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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: Teresa Heilevang on March 27, 2008, 02:53:01 PM
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I'm from Kansas... duh... ::)
But I want to know if other states are as gung ho about burning pastures as we are here.
I mean right now, everyone and theri dog is burning fields and pastures.
Don't get me wrong.. I LOVE burning. I am right in the middle of it until all hours of the night.. but right now, 5 counties on each side of us is just a smoke ball.
Tonight we are going out and burning our watershed property.
Even though I will have a propane burner in my hand scattering fire..I the closet pyro..will take pictures the best I can.. :)
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In NC you would be pincushoned by crossbow for even smoking a cigarette in a pasture. Extreme drought. Can't even shoot bad guys outdoors with a firearm without prior notice to the fire department and a charged hose on site. Pasture burning is not a "thing" around the central part of NC. Now, I know Outlaw and Twyacht live further east and may have diffrent experience. Sounds like real fun to me though. Hot work-have beer.
Mac.
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TEXAS state wide burn ban. BAD BAD NO NO.
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NOT in Florida. BAD, BAD, BAD!
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Second that on Florida. Were down to watering our grass once a week. Very, Very Dry!
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Well then you guys are no fun and guess you don't want to go.. I'll have to set on the back of the tailgate when we're done and drink your cold brew for you!
( It's tough... but somebody has to do it) ;)
We are hanging tight at the moment...wind has kinda ( kinda?) come up and so we are waiting to see if iti will lay just a bit. Hate for all of our deer huntin' timber to go up in flames. :o Supposed to have a big chance of rain though in the next day or so.. and if that happens it will start greening up before we can burn off the old. The day was so nice and warm.. no wind.. and then about 30 minutes ago the wind switched to the north and it now it's cloudy and blowing.. but we'll see what the night brings..
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Montana is on fire. Burning season is a state holiday, fire and Beer
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Well then you guys are no fun and guess you don't want to go.. I'll have to set on the back of the tailgate when we're done and drink your cold brew for you!
( It's tough... but somebody has to do it) ;)
We are hanging tight at the moment...wind has kinda ( kinda?) come up and so we are waiting to see if iti will lay just a bit. Hate for all of our deer huntin' timber to go up in flames. :o Supposed to have a big chance of rain though in the next day or so.. and if that happens it will start greening up before we can burn off the old. The day was so nice and warm.. no wind.. and then about 30 minutes ago the wind switched to the north and it now it's cloudy and blowing.. but we'll see what the night brings..
(http://www.mazeguy.net/romantic/heartbeat.gif) ;) ;D
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Oh-oh...Haz is gonna get it now!
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Oh-oh...Haz is gonna get it now!
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Hey Buckshot... meet me at the corner gate.. I got one of the 4 wheelers and the burner.... you grab the carry on cooler ..
We'll set the back 80 acres first.. :)
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Not many pastures in our part of Minnesota, but DNR loves to burn their wildlife areas. They do it on a rotational system, and it does really help the grass. Can't figure out where all the pheasants go during the burns, but the numbers don't seem to hurt over it.
Can't believe the burning that goes on in Kansas between the pastures and the wheat stubble. There have been trips down there when I was praying for a good old fashioned blizzard just to get better visibility on the highway.
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We didn't go out tonight. The wind is absolutely howling out there! And it has dropped to about 38 degrees. ( feels more like 10)
Maybe this weekend we can pyro out.. LOL
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They do not do that in Michigan but I have seen them do it in Ohio. wus wondern what the heck they was doin! 4 wheelin huh? Sound like work and fun!
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It actually is a lot of work.. but we have fun doing it. You can either walk through the edges and crisscross etc and drag a propane weed burner behind you. I also sometimes take a 4 wheeler (if my 6 yr old granddaughter wants to be with me) and go slow and drag the burner along side. Since both my sons are on the fire dept, we take the rural water truck out..just in case the fire gets out of control. We have about 240 acres to burn off.. lots of it is timber and woods, so we go back through all the 4 wheeler trails we've made and clean that up kind of.. and then the pasture land and also all along one side of our watershed lake. ..which is really good sized.
It is just a time when good friends and family all pitch in and help..and party afterwards. ;D
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We don't do it in NH either, But, We do burn brush piles, after taking down trees or clearing a house lot. Need rain or 1 inch of snow on the ground, then you can get a fire permit no problem. It always involves a lot of dragging to get all the brush burnt but also a good way to cook stuff, especialy potatoes wrapped in tin foil. Hot work so it usually involves a bit of beer drinking ;D
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It actually is a lot of work.. but we have fun doing it. You can either walk through the edges and crisscross etc and drag a propane weed burner behind you. I also sometimes take a 4 wheeler (if my 6 yr old granddaughter wants to be with me) and go slow and drag the burner along side. Since both my sons are on the fire dept, we take the rural water truck out..just in case the fire gets out of control. We have about 240 acres to burn off.. lots of it is timber and woods, so we go back through all the 4 wheeler trails we've made and clean that up kind of.. and then the pasture land and also all along one side of our watershed lake. ..which is really good sized.
It is just a time when good friends and family all pitch in and help..and party afterwards. ;D
Sounds like good honest work for good friends that can enjoy themselfs later.
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Most of our burning is already finished. Most is done from Dec. to Feb. I'm sure we green up here a lot earlier than most of you, so we get a head start. Our winds pick up in March, so we need to be finished by then.