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Offline huntertrapper

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osage
« on: March 28, 2009, 03:10:23 pm »
best time to cut osage fellas?
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Offline DanaM

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Re: osage
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2009, 03:17:03 pm »
Any time you can get it ::)
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Offline Pat B

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Re: osage
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2009, 04:43:37 pm »
I agree! ;)
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Offline chessieboy

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Re: osage
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2009, 08:02:29 pm »
HT I cut some today over in Middletown. Got a bit more to get soon.
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Offline bigcountry

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Re: osage
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2009, 09:17:51 pm »
I have yet to have an opportunity to cut osage, but they say its best in deep winter or it can check something horrible.
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Re: osage
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2009, 11:52:54 pm »
there ya go dad anytime!
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Offline kiwijim

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Re: osage
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2009, 01:09:42 am »
best time to cut is just after its leaves drop.
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Offline shamus

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Re: osage
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2009, 11:54:43 am »
anytime.
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Offline Ryano

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Re: osage
« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2009, 12:10:10 pm »
Makes no diferance with osage since your removing all the sapwood anyways.
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: osage
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2009, 02:10:09 am »
In Kansas its between the end of deer season and the begining of spring trukey for several reasons. #1 its in between deer and spring turkey #2 because its easier to spot them in the bottoms when there is less foliage #3 You don't have to fight the bugs and snakes and poison ivy/oak/sumac.#4 If you get them from about Feb to Apr. the bark just pops off with the draw knife and the sapwoods is alot easier to remove with a good sharp edge. #5 Its easy to see the game trails that time of season and so it also serves a good scouting material for next years hunt. Having said all that I agree that anytime I can get a chance to harvest good osage I take it. Just make sure its good osage and worth the effort.   Danny
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Offline GregB

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Re: osage
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2009, 08:27:15 am »
Don't care what else you've heard, the best time to cut osage is after a good nights sleep, good breakfast, and when you've got a lot of buddies (preferrably young, dumb, and with strong backs!) willing to help!  ;D
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Re: osage
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2009, 10:14:50 am »
Two good reasons to cut osage between deer and turkey seasons, if you have the option to choose.  First, git yerself out about midday in July (where in my world 95 degrees and 80% rh is typical) and work you up a nice big osage tree.  If you live through it, you'll understand.  Second, by cutting wood early in the Spring, you have time for the sapwood to dry out some before the summer heat brings the bug larvae into action.  They tend to not have as much appetite for the dryer wood.  Only bad infestation I've had, in ten or so cuttings, was from Summer cut wood, and it was no fun.
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