Early Xmas present…

[mousegunguy]

My girlfriend just found this off the side of the road and brought it home for me!!
I use the ‘paper’ & combs as wadding in my smooth bore muzzleloader.
I went shooting last weekend and all my older nest material had turned into dust. I ended up having to use leaves.

 

[Maxrobot]

I never heard of that. Did they do that back in the day? Sounds risky.

 

[Lank]

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My girlfriend just found this off the side of the road and brought it home for me!!
I use the ‘paper’ & combs as wadding in my smooth bore muzzleloader.
I went shooting last weekend and all my older nest material had turned into dust. I ended up having to use leaves.

Neat. Just curious, do you microwave first for 45 seconds?

 

[mousegunguy]

From what I’ve read folks used what they had. Grass, leaves, cotton, wool, linen, wasp nest, whatever.
I’ve used em all and they all keep the shot out of the powder and shot from rolling out the barrel.
That’s part of the fun of fine tuning muzzleloaders.
Figuring out what combo your gun likes best.
What do you find ‘risky’?

 

[mousegunguy]

Neat. Just curious, do you microwave first for 45 seconds?

No I don’t.
I’m curious, why would you?

 

[Lank]

Hornets man! F THEM ALL

 

[Marty McFly]

Neat. Just curious, do you microwave first for 45 seconds?

I've heard that too but I think it's a baldfaced lie...

 

[Mountain]

I've heard that too but I think it's a baldfaced lie...

Yes, we see what you did there...

 

[ralphs]

Did not know that was a thing. Found a big nest in one of my Dogwoods while raking leaves last month, but just checked and it's gone. I'll remember this for next year.

 

[Maxrobot]

From what I’ve read folks used what they had. Grass, leaves, cotton, wool, linen, wasp nest, whatever.
I’ve used em all and they all keep the shot out of the powder and shot from rolling out the barrel.
That’s part of the fun of fine tuning muzzleloaders.
Figuring out what combo your gun likes best.
What do you find ‘risky’?

The risky part would be checking if the hive was deserted!

 

[mousegunguy]

The risky part would be checking if the hive was deserted!

Use a long stick.
When I first started collecting them I’d put em in a trash bag before I brought em in the house, just in case.
This one didn’t even have pupa in any of the cells.
It seems like after a few good freezes you’re mostly safeish.

 

[greencobra]

damn, i thought this was finally that honey karma someone kept promising for a few year now. i know it wasn't the op so don't give him any grief. if i can remember who it is, i'm coming after you bogus honey karma guy!

 

[Asaltweapon]

I can say this as a witness to crazy antics from tree guys.

Don’t chuck them into the chipper when you find one pruning.

Damn did we laugh!!

 

[Boghog1]

I've heard that too but I think it's a baldfaced lie...

Someone didn't find that funny

 

[jkelly1229]

Skin flints assemble!!!!

 

[timbo]

I'll stick with pillow ticking, thank you very much.

 

[Junior314]

Skin flints assemble!!!!

 

[Junior314]

OP I have about 4 of those on the side of my street.