lassig, due to the storms that went through the area last summer, there is still a glut of hardwood on the market. The wood is worth more as firewood than as timber. I called a few places and they said they'd pay a "few bucks" if I brought the wood to them.

Just how they expect me to move a 50" dia to mid 30" dia (in 34' of length) Red Oak to them is beyond me. (it was tipped over in the storm) Even cutting it down to 9' in length means it still weighs approx 7119 pounds at the butt end!

There is a shortage of Maple in the mills in the area, but here the trees get interior stains due to the mineral content of the soil, and the value drops. Go 15 miles East and the staining disappears.

RAH, bucks that are stressed lose their antlers earlier. I've seen bucks with no antlers now, and some still have them in early March.

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