If you have not burned

[Popcorn]

It's gettin very late! Greenup is coming fast but we got it done today!

 

[buckaroo]

I've not been brave enough lol

 

[DoubleRidge]

Looking good!...Other projects have me covered up currently but my hope is to develop 2 or 3 burn units in the future so we can rotate each year and burn one...and with us never burning bofore we will probably have the Forestry Dept help us get started in developing our first burn unit...looking forward to it in the future

 

[Tn Joe]

I've not been brave enough lol

Same here

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Burned 2 units yesterday as well. One was 4 acres and one was about 7 acres.

 

[Boll Weevil]

My Apple Watch logged 13mi and more than a few calories burned last Saturday putting in firebreaks. Got the call from the burn boss yesterday we're up next…160ac.

 

[Popcorn]

Burned 2 units yesterday as well. One was 4 acres and one was about 7 acres.

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Love those fire breaks. Back pack blowers are an awesome tool!

 

[Popcorn]

My Apple Watch logged 13mi and more than a few calories burned last Saturday putting in firebreaks. Got the call from the burn boss yesterday we're up next…160ac.

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That's about what we burned yesterday and last night. About 15 acres of native grasses and the rest was woodland.
Those native grass fires are amazing! Got my eyebrows singed yesterday, had to run! I bet that was a funny sight!

 

[Boll Weevil]

I'm burning a stand of planted pine, once thinned, never burned.

 

[BSK]

Burning is one of the best and most useful tools in the habitat manager's arsenal. Yet it is the tool I will only use as a last resort! I HATE working with fire, especially in hilly hardwoods.

 

[Lt.Dan]

I imagine it helps kill off the local tick population.

 

[Boll Weevil]

I've burned before but never a block this big so will have the experts on hand to help this go'round. After this first one should be able to manage future burns but really looking forward to watching the wildlife habitat transformation.

 

[Popcorn]

I've burned before but never a block this big so will have the experts on hand to help this go'round. After this first one should be able to manage future burns but really looking forward to watching the wildlife habitat transformation.

Good fire breaks and stay focused. I periodically jump in the UTV and make a run to back check my boundaries. When blowing or raking fire breaks look for hang ups and hollow trees that are near the boundary that might cause the fire to jump the break and make a break around those.
Just get on the down wind side and back the fire in a safe distance then do the sides. I enjoy burning pine stands, they are predictable as long as the wind cooperates. A lot of fuel can generate its own winds.

 

[G@TOR]

Tn forestry got my fire breaks done this week. They plan on burning first of April. What do you guys plant in the fire breaks after the burn is complete?

 

[Boll Weevil]

What do you guys plant in the fire breaks after the burn is complete?

Absolutely not an ideal warm season planting but I've had great luck with Marshall ryegrass when temps cool and fall rains begin. It'll burn up thru the warmer/drier months though.

 

[Popcorn]

Tn forestry got my fire breaks done this week. They plan on burning first of April. What do you guys plant in the fire breaks after the burn is complete?

Nothing. There is usually a flush of forbs right after a burn then other plants later. Watch and you get to see what's in the soil bank. Wildlife will love it

 

[wildlifefarmer]

Guys I'm glad y'all got the opportunity to burn. I'm a chicken it when I burn. RH less than 40 and winds less than 10 with no gusts over 12. I've had too many rabbits come jump out across the firebreaks on fire. I'll wait now with the green up well on its way until next year.

 

[MickThompson]

Burning is one of the best and most useful tools in the habitat manager's arsenal. Yet it is the tool I will only use as a last resort! I HATE working with fire, especially in hilly hardwoods.

I enjoy the tactics/challenge of burning in ridge and holler country... most of the time, anyways

 

[MickThompson]

Tn forestry got my fire breaks done this week. They plan on burning first of April. What do you guys plant in the fire breaks after the burn is complete?

Depending on how good the soil is (disked vs dozer-scraped), could be about anything. I would generally steer away from grains (grasses) unless you plan to freshen it up before the next burn. Those fine fuels can be a problem for sure.

 

[G@TOR]

Nothing. There is usually a flush of forbs right after a burn then other plants later. Watch and you get to see what's in the soil bank. Wildlife will love it

Good to know plus saves me some money in not buying seed. Do you Bush hog it every year in the spring?

 

[Popcorn]

Good to know plus saves me some money in not buying seed. Do you Bush hog it every year in the spring?

I try to burn every third year, in thirds or close proximity. If for some reason I do t get it burned or it just isn't gonna carry a fire I will mow it. A few really rough or swampy areas I will let go till a logger gets interested or I run a dozer thru it.

 

[G@TOR]

Depending on how good the soil is (disked vs dozer-scraped), could be about anything. I would generally steer away from grains (grasses) unless you plan to freshen it up before the next burn. Those fine fuels can be a problem for sure.

Thats something I didn't think about, future burning. My property is all mature hardwoods with the exception of two small food plots. One is an acre, and the other is two acres.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Haven't intentionally burned off leaves or plots this year, but still have a fire going where my garbage somehow jumped to the woods back on Wednesday. The heavy rain last night didn't put it out, so kept feeding it this morning.

Killed a beech tree that was too close, but we have quite a few other beech trees around. Cut up and moved a lot of deadfall trees with the tractor and dragged limbs trying to clean up. Wasn't really the ideal spot, but had some pretty big trees fairly close that had been hit by lightning or blown down that needed taken care of.

Have several more piles to burn, but will get to them when I can, and with those being in hilly hardwoods I will cut a break or push in the leaves before those get going.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Just walked back down there, maybe it will still be going in the morning.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Burning is one of the best and most useful tools in the habitat manager's arsenal. Yet it is the tool I will only use as a last resort! I HATE working with fire, especially in hilly hardwoods.

It's not as bad as you think. Next time we do one, you're more than welcome to come hang out and watch. We did a 4 acre section in 1h annd 13m and a 7 acre section Thursday in 1h 20m. After a few burns, it becomes second nature

 

[BSK]

I enjoy the tactics/challenge of burning in ridge and holler country... most of the time, anyways

When you're working with slopes so steep you have to crawl up them on your hands and knees, the upslope wind created by a fire can be pretty intimidating. I've seen trickling fires turn into raging infernos in a matter of minutes.

 

[MickThompson]

When you're working with slopes so steep you have to crawl up them on your hands and knees, the upslope wind created by a fire can be pretty intimidating. I've seen trickling fires turn into raging infernos in a matter of minutes.

We back it down til it finds fuel too wet to carry in those spots

 

[BSK]

We back it down til it finds fuel too wet to carry in those spots

I've seen slow fires backing into the wind suddenly flare back up the slope because the upslope wind increased fire temperature until suddenly fuel not consumable by a "cool" fire becomes consumable by a hot fire.

 

[deerhunter10]

Where we let our fields grow up every year we are going to get them on a rotation of burning starting next year. Have done a little with fire but not a ton. Love seeing it.

 

[FARMTOFIELD]

I've got some pines that's gonna get burned when they are big enough. I'd also love to burn our hardwoods but have no clue where to start