3rd Annual Moon Tree Gathering

[hedgeapple]

Bring 'em on, Greg

Guys, I need some material for smoking the deer hides.  If you can easily gather some punk wood (the kind that so rotten you can crumble it with your hand) that would be awesome.  The other choice is saw dust, not shaving curls, they flame up, but the fine stuff. I probably have enough, but having never done this smokin' thing before, I'm not sure.

[osage outlaw]

Dave, I can bring you some punky wood but its pretty damp.  Supposed to be dry this week so maybe it will dry out by the weekend.  How much do you need?

[hedgeapple]

A 5 gallon bucket full should do. we can put it on a pan on the workshop stove to dry it

[osage outlaw]

Dave, I found some rotten logs that I can bring for you.  They are close the the road so they will be easy to get to.  If you pick them up they break in half.  I hope they will work for you.

[osage outlaw]

This may be a long shot but do any of you guys that are coming to Moontree have a utility trailer for sale?  I'm looking for something 12'-16' long. 

[hedgeapple]

Clint that should, Thanks.

[Gsulfridge]

Sorry Clint, no trailer here.

[Pappy]

Ha guys, FYI for smoking hides their is a differences in rotten wood and punk wood. Punk wood is what you want. Yall have a good one.
   Pappy

[hedgeapple]

Thanks Pappy for your help. 

[hedgeapple]

Here's a video to identify punk wood:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBAiRjKzEW4

[blackhawk]

Yins guys have fun n be safe!!! Sorry I can't make it again this year  I'll be thinking of ya wishing i was there with ya

[DLH]

I plan on heading up Friday I took a day at work. I'll bring some drinks and snacks for everyone. Sorry I hvent kept up with the thread very much have worked a few weekends lately and my son has been sick quite a bit.

[osage outlaw]

I'll be there on Friday also DLH.  Probably somewhere around 4:00

Dave, Can you post your address so I can put it in the GPS.   I watched the video and I don't have punk wood.  I'll try to do some more looking tomorrow

[hedgeapple]

565 Stoney Run Rd
Richmond, KY 40475
cell 859-582-2306

Clint don't stress about the punk.  Brian is going to gather some and with your idea of looking along the side of the road, I think I found some.  I'm going to gather it tomorrow.

Guys, I forgot about grabbing a box of clay pigeons and I don't have time to run back to town.  BILL DON"T YOU GO DOWN THOSE STEPS!

I got a lot of work done this Mon, Tues and a Wednesday mornings.  The 3-D range has been mowed and targets set back up.  A hide smoking stove is almost complete.  The hide racks are done and set up. The cooking smoker is back up to the house.  The camper is back at the house if someone needs a place to sleep (the leak is patched, I think).  The wild boar is marinating. The hides scheduled for hair removal are soaking in the ash bath.  The hides to be smoked are re-soaking in the egg tanning solutions. I plan to "break" them tomorrow. And I have a bow that I'm floor tillering.  The workshop is pretty straight.  So as Pappy would say, "life is good."

[TRACY]

Sounds like you've been busy Dave ! I can grab a box of clays tonight. Plan on being there saturday morning. Not sure what time cause I got to pick up shirts on the way sorta. Definitely be there before noon. Looking forward to it!

Tracy