You won't believe what I found!

[FlintWalker]

I don't see any Hackberry in that pile You sure???

[gmc]

Yeah, I've got to agree- must have forgotten to load the hackberry, Lee.

Nevertheless, fine stash you got there and will look forward to all those wonderful bows in future.

[Lee Slikkers]

leee dont debrark the yew till ur ready to make ur bow  i never do just scrape it when ur ready to make the bow save that sap man  brock

Dang Brock...they were the 1st to get debarked as I valued them the most and wanted to make sure they got sealed and in the AC basement to start the drying process.  I did scrape em right down to the sapwood and left it all on though so hopefully they will still be ok?

I thought you were out chasing Elk this week?

[bcbull]

yep lee  ull b ok i seal
lmy yew staves with anchor seal  if u scrapped it ur fine but man i never touch the yew bark till im ready to make the bow i just seal the end s i been socutin a bit  waitin for string man and j r to get here they ll be in sat a m early i may head up friday meet em up there raing good again tonite were in good shap not walkin on egg shells anyway the bulls are relley bugling  early this year im rearing to go  brock

[MWirwicki]

Nice find, Lee!  If memory serves me correctly, Elm has sticky leaves?

[Lee Slikkers]

Dang, must not be Hackberry then since that seems to be the consensus.  So any ideas what it might be then?

Here are some shots of some leaves, bark & the end grain up close...










I was also wondering if anyone can help me tell the difference between Pacific Yew, Irish Yew and English Yew?  Here is a pic that may possibly help ID these buggers.



Many thanks all!

[blackhawk]

Looks like Leeosus Slikkerscapus....

As far as the yew goes pacific has a more tan n brownish in the heartwood. And the english is more orangish creamy to reddish in it.


Ps...looks like elm to me. Elm ,hackberry,who cares...both good stuff. Make some bows out of it.

[criveraville]

looks like elm to me.. maybe slippery elm

[Lee Slikkers]

Hey Buckeye, come on up 

Thanks for the new latin name on the Yew, I like it!

Hey Fruit-the-loop, guess I'll settle with Elm then, oh well.  Still searching for that elusive Hackberry I guess.

[JonW]

Lee,
       Hackberry looks like nothing else in the woods. The bark will have what looks like a bad case of warts . When you figure it out it will stick out like no other tree around.

[criveraville]

I hope i am right coco puffs

[Dvshunter]

nice haul lee. That looks like elm to me. I'll trade you a stave of elm for a stave of hackberry.

[JW_Halverson]

I knew I shoulda gotten a falcon

arrggg, if I had a buck for every time I've heard that lately while out hunting with my hawks & falcons I think I could retire early.   

Yes, Lee, I am sure yew Cuda retired.     

(Psst...got our 25 yr old redtailed hawk's weight down from 5# to 3#, 13 oz and she is keen enough to fly to glove for the first time in 7 years!)

[Lee Slikkers]

Sounds good Jon, I'll have to make a note to get a good ID book to help me out I guess.

Coockoo for Coco Puffs...indeed!

Hey DVS, I take it that means that the Elm I have may be preferred to Hackberry then?  That stuff sure is a pain in the butt to debark, got all but 1 of the "Elms" sealed and in the basement.

JW...that is a pretty good laugh!  Cuda will appreciate it too    congrats on getting the old Red working for a living....she should be happier earning her food vs just getting it tossed to her.  Happy for ya!

[bcbull]

lee it s elm  sure of it i got tons of it here haha u get ya a couple 12 in logs of it to split i gureente ya will say makes a hell of a bow but it s a pain to split the interlockin grain is why pound paass out pound some more may take ya a while but ull be in mighty fine shape for elk sean next year if ya start splittn elm  heck ill even trade ya some hackberry for that elm lolol i love it hate splittin it  brock