There is a lot to be thankful for in life! But when it comes to us Wood Burning Bears (shameless Fisher pun) what two or three firewood things are you most thankful for? Me: 1) My Baby Bear 2) My soon to be antique hydraulic Brave splitter 3) My woods to cut in. ....next year I might have a Log Ox to be thankful for...Looks like it will make some of the processing go easier.
My health and the ability to be able to go up into the mountains and still cut trees haul them home and have a nice warm fire. I am also very glad to have the resources here for all things firewood related. There is a lot to thankful for.
1) Almost being 4 years ahead on firewood. 2) My log splitter n stove 3) My 2 trailers to haul wood. 4) My husky saws. Sorry...i added a couple..
My thankful list.. (Not necessarily in order.. ) My wife My dog My job that pays the bills The property that we can enjoy and which sustains us My FHC family that has educated and entertained me on the "Ways of the Wood" All the equipment that allows me the luxury of not doing it all " Old School" NOT having a "feed thong" Happy Thanksgiving all.
Thankful List My Health My Wife and 3 Boys Whatever it takes for my family - keeping them warm and paying the Bills My firewood tools - saws, splitter, truck, etc... FFFFFFHHHHHCCCCCCC
I'm thankful for the New England forest trees, which give up their lives to keep me warm. Also my hand tools, my chainsaw, and my stove, which allow me to turn trees into heat. And finally my health and strength, which I never take for granted, because I know someday I will lose them.
Pretty much my list as well, except that my property is unfortunately too small to sustain us... unless you count a small tomato garden in the summer that only sustained a ground hog.
Same here. My father popped one after we moved here, wasn't bad at all. Ive been told there are scent glands that you definitely need to remove. Never cooked one myself, but I'm not averse to the notion if I'm hungry.
Friggin awful if you ask me! Buddy's old lady used to make chili out of them whenever I trapped one to save my garden. One bowl was enough! Maybe she needed a better recipe. Firewood thankful stuff.. enough health to process and scavenge my own wood, and free delivered pine. Those are my top two.
Both are definitely within the realm of possibility! She's a professional masseuse though, so it's ok. That sorta skill covers a lot of flaws.
I actually thought about it after I trapped it, I even watched some youtube videos of people who tried cooking ground hog. Some were total fails and some were ok, but it seems like a lot of work for a greasy fatty meat. The critter decimated our young tomato plants, but was kinda cute and was laying low in the trap on his belly with legs spread thinking he might not be seen. I drove him across to the other side of the Passaic River where the banks are loaded with groundhog hotels. I bet everyone takes their garden pests there haha!. Though I live in a working class commuter sort of town, my house is sheltered from the chaos because it's on one of the few blocks surrounded by golf course. I still have only a small plot of land, but it's oddly peaceful and quiet here for where we are just 9 miles to NYC. That's the good part of being surrounded by golf courses, the bad part is we have every animal pest you can imagine. Skunks, squirrels, raccoons, possums, ground hogs, even deer, all in large numbers! One time driving home from work we found a rather large Buck feasting on our peach tree. Strange sight to see on such a tiny plot of land.
