Good place to cut firewood
I was wondering if anyone has any tips on where to head in the West Country to get at some firewood to cut? I usually get a cut permit and head west of water valley, but the terrain is a bit tougher than I can do this year as I am recovering from a September broken ankle that required surgery. I usually embrace the hiking and work and really enjoy the exercise but the leg just can’t do it this year-but the rest of the body can. And of course quad isn’t allowed to drag. Preferably from hiway 1 north to 11. Where I live there’s a beautiful women behind every tree, and I’m down to a couple cords that don’t last me a winter. TIA.
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I'd say anywhere out near sibbald on powderface trail. It's the TM66 Area - Elbow River map if you are looking on the forestry site. The gate is closed on the road, but you should be able to find a spot before the gate.
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Maybe try giving my buddy Dave at Dave's Tree Care in Didsbury a call.
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You can get an entire semi load of Birch logs dropped off at your house for a few hundred bucks. Then all you have to do is buck it up and split it. Way cheaper than hauling it yourself and you won't risk messing up your ankle.
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I think paid $1,100.00 for a load of Pine (not birch) about 6 years ago delivered. Sure wasn't $200.00
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It will be very rough on you if not in top physical shape. Lugging 500 lb birch logs through 3 feet of snow takes a very strong body. Birch at $400 a cord these days and very little available $1100 a load seems quite a bit low unless someone is stealing it from a cutblock.
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They are logging powderface currently. Might be worth a drive in there for some salvage as long as your not in the way.
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Okay, you are right, a load costs about $1,500 these days. When I was buying the wood around Calgary I knew a guy with a log truck and picker, and was getting a load for less than half that. Admittedly it was 6 years ago now. Even without the buddy discount, it is still FAR cheaper than hauling that much wood yourself. But if you want to do it the hard way:
Description FILL YOUR TRUCK FULL OF LOGS LOCATED NEAR CHESTERMERE $100./PICK-UP TRUCK LOAD - CAN BE DELIVERED LOCALLY403 PH: 403-617-2007 |
Drive to a mill if there’s one local and buy cut off ends. I think it’s 40 bucks for box load and 80 for a trailer load.
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