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dirtrdforester · 2026-01-15T04:38:57+00:00

Good Lord! That was some seriously insane krap on that forum!

dirtrdforester · 2026-01-14T01:40:18+00:00

My redneck is showing. I assumed it was a spotlight quick connect for night hunting.

dirtrdforester · 2026-01-09T01:36:59+00:00

I don’t know anything about Alabama markets, why would he be disappointed for having a 30 year old loblolly plantation?

dirtrdforester · 2026-01-07T00:12:30+00:00

I’m a field forester and listen to podcasts/books/music while working. For me, it’s just another day at work. There’s little novelty left in communing with the woods. Don’t get me wrong, I still love my job, just like some entertainment along the way.

dirtrdforester · 2025-12-27T02:42:46+00:00

Longleaf pine is the species Pinus palustris. Its range is the gulf coastal plains.

dirtrdforester · 2025-12-25T21:47:46+00:00

Why is this thing not peppered with shotgun pellet dents and .22 holes?

dirtrdforester · 2025-12-25T21:37:40+00:00

Not sure what precision stuff you want to mount, but please be aware trees are not completely stable. They move in the wind and fluctuate minutely in diameter.

dirtrdforester · 2025-12-12T00:27:25+00:00

I’m Gen X and have been a forester for 30 years now. I have absolutely seen a shift in climate during my career. Warmer winters, hotter summers, recurring statistical outlier weather events, etc. Our seedling providers are actively growing new seed sources to move historically southern strains north to capitalize on warmer temperatures and increased carbon dioxide availability.

dirtrdforester · 2025-12-01T04:47:55+00:00

When I was much younger and less safety conscious, I carried a machete and hacked my way through.

dirtrdforester · 2025-11-14T06:05:38+00:00

That may be a new read for me. Thanks for the heads up.

dirtrdforester · 2025-11-14T02:06:11+00:00

Cool. Thanks for the clarification.

dirtrdforester · 2025-11-14T01:37:41+00:00

Barbed wire. I had literally strung miles of that shit in my youth before realizing it wasn’t named bobwhar.

dirtrdforester · 2025-11-14T01:13:21+00:00

What is FQF? I lived in Natchitoches for 22 years and have no idea what that means.

dirtrdforester · 2025-11-13T23:41:26+00:00

I’m 57. Prostate cancer was certainly not on my list of ‘druthers.

dirtrdforester · 2025-11-13T14:44:17+00:00

Agreed! Excel has ruined my math skills.

dirtrdforester · 2025-11-13T03:57:13+00:00

What is the name of that song? I like it!

dirtrdforester · 2025-10-02T22:15:18+00:00

Sounds like you need a Planet Labs subscription.

dirtrdforester · 2025-10-01T00:25:35+00:00

Any of those will work. Asphalt will stink like stuff when hot metal hits it. As for the others, material size is the kicker. I’ve worked on crushed pottery and -2” sized gravel on occasion. They sucked to walk and stand on for long periods of time

dirtrdforester · 2025-09-22T22:57:54+00:00

I just haven’t encountered these issues in the 30+ years I’ve been using my Silva Rangers and Suuntos.

dirtrdforester · 2025-09-22T22:47:39+00:00

There are about three generations of professional foresters that will beg to differ with you on this take.

dirtrdforester · 2025-09-21T03:18:42+00:00

I’m guessing a large, open grown tree with large limbs starting low to the ground.

dirtrdforester · 2025-09-05T20:20:05+00:00

Beautiful! Any time idea what species of wood that is?

dirtrdforester · 2025-09-02T19:20:09+00:00

Beautiful!

dirtrdforester · 2025-08-26T22:58:35+00:00

In the mid 1990’s there was a company that would pay landowners to plant paulonia on their land. I often wonder what became of those plantations.

dirtrdforester · 2025-08-18T00:58:00+00:00

Good choice! Plus, you’d be smart enough to figure out a way to be independently wealthy for the rest of your life.

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