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Weather stick #7924973 08/10/23 12:35 PM 08/10/23 12:35 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 11,331 Maine, Aroostook Posco OP trapper
Posco OP trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 11,331 Maine, Aroostook	Ever see one? Curls up in fair weather and droops before a storm. Nature's barometer.

Re: Weather stick [Re: Posco] #7924989 08/10/23 01:02 PM 08/10/23 01:02 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 23,719 New Hampshire N Nessmuck trapper
Nessmuck trapper N Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 23,719 New Hampshire	Yup...got one on the house for 30 years now It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: Weather stick [Re: Posco] #7924993 08/10/23 01:07 PM 08/10/23 01:07 PM
Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 636 Swords Creek, VA A ABeardedTrapper trapper
ABeardedTrapper trapper A Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 636 Swords Creek, VA	Saw an article about those in FFG a few years ago. Very interesting. Eric

Re: Weather stick [Re: Posco] #7925002 08/10/23 01:23 PM 08/10/23 01:23 PM
Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 4,979 rogers city mi. J jeff karsten trapper
jeff karsten trapper J Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 4,979 rogers city mi.	Is it going to work as it gets older olden tyred

Re: Weather stick [Re: Posco] #7925008 08/10/23 01:35 PM 08/10/23 01:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,015 MD D DaveP trapper
DaveP trapper D Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,015 MD	Put one up about 20 years ago. Just walked out to check it. Oops! It's JUST starting to rain though LOL, pic turned, it's mounted correctly Last edited by DaveP; 08/10/23 01:36 PM.

Re: Weather stick [Re: Posco] #7925010 08/10/23 01:44 PM 08/10/23 01:44 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,923 centrel PA Kevin Colpetzer trapper
Kevin Colpetzer trapper Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,923 centrel PA

Re: Weather stick [Re: jeff karsten] #7925012 08/10/23 01:48 PM 08/10/23 01:48 PM
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,323 texas L la4wd54 trapper
la4wd54 trapper L Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,323 texas	Originally Posted by jeff karsten Is it going to work as it gets older I saw what you did there...

Re: Weather stick [Re: Posco] #7925033 08/10/23 02:34 PM 08/10/23 02:34 PM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,843 Champaign County, Ohio. K KeithC trapper
KeithC trapper K Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,843 Champaign County, Ohio.	What type of tree is the stick from? Is the bark shaved off? Keith

Re: Weather stick [Re: KeithC] #7925046 08/10/23 02:52 PM 08/10/23 02:52 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 11,331 Maine, Aroostook Posco OP trapper
Posco OP trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 11,331 Maine, Aroostook	Originally Posted by KeithC What type of tree is the stick from? Is the bark shaved off? Keith Balsam fir, and yes, it's peeled.

Re: Weather stick [Re: Posco] #7925048 08/10/23 02:54 PM 08/10/23 02:54 PM
Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 1,326 vermont V vermontster trapper
vermontster trapper V Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 1,326 vermont	I have one from Apple The bitterness of poor quality last a lot longer than the sweetness of low price

Re: Weather stick [Re: Posco] #7925050 08/10/23 03:02 PM 08/10/23 03:02 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,146 NC Buzzard trapper
Buzzard trapper Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,146 NC	Nope, I just look at the clouds and wind direction Tells me all I need to know

Re: Weather stick [Re: Posco] #7925103 08/10/23 04:03 PM 08/10/23 04:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,109 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,109 SEPA	Had one on the front porch for years. Eh...wot?

Re: Weather stick [Re: Posco] #7925111 08/10/23 04:10 PM 08/10/23 04:10 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,109 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,109 SEPA	I upgraded to a Weather Rock Eh...wot?

Re: Weather stick [Re: Posco] #7925157 08/10/23 04:48 PM 08/10/23 04:48 PM
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 3,060 PA M marathonman trapper
marathonman trapper M Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 3,060 PA	Posco I would say that stick has been drooping quite a bit this summer in your area Last edited by marathonman; 08/10/23 04:48 PM. Reason: Add

Re: Weather stick [Re: Posco] #7925184 08/10/23 05:23 PM 08/10/23 05:23 PM
Joined: Mar 2023 Posts: 1,486 WI M Mando trapper
Mando trapper M Joined: Mar 2023 Posts: 1,486 WI	Originally Posted by Posco Ever see one? Curls up in fair weather and droops before a storm. Nature's barometer. The top picture is from in the morning.

Re: Weather stick [Re: KeithC] #7925185 08/10/23 05:25 PM 08/10/23 05:25 PM
Joined: Mar 2023 Posts: 1,486 WI M Mando trapper
Mando trapper M Joined: Mar 2023 Posts: 1,486 WI	Originally Posted by KeithC What type of tree is the stick from? Is the bark shaved off? Keith It's morning wood.

Re: Weather stick [Re: Mando] #7925325 08/10/23 08:15 PM 08/10/23 08:15 PM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 4,386 west virginia usa R randall brannon trapper
randall brannon trapper R Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 4,386 west virginia usa	Originally Posted by Mando Originally Posted by KeithC What type of tree is the stick from? Is the bark shaved off? Keith It's morning wood. I heard that Morning wood has other uses than weather. God please keep they 19 fallen UBB miners out of trouble up there.

Re: Weather stick [Re: Posco] #7925344 08/10/23 08:33 PM 08/10/23 08:33 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 11,331 Maine, Aroostook Posco OP trapper
Posco OP trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 11,331 Maine, Aroostook	It's hard not to go there, isn't it!? Every time I look at it in fair weather I think the same thing. They must have watered it with Viagra when it was seedling.

Re: Weather stick [Re: Posco] #7926216 08/11/23 10:44 PM 08/11/23 10:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 7,702 Virginia 5 52Carl trapper
52Carl trapper 5 Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 7,702 Virginia	I still have the skin mine came in, but it ain't no good for checking the weather either...

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