Have two dozen plus red oaks that either lost their tops or blew over in the last year or so. Just started today to get after them. Now cutting 22” rounds not sure I like it lot more work moving than the 16”. But the new stove can eat up to a 24” split so why not give it a try in 3 years when this will be ready. Cleaned up and ready to winch out First section on it’s way second section Almost out second one out Third one out All bucked and ready to take to the splitter. Notice the turkey feathers at the saw. Our Thanksgiving bird walked by as I was cutting. What a big mistake.
Cuts firewood, see's turkey walking by, drops still running saw on ground, whips out handy postola and kaboom, dinner. Nope, drops saw, pulls handy crossbow off his back, and whammo, dinner. We city slickers don't have it that easy!!! Good catch on both accounts though.
What caused so many Oaks to topple ? I like your pulley.Man those vines look like something from a horror movie.You are tackling that job at the right time of year.When that undergrowth comes back that would be hell getting to that wood.Are those wild turkeys tough to eat ?
We had a big wind storm last October 2021 while the leafs were still on. It snapped the tops of many just leaving a nice 40-50 branch less tree. Also 6-7 with the rain and wet soil just laid down. As far as the wild turkeys we have never cooked one we like but a good friend of ours takes any I get and makes us pies and soup that is great. So I just keep telling him we don’t know how to cook them.
We’ve had some luck with frying them. Tried one in the oven the conventional way and definitely not a store bought bird, but pretty tasty fried
