My exploits for today (Osage cuttin)

[cowboy]

Got rained out today, but as fate would have it it quit early . Theirs this place in my town (inside City limits) that I drive by - have noticed some Bodark trees along the fenceline, and meant to stop some day. You have to call it Bodark here, cause if you ask someone if you can cut some osage off their place - they give ya a funny look and say huh? he,he.
  Anyway he gave me free reign - sure, won't hurt my feelings he said. I walked part of the place out - it has a creek running through it. One of those places that is dark and dank, all the trees starved for sunlight and growing generally straight up - couldn't believe what I'd stumbled into again. Lot's of sage, oak's, elm, some mullbury, other stuff.
  I picked this one out that had caught my eye. Boy I tell ya, some nice straight, clean stuff. Am going to make this guy a nice sage bow to stay in good with him, may never have to drive to OK again. Not trying to show off or anything, just wanted to show what I'd run into .


 


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[cowboy]

Few more.

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[jamie]

oh my gawd!!!!!!!!!!!

[onemississipp]

what a harvest!!!!

[RidgeRunner]

That should keep you busy for a day or two.
Good looking Osage.
David

[Pat B]

Nice bunch of osage, Paul. That will keep you out of trouble for a while.   I hope you aren't allergic to poison ivy because those hairy vines that were growing on the tree look like PI to me!   Pat

[mullet]

  Heck Paul,I'd be bragging! Nice haul, good buddy,good friend

[DCM]

Nice.

I had the same thought on the vine.

Dude don't mind about the tops?  That's one of the biggest challenges to an osage.  The tops will be there forever.  Ready made thicket from my point of view, but a cattle man might think different.

[cowboy]

Jamie ha,hya. Yeah, that aught to keep me busy for months. No rest for the weary, WHILE I was splitting the logs - the wood bugs showed up, crawling everywhere now I gotta hurry peal and seal.
  Pat: I believe that's VA creaper, it's everywhere. But don't worry their was plenty of PI down there too, and I am allergic. Here we go again

  Hey Eddie - ole buddy ole pal .
  Don't think he care's DCM. He's not a cattle man, at least not on that place. Grows hay mostly and the creek sides are unkept - lotta deer sign.

[DanaM]

Dang Paul any chance of loading that on a rail bound north, Christmas ain't far away ya know
I could send ya some real nice spruce or balsam christmas trees in trade

[Calendargirl]

Wow!!  Maybe y'all can convince him to bring some to Tenn. in May! 

[tradrick]

I know I'm probably no were near good enough yet to start chaseing rings on osage but I would'nt mind gettin my hands on some to put back for when I do graduate to that skill level.If I see any at the Tenn.Classic in May I'll be planning on buying some.Nice haul.tradrick

[lowell]

Got to think this thread is like porn ... tree porn. I just keep coming back to it and looking at those nice logs .... those wonderful split staves..... and oh those growth rings!!!!  LOL

[DanaM]

I feel your pain lowell  Ya its a nice spread eh hehehehe

[Pappy]

Nice haul,lots of bows in that.
   Pappy