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1.) bow-fishhunter - 02/19/2017

First year so we'll see how it goes.
I have an idea in my head, and it already hasn't panned out the way I intended LOL O well you learn with every adventure.

2.) DParker - 02/19/2017

Cool. How much sap will you typically get out if three tap points like that?

3.) bow-fishhunter - 02/20/2017

[QUOTE=DParker;47247]Cool. How much sap will you typically get out if three tap points like that?[/QUOTE]

This is the first year i've done it so I don't know when it is running hard. I put in 16 taps on thursday night and on friday night I had 5 gallons. Then it didn't freeze on saturday or sunday and i got 5 gallons combined. I've been told that if you get a good tree and the sap is running hard you can get a gallon per tap. we'll see

4.) Swamp Fox - 02/20/2017

How many taps per tree, typically?

I'm a honey and Aunt Jemima man, meself, but keep us posted...

5.) bow-fishhunter - 02/20/2017

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;47262]How many taps per tree, typically?

I'm a honey and Aunt Jemima man, meself, but keep us posted...[/QUOTE]

I didn't do any more than 3 on 1 tree. They say you can tap as a tree as how many hands wide it is...

6.) bluecat - 02/21/2017

I use the same criteria for women.

7.) DParker - 02/21/2017

[QUOTE=bluecat;47270]I use the same criteria for women.[/QUOTE]

I thought that unit of measurement was the axe handle?

8.) bluecat - 02/21/2017

I think your thinking of another Babe.

9.) bow-fishhunter - 02/22/2017

Monday was 50 all day nothing flowed.
yesterday was 25 in the morning and 45 in the after noon.
this is what happens.

10.) DParker - 02/22/2017

I hope that's sap...otherwise I'm never having pancakes at your house.

11.) bow-fishhunter - 02/22/2017

Your comments make my mind go in about 100 directions at once and i just have to press reset.
Ummm what was the question again?

12.) bluecat - 02/22/2017

I think he is referring to the fact that most of that is water. Do you have a smoke house where you condense the sap?

13.) bow-fishhunter - 02/22/2017

Ok I thought he was saying it looked like pee. Then he's from Texas so that would be a long drive for pancakes. So I didn't know what road to go down then "squirrel!"

I'm going to make a temporary outdoor fireplaces to boil it down

14.) DParker - 02/22/2017

[QUOTE=bow-fishhunter;47294]Ok I thought he was saying it looked like pee.[/quote]

I didn't know what it looked like. But I've never tapped maple trees, so I have no idea what the sap looks like in a bucket. I was just being cautious.

[QUOTE=bow-fishhunter;47294]Then he's from Texas so that would be a long drive for pancakes.[/QUOTE]

Oh, I don't know...you might make [B][I]really[/I][/B] good pancakes.

15.) bow-fishhunter - 02/23/2017

Yeah that's all sap it is about 40:1 so I still have to boil down 97.5% of that

I do make a killer pancake

16.) bow-fishhunter - 02/23/2017

My parents just bought some hunting land by Boerne TX

17.) DParker - 02/23/2017

[QUOTE=bow-fishhunter;47297]My parents just bought some hunting land by Boerne TX[/QUOTE]

Well then, you're responsible for breakfast and I'll handle dinner.

18.) bow-fishhunter - 02/23/2017

How close are you from there

19.) DParker - 02/23/2017

[QUOTE=bow-fishhunter;47299]How close are you from there[/QUOTE]

313 miles (a little over 4.5 hours).

20.) Swamp Fox - 02/23/2017