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Got confronted by landowner today while cutting

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    Today I was out cutting and the landowner came out and confronted me. He asked why I was working on the pile of black walnut I was cutting. He then told me to drive through his yard because there were a whole bunch of black walnut logs that were much easier and bigger across the ditch. I was unaware it was there.

    He also said the drive lane I was on has a low wet spot that is muddy. He has a contractor coming in to fix the grade and haul in some breaker rock.

    This 120 acre parcel will get logged this Winter once it freezes, the loggers who started this are friends of mine. They cut the walnut last fall when prices were up.

    Walnut isn't my choice to cut but it's what I have right now. 6 loads down, 24 more to go.
     
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    That is a nice confrontation to have!
    Am I right hoarders?
     
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    I thought you were really living up to your FHC "handle"……….. until your 3rd sentence.:thumbs:
     
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    Yep.
    That thread title was about to get my hackles up for Firewood Bandit :mad:
    But then the post read "okeedokee!":thumbs:
     
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    Same thing here....with a name like Firewood Bandit what do you expect, right? :smoke:

    I have no experience with black walnut; why isn't it a good choice for firewood? Seems like it should be!
     
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    Lower BTU's, but still useful- when I burn it it creates a ton of ash......
    It's been the mainstay of our 4 shoulder season fires this season.
     
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    I think I remember hearing something about horses inhaling the sawdust is a big no no?
     
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    Possibly..... I don't have no horses..... Gasifier ?
     
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    ???
    You sell it right
    Not get a good price for it ?
     
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    Seems that even though it is a hardwood, it is turning out to be the "pine" of hardwoods? Makes great furniture anyway!
     
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    Yeah it shouldn't be in their bedding sawdust/shavings/pellets.
    There's some leaves they shouldn't eat too. The wild black cherry here is one of them. Might be just when they are green - not sure.
     
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    Now about them cherry leaves...I have a friend that has a good number of cows and he always said wilting cherry leaves were poisonous....
     
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    Black Walnut sawdust, c.an cause problems for some People , it bothers me a little bit, working with It In the WOODSHOP, but doesn't bother me cutting firewood.

    Allergies/Toxicity: Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, Black Walnut has been reported as a sensitizer. Usually most common reactions simply include eye and skin irritation. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Dust Safety for more information
     
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    Red oak does the same to me....
     
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    Ship any of that horrible stuff to me then....:rofl: :lol:
    :thumbs:
     
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    I got confronted by a hunter with a Flint lock.
    There was some confusion between the two property owner Brothers, about who was supposed to be hunting at that time and who was supposed to be cutting firewood .
    The hunter just wanted to know why I was there, but he was not happy about it.
    I really didn't care for it much, being confronted by someone pizzed off with a gun.
    I started asking him about his gun and we talked and he calmed down, I really wasn't worried about him shooting me, he wasn't acting that bad, but it was uncomfortable
     
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    HD, I bet you could sell Ketchup Popsicles to women wearing white gloves....:whistle:
    :rofl: :lol:
     
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    You running the orange saw ?
    You gotta wear blaze orange in Michigan ?
    To. Cut wood ?
     
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    You gotta wear blaze orange in Michigan ? I don't know but, I wasn't.
    Yeah I had orange saws out there
     
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    Dennis don't cut wood during hunting season
    Probably for the experience you had.

    LOL They gotta know you're there, a saw makes a little noise. LOL
     
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