Trails to stands..

[G-man]

So the hardest part of hunting is getting t0 the stand quietly.  I made a 150 yard long  wood chip trail to my main orchard and  them blew leaves  off of 1.4 miles of trails now leaves are mostly down took 5, 4 amp batteries  and leafblower..Maybe it's extreme but sure makes nice quiet walking.! And  bonus wood chips eliminate the mud holes on this main trail... 

[mowin]

Ya, that's extreme, but I commend you for doing it. 

[grampy]

That's way more than what we do!!! But it looks great 

[Otto]

@G-man Beautiful trails! I am sure you enjoy them year round.   What do you do for the parts of your trails that are mucky or muddy all the time, but there is not really water streaming across that can be diverted or a culvert pipe put in?   Do you pile stones and mulch over them and keep building them up? 

[dbHunterNY]

i'm not sure i can do that. lots of work. looks great.

[broomeguy]

Nice! You're going to do my property next, right? 

[GreeneHunter]

Couple years ago I went down to my property with a Rake and Raked all the way from my vehicle into my Ladder Stand !  Was lots more Quiet !

[fletchny11]

I mow the leaves off all my trails at home that I can. It is really nice for stalking in and out. Come frost though man you get some crunchy ice!

I've raked as well but that's too much work. I just do my best to keep all twigs and dropped branches off. Those loud snapping sticks sound so loud when you step on one in the dark!

[G-man]

4 hours ago, Otto said:

@G-man Beautiful trails! I am sure you enjoy them year round.   What do you do for the parts of your trails that are mucky or muddy all the time, but there is not really water streaming across that can be diverted or a culvert pipe put in?   Do you pile stones and mulch over them and keep building them up? 

The chips  on this trail are 8 in deep in the mud holes..  ,usually  I just try and make them drain but this is very flat and by seasons end was always a muddy mess. So far  the chips are working well.  Large crossing  in woods have water bars and drain, I have 2 12in culverts where ravine crosses main logging roads. 

[G-man]

4 hours ago, dbHunterNY said:

i'm not sure i can do that. lots of work. looks great.

Wasn't bad  atv with blower  off front  drive slow and just  change batteries..  the chips are only there as logger has firewood processor and  the chips are free  ...use utv and just dump and rake them.. 

[Otto]

58 minutes ago, G-man said:

The chips  on this trail are 8 in deep in the mud holes..  ,usually  I just try and make them drain but this is very flat and by seasons end was always a muddy mess. So far  the chips are working well.  Large crossing  in woods have water bars and drain, I have 2 12in culverts where ravine crosses main logging roads. 

Thanks, I don’t have free chips like you do.  I’ll have to look around and see if anyone nearby has a chipper.  I think the local town waste management has mulch for pretty cheap, not sure if they have chips.  

[mowin]

1 minute ago, Otto said:

Thanks, I don’t have free chips like you do.  I’ll have to look around and see if anyone nearby has a chipper.  I think the local town waste management has mulch for pretty cheap, not sure if they have chips.  

Look into tree removal guys. Lots of times they will gladly dump a load of chips free/cheap if they are close by instead of hauling them farther away.