any sap running yet?

  • chomps
    Sioux City IA
    Posts: 3974
    April 5, 2013 at 2:13 pm #1289679

    might make a run, the wife is off this weekend and if the timing works, we might be headed up. Anybody sapping yet?

    BullsNeyes
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 168
    April 5, 2013 at 2:27 pm #1159701

    I’m all done in Rochester, MN.

    jerry b
    western WI
    Posts: 1506
    April 5, 2013 at 2:38 pm #1159706

    I see a few trees around Hudson with the bags still on. Might be about done tho, been there quite a while- jerr

    Chuck Melcher
    SE Wisconsin, Racine County
    Posts: 1966
    April 5, 2013 at 3:05 pm #1159721

    May not mean much, but the two maples in my front ward have branches overhanging the drive, and there is a puddle under them every day. SE WI.

    Pig-hunter
    Southern Minnesota
    Posts: 600
    April 5, 2013 at 4:55 pm #1159774

    I’m around the Mankato area and have been getting about a 2 liter bottle full a day out of each tap the last couple days. Better get at it soon though.

    TJ
    Hammond, WI
    Posts: 263
    April 5, 2013 at 4:58 pm #1159775

    I’m in western wi and it just started running good here the last week or so. Have about 200 taps out and collected roughly 650 gallons the last two days. Looks to be another 450 or so waiting in the woods right now. Cooker is rolling 24 hrs a day to keep up. This weekend should be the main run around the Baldwin/Hammond area.

    steve-fellegy
    Resides on the North Shores of Mille Lacs--guiding on Farm Island these days
    Posts: 1294
    April 5, 2013 at 5:40 pm #1159792

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    might make a run, the wife is off this weekend and if the timing works, we might be headed up. Anybody sapping yet?

    Hasn’t started running in Wealthwood yet…at all. Maybe by next week sometime. TOO COLD!!

    chomps
    Sioux City IA
    Posts: 3974
    April 5, 2013 at 6:08 pm #1159798

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    might make a run, the wife is off this weekend and if the timing works, we might be headed up. Anybody sapping yet?

    Hasn’t started running in Wealthwood yet…at all. Maybe by next week sometime. TOO COLD!!

    thanks a bunch Steve! next weekend then

    steve-fellegy
    Resides on the North Shores of Mille Lacs--guiding on Farm Island these days
    Posts: 1294
    April 5, 2013 at 8:55 pm #1159844

    We have over 500 taps out on the Red Door Sugarbush–for a week now—and have about 30 gallons of sap.LOL

    TJ
    Hammond, WI
    Posts: 263
    April 6, 2013 at 5:57 am #1159937

    Shouldn’t be long for you now…it has really opened up a few hours south of you. Just ended my shift of cooking and now I find myself on IDO at 2AM Smaller operation but we have about 40 gallons of syrup so far…seems like it could be a good year

    chomps
    Sioux City IA
    Posts: 3974
    April 10, 2013 at 3:40 pm #1161197

    here’s our process, we are just north and slightly east of the Red Door. Brother ended up with about 40 gallons last weekend, my dad will empty the bags on Thursday, my brother will be up over the weekend, and I hope to be up the weekend after. The pot will hold 15 gallons. Be nice to put a few jars of maple syrup into my belly. MMMM!

    steve-fellegy
    Resides on the North Shores of Mille Lacs--guiding on Farm Island these days
    Posts: 1294
    April 10, 2013 at 5:25 pm #1161266

    Yup–some of the trees have been running okay if they are in the open yard or on the south edge of woods and not back in the woods. Most of our trees are off the highway and in the woods–so they are mostly dry yet. But the ones along the highway have run about 160 gallons this week–which would normally be way less than one days run. Gonna light up the cooker for the first time tomorrow(Thursday) and hope it starts running so we can cook steady, 24/7 for at least a week. Gotta break loose soon…

    chomps
    Sioux City IA
    Posts: 3974
    April 18, 2013 at 6:36 pm #1163721

    my brother had a record day last Monday, 75 gallons. Getting my fork ready now.

    steve-fellegy
    Resides on the North Shores of Mille Lacs--guiding on Farm Island these days
    Posts: 1294
    April 19, 2013 at 10:31 am #1163862

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    my brother had a record day last Monday, 75 gallons. Getting my fork ready now.

    Yup–Sunday/Monday was big. Then it slowed way down since. Should go again hard when the skys clear at night and the sunny following days.

    About 10-12″ of fresh snow the past 24hrs.!!

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