Burning pastures

[Teresa Heilevang]

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.. 

[MikeBjerum]

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.

[Hazcat]

Oh no he's noottttt~~~


(Marshal is watching me too close.. )

[Teresa Heilevang]

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

[gunman1911]

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!

[Sponsor]

[Teresa Heilevang]

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. 

[tombogan03884]

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 

[gunman1911]

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. 

Sounds like good honest work for good friends that can enjoy themselfs later.

[jerry]

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.