diamond hitch
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Living in the land of dead trees, it becomes critical to cut out trails, build trails and try to figure out elk travel highways before the season begins. My county has closed the woods to gas chainsaws. It's darn tough to even travel some of the existing roads. I have a couple one man crosscuts but I am afraid those days may have passed. Always wanted a two man crosscut but my partner moved. Yesterday I built two miles of trail with a electric chainsaw and an ax. Of course I had to have a couple batteries but by using existing elk trails I got within 500 yds of my target. By staying in the lodgepole jungles it was surprising how few trees I had to cut and how many elk trails I found. I hope to build a small bridge for crossing a stream to smooth the trip. Having 15 to 20 trails built and cleared in my hunting area makes the season much smoother and more successful.
This doesn't help the NR much but for the rest of us especially when we can't bow hunt it helps get us in shape and in the mood.
This doesn't help the NR much but for the rest of us especially when we can't bow hunt it helps get us in shape and in the mood.