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In early winter, late fall I use my winter camp as a base for deer hunting. It is so nice to have fresh bread, hot coffee and warm venison stew out in the timber. Now that deer season is over, Jake and I will spend a lot of our time at winter camp ... until about March or April and then wood...

This post is a mess, trying to do it from winter camp and my phone is not cooperating! Anyway, we are going to spend 3-4 hours here, then will hike back to the house for breakfast ... after sipping wood stove made hot chocolate and reading for while. There is a simple joy of watching the sun...

Well, the primary gun deer season is over and Jake and I needed a bit of a timber romp so this morning we hiked up to winter camp.

Well, the primary gun deer season is over and Jake and I needed a bit of a timber romp so this morning we hiked up to winter camp. It was single digits this am with a bit of a wind chill. Man it feels good to get into the tent and crank up the wood stove.

That paddle looks exceptional … I can not wait too the final finish product … it is truly amazing!

Man I love Sycamore but that paddle … WOW!!

Man that sounds like a real crap ton of snow … only November!! Yikes!

Oh boy, I sure love Vizsla pics! Your dog is gorgeous! I think active dogs help us to stay active … I might get lazy and want to be a coach potato, but when I look at Jake giving me the “let’s go explore eyes“, I am motivated to keep moving. Watching dog joy as they romp about makes me want...

Halpc, any pics of you and your dog? Man, they love to run! Bob.

I mostly hike with my dog Jake. We also go to winter camp about 4 times a week. https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/winter-camp-is-ready-to-go.128792/#post-155676 Jake and I are a nationally certified therapy team so we often go to assisted living facilities and visit with the residents...

PaddlingPitt, I have no idea how many for winter camp. New tent, larger stove … I am burning mostly Norway Spruce as that is what is right there. I do have some red elm processed right now, but there is not much around in that vicinity. Norway spruce is very dry standing dead. It burns very...

Appreciate you Rippy. Will do. Hopefully Jake and I will have a lot of winter time adventures up there this year. We are always up for a good timber romp.

29 years ago a family who owned 2 connecting 40s were quarreling. The decided to sell their properties . Long story short, one party tried to under cut the other as an easement was granted to the land locked 2nd 40. This made the 1st worth MUCH less. My wife and I got it for well under a...

I live On 80 Glenn. Surrounded by thousands. In the winter I have yet to cross another track that is not mine. After deer hunting it seems no one has any interest in being outdoors

Last couple years my dog Jake and I would hike about 4 days a week and spend the day in winter camp, a snow trekker base camp set up in my pines. . This year after a summer of saving, I purchased a 10x12 wall tent. It is set up as deer camp, but after thanksgiving will be Winter Camp for Jake...

Patrick, Good on ya for building with Sycamore, one of my favorite woods … quarter sawn no less - boy howdy can’t wait to this thread develop!! I had a long bow a decade and a bit ago … spalted sycamore back and belly with boo cores. Beautiful and very pleasant to shoot. how long will the...

I have paddled my Shaw and Tenney sassafras paddle ( the guide model I think ) for 2 years now. It has a larger blade surface than I thought I cared to pull through the water. I ordered it unfinished and oiled the entire paddle with badger oil after wood burning a quote on each side. I did...

Wow!!

I would love to hear about … see pics - of your hot tent set up. Bob

I am a solo guy. This is because most of my friends have no interest in multi day trips in the bush … or visiting the bush at all. So, it was tough at first. I think Alan is correct when he writes about a persons make up ie, being comfortable alone or not. I was not comfortable, but over a...