Around here I would guess the majority of wood hauled out (both commercial and private) is done in the winter. That said, I’m not one of those folks. I would much rather work in the woods in the Spring or Fall . . . although this past year I ended up clearing a lot in the Summer.
The reason I don’t do much work in the woods in the Winter are many . . . the snow can get pretty deep, it can get mighty cold, I typically end up cold and wet at the end of the day, I would rather be out snowmobiling (snowmachining for you Alaskans) and I like the ability to be able to see what I’m cutting which may not always be the case with deep snow. I worked several weeks in the woods cutting pulp one winter when I got out of college and I quit my first job (long story short—I was writing for a commercial fishing trade journal and had zero experience with commercial fishing) . . . just a few weeks of slogging through the cold and snow was enough for me to realize that I much prefer working in the Spring (preferably after the snow has melted away, but before Mud Season and the Black Flies return.)
The reason I don’t do much work in the woods in the Winter are many . . . the snow can get pretty deep, it can get mighty cold, I typically end up cold and wet at the end of the day, I would rather be out snowmobiling (snowmachining for you Alaskans) and I like the ability to be able to see what I’m cutting which may not always be the case with deep snow. I worked several weeks in the woods cutting pulp one winter when I got out of college and I quit my first job (long story short—I was writing for a commercial fishing trade journal and had zero experience with commercial fishing) . . . just a few weeks of slogging through the cold and snow was enough for me to realize that I much prefer working in the Spring (preferably after the snow has melted away, but before Mud Season and the Black Flies return.)
