Firewood

[quote user="cabin feaver"]I like to shoot deer also but nowadays my rifle stays in the case.[/quote]</P>


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Send that weapon down here in the south, there are a few of us RTV members that would be happy to blow the rust out of the bbl ~~~~~~ Sorta like, keepin' the barrel cured !!!!</P>


Down here, there is ALWAYS a season open ~~~~ This weeks specialty, WILD BOAR HOGS !!!</P>
 
[quote user="Deerlope"]Man I would love to be in a place where I could hunt wild hogs. Does anyone hunt them with a muzzle loader?[/quote]</P>


Yes, in the winter time, mostly during the muzzleloader season for deer, we bust 'em .... I would also think Mr.Bass does the same on his place in Texas ~~~~</P>


There is many times, even during the regular gun season or bow season, Mrs.Two Guns & myself hunt 'em with the .50 cal's >>>> The way they have muzzleloaders set up now, they shoot as good as a regular rifle within reason .,,, the only difference is, the big rifles can touch 'em much further. But with the hogs, don't really matter, they are usally 200 yds or less ~~~ Mrs. Two Guns is deadly with hers >>>>>>> we both have big Leupold scopes on them. So getting one in your sights in NO problem what-so-ever !!!! Down here in Louisiana, we can hunt hogs all year round ...</P>
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bought a .270 around christmas and never took it out to the rage yet.i really can't shoot them because of my neck that gun has way to much kick for me to be shootin.i'll get my son to come with me one day and we'll see what she can do. i like to buy guns and not shoot them.but it's fun to be next to them when they go off.
 
The 270 is a good long range shooter with still lots of knock down power beyond 400 yards. I would not be afarid to try a shoot at 800 yards.
 
My method of firewood harvesting is as follows. I am fortunate to
have some property available to me on the approach end of an
airport. The trees have to be kept down as over time they grow
into the approach path of incoming planes. My agreement with the
airport authority is to take anything tall. I can selectively cut
encroaching trees. They are long, tall and straight. I try
to take only oaks. Fortunately, that is the predominant
tree.



I drop the tree and cut into 25ft lengths. The 25 footers are
hoisted with tongs and removed with my Case 580SK backhoe. Great
care is taken to keep the log out of the dirt. The 25-30 ft.logs
are loaded onto a flatbed trailer. Handling the log is easy using
the 4-in-one bucket that can easilly grab and manipulate the log.
I'll load a dozen or so making a full heavy load. At home I'll
reverse the process stacking the logs.



I'll park the splitter next to the woodpile. Grabbing the log
with the tractor. I manuver it next to the splitter. I saw
it (usually with a Stihl 066) drop the 18" piece next to the
splitter. Then I split and stack.



A year later I back the RTV up to the woodpile, load it up and bring it up to the house.



And that is how I stay warm.



Bob
 
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