the tree and untied the amazing bowline. 

(I had a picture I took from the stand but when I inserted it here it was upside down?)

Then I cut up the tree that fell on the second day of gun season during another blizzard. 

Before...

Edited February 5, 2017 by Lawdwaz

[Lawdwaz]

And after.......

Edited February 5, 2017 by Lawdwaz

[grampy]

Nice time of the year, to get out to do this stuff. I'm heading up tomorrow, to do some similar work on the farm.

[Doc]

Looks like another ash bit the dust. That borer is getting them all. By the way, I was reading about some other critter that is coming through doing in oaks. Imagine that impact on wildlife.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/12/31/oak-tree-fungus-disease/

Edited February 5, 2017 by Doc