bszweda project journal

[Bszweda]

I had what I thought were bumble bees around my place. My neighbor came over to talk and after a while of the never ended buzzing he yelled out "boy you have a carpenter bee problem! These ain't no bumble bees!"

The next day I did operation night fall and proceeded to kill 10+ bees while they slept with Wd 40. I then patched the holes with newspaper,wood filler, and painted what I could with an oil based paint.( painting rough cut wood is a pain in the butt).

As of right now I think I've eliminated the problem as I only saw one male flying around waiting for his females to come out and play. He seemed confused as his normal honey hole wasn't there.( probably didn't help I was chasing him around with the wd 40 can!)

 

[Bszweda]

I had a professional come in and cut down the oaks that were in risk of falling on the cabin. This guy had some skill! It's definitely let in more light.

 

[Bill]

Those shark bite connectors are expensive but worth every penny in my opinion.

.22 bird shot makes hunting carpenter bees more fun.

 

[Tree Spud]

Bzweda ... Very nice old place with what looks to be a great view over the pond. Great to see you are rehabbing, these are sometimes the best projects. Your wife looks like a real trooper ...

Love the mouse bucket trap idea, I think I will try that. Get used to mice, they can squeeze through an opening the size of a dime. I hate using poison on mice as when they die outside, other animals or birds that eat them can die also. pets can also be affected.

Make sure you keep under the cabin vent with good air movement to avoid moisture and rot.

On your fascia, you look handy enough to simply put up a 3/4 x 1" piece of primed and painted board. Make sure you add some angle flashing to the top of the fascia, slid under the metal roofing.

 

[Bszweda]

Those shark bite connectors are expensive but worth every penny in my opinion.

.22 bird shot makes hunting carpenter bees more fun.

I am definitely going to give that try! Sounds like fun!

 

[Bszweda]

Bzweda ... Very nice old place with what looks to be a great view over the pond. Great to see you are rehabbing, these are sometimes the best projects. Your wife looks like a real trooper ...

Make sure you keep under the cabin vent with good air movement to avoid moisture and rot.

I am thinking lattice with wire mesh... Just to keep airflow going it stays pretty dry under there.

 

[Tree Spud]

I am thinking lattice with wire mesh... Just to keep airflow going it stays pretty dry under there.

I agree, I was going to ask about airflow & ventilation ... real important to avoid rot. Make sure you have a top vent at peak of the roof, as heating the cbin can lead to moisture during the cold months.

 

[Bszweda]

I had someone recently remove some trees around my cabin. When I got there I got out of my car and was walking around the brush pile when I bounced a deer bedded next to it.I guess I would call it my first successful habitat work, which i didn't mean to do : )

 

[Bszweda]

Not the smartest deer around

 

[Bill]

I had someone recently remove some trees around my cabin. When I got there I got out of my car and was walking around the brush pile when I bounced a deer bedded next to it.I guess I would call it my first successful habitat work, which i didn't mean to do : )

Looks like a good place to hide and take a nap.

 

[alldaysit]

Not the smartest deer around

I would try and keep her around!


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[j-bird]

Interesting place......I look forward to seeing your progress. I have a old post and beam barn that the carpenter bees just love. I turned the kids loose with badmitten and tennis rackets!!! Swat and stomp! Kids had a ball until they got bored and then I had to take the rackets away....damn kids! I then fill the holes with some sort of caulk or filler. Your mice traps remind me of some water holes I put in once....damn mice would get in but would only swim around the outer edge and never to the center where my branch was placed.....mice ain't real smart. Like was mentioned - use steel wool or the like to plug holes and the like around pipes and such to keep mice out. Just using foam or caulk the mice will chew thru. Congrats on the place!

 

[Bszweda]

Checked my winter rye food plot. I am happy with the results. That green stuff is winter rye right?

 

[John-W-WI]

Checked my winter rye food plot. I am happy with the results. That green stuff is winter rye right?

Love what you have done with the place.... I did something similar and had a blast working on it.

That doesn't look like rye to me. Looks more like a grass. I hope I'm wrong.

-John

 

[Bszweda]

My drive way was getting rutted up so I put in some gravel.

 

[Bszweda]

 

[Bszweda]

Got my European skull mount back(last year kill). Also had time to mount my deer from two years ago. ( Had no idea what I was doing getting that cap over the antlers was a real struggle and I did a complete hack job). I thought these deer were both two and half year old's? Looking at the difference I am not quite sure.

 

[Dukslayr]

View attachment 21452Got my European skull mount back(last year kill). Also had time to mount my deer from two years ago. ( Had no idea what I was doing getting that cap over the antlers was a real struggle and I did a complete hack job). I thought these deer were both two and half year old's? Looking at the difference I am not quite sure.

Looks great! Perfect hunting cabin for sure! In regards to the euro mounts/racks...no way to tell how old they were by looking at the racks. Would need some pictures of them live on the hoof for most folks to make an educated guess; or they can/could have been ages from the jaw bone or teeth with a little higher degree of accuracy. Congrats on the place!

 

[MickT]

To your point, I killed a 2 yr old last year and a 3 year old this year in the same spot (maybe the same tree) that measured within 2” of each other. The 3 year old’s body was obviously more developed and larger and the antlers had better mass. I confirmed age with the jawbone.


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[Mortenson]

Don't think I ever saw this thread, and now it seems expired.... did you end up selling this place?