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Ditch Chicken Adventures
United States
Приєднався 8 сер 2012
Who are we? Well we are a group of old farts who love adventure! From hiking to camping or where ever the life takes us, we love to go explore. We love our state and the rich history behind what has made Northern Maine unique. You will see most of our adventures take take place from north of Bangor (yes there is life beyond Stephen Kings hometown)! Plus you may get some cute videos of our cats as well. So what is a Ditch Chicken you might ask? Well it is a Ruffed Grouse/Partridge. Remember, Life is good when you're a little crazy!
1919 Lombard Auto Tractor-Truck
Newest addition to the Maine Forest and Logging Museum in Bradley Maine! Come see this beast in action February 15th at their Winter in the Woods event. They will have an interview on their UA-cam channel soon!
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Atlantis Bahamas Aquarium
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We found the aquarium to be pretty amazing at Atlantis. A definite place to cool off on the hot days and to see a lot of different sea life.
Grouse Hunting Compilation Video
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This is a collection of Grouse Hunting videos from over the years. All taken in the North Maine Woods and a special tribute to our fathers who are no longer with us.
2024 Maine Ruffed Grouse Hunt
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Possibly the first of two compilation videos from this past years 2024 Maine Grouse season. Let me know what you think in the comments.
20th Maine at the Maine Forest and Logging Museum
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20th Maine at the Maine Forest and Logging Museum's Living History Days event in October. Great group!
2024 Maine Grouse Hunt - North Maine Woods Specticle Pond Road
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This was a timed hunt to see how fast I could get to 4 birds for the 2024 Maine Grouse Hunt -in the North Maine Woods on Specticle Pond Road. I had worked that morning from home and got out to the woods around noon. Was still a great day hunting.
2024 Maine Grouse Hunt - A day in the North Maine Woods
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Warning, the harvesting of grouse may or may not have happened lol. Not just all about shooting birds this time! Some shooting but a moose or two too. Hope you enjoy.
2024 Maine Grouse Season Week 1 Review
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This is our 2024 Maine Grouse Season Week 1 Review. How is the season going? Should you bother hunting Grouse? Is it as much fun as last year? To find out, check out this video.
Maine Grouse Hunting: What to Expect in 2024
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Maine Grouse Hunting: What to Expect in 2024
Ghost Trains of Maine - upcoming presentation at the Maine Forest and Logging Museum
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Ghost Trains of Maine - upcoming presentation at the Maine Forest and Logging Museum
North Maine Woods Camping - Spider Lake Campsite
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North Maine Woods Camping - Spider Lake Campsite
Suparee LED light - Third Tail Light for Ram Trucks part 1 @suparee
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Suparee LED light - Third Tail Light for Ram Trucks part 1 @suparee
Neatest little historic building - the Hovel
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Neatest little historic building - the Hovel
HiZYNICE big boy sleeping bag. Tell me your thoughts on it
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HiZYNICE big boy sleeping bag. Tell me your thoughts on it
Suparee Wireless Trailer Light Kit Review @suparee
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Suparee Wireless Trailer Light Kit Review @suparee
1928 Lombard Model T Dump Bed Tractor #Lombard log hauler #logging
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1928 Lombard Model T Dump Bed Tractor #Lombard log hauler #logging
Working on the Steam Lombards #lombard log hauler
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Working on the Steam Lombards #lombard log hauler
Machinery Hall at the Maine Forest and Logging Museum #lombard #logging
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Machinery Hall at the Maine Forest and Logging Museum #lombard #logging
Frozen in Time: 1939 Ford Tractor
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Frozen in Time: 1939 Ford Tractor
Lombard tractor at work #lombard #logging
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Lombard tractor at work #lombard #logging
Quick and easy breakfast - sweet deer sausage hashbrown scramble
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Quick and easy breakfast - sweet deer sausage hashbrown scramble
Journey through Time: Maine Forest & Logging Museum Uncovered
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Journey through Time: Maine Forest & Logging Museum Uncovered
1934 Gas Lombard - Maine Forest and Logging Museum #shorts
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1934 Gas Lombard - Maine Forest and Logging Museum #shorts
Good to know.
Thanks for sharing. I’m pre planing an overland trip. Do you have any recommendations? If I take “the golden road” will it have any campsites along the way?
That is one area we have never explored. I know there are campgrounds but not sure how far in they run. Are you looking to just do the Golden Road or are you heading further north? We cover a lot of sites from Ashland to the north in the North Maine Woods. I have a play list on the channel with all our camp site videos if it helps.
@@DitchChickenAdventures I just started looking into in. I was thinking golden road and then from there venture out to few campsites
I love to watch them go by! Some.of them are so loud and powerful that you can feel it in your chest
Lol. I saw a video from trainof thought about this. Quite interesting machines
Land locomotive took 3 men to drive it. An engineer a man to feed the fire box and a man up front to steer. Just watched a video on them earlier today.
It is a shame they are not around anymore. Such incredible pieces of machinery
It is a shame they are not around anymore. Such incredible pieces of machinery
I just saw a long form video about this type of locomotive
They are a thing of beauty! So lucky we have this one operational and three gas powered ones!
Wouldn't be train of thought by any chance?
@@SimJackson it was
Love the Maine Forest and Logging Museum. Would love to be up there for one of there special events sometime. Always so many things to do and see in Maine
I am always excited for each new season. Seems like we get to see more newer stuff at each event as we expand on them
Oh man! Thank you!!! I paint scenes from Aroostook County, where I grew up and my gramps taught me to fish on Carr Pond. But it's so hard to find images of it for me to paint!❤
Thank you so much for watching 😊. Carr Pond is so beautiful. Glad this helped.
Hey from Bangor like your content brother just subbed
Thanks for the sub! It was too bad we didn’t get in some panning this summer.
Beautiful place
@@calebbarkley3097 it was a good time!
I have been trying to find a place to go fishing for the last 8 years I'm not from here but I now live here and I hope in 2025 I'll be able to catch one. I'm not going to eat them I just want to catch one and take a picture of it then let it go back into the water. My future wife passed away on 12-20-2023. She was only 64. My first wife went to heaven on 1-19-2014 we was married for 17.5 years. I'm getting older myself I'm 68. Thanks for posting this video.
This is one of the best places to catch Brook Trout. If you see the burrito truck there (decal on my back window) stop and say hi. We can fish together and get you your fish. We catch and give to those where we live. Many don’t fish anymore but love the trout.
When our unit was deployed to Bangor in 2003 I went there, I love that place.
I do love it there. Will have more videos soon and thank you for your service! The museum now has a youtube channel I am helping with. Will try to have different videos there than here.
@ I saw the channel and joined. I am also a living historian too and would love to come up again
Great video Tony. Looks like you all had a blessed day.
Thank you!
Love this. Awesome video
Thank you! My favorite time of year and hunting.
Can’t wait!
I thought I was the only one that does that
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Thank you for watching!
Cool
Love your grouse videos
Thank you! Working on a fail video as well. 😂😂😂
and now you know how to load a muzzle loader! :)
I never knew about the two good teeth thing! So much little things in history never taught to us. Like what the hygiene was lol. I can't even image what people smelt like back then!
Just found this site on an adventure with my husband. We love exploring deep in the NMW because there are so few people. Really sad to see these places posted on UA-cam inviting more people who wouldn’t bother to find these places on their own though.
Awesome!! Thanks Cousin! Well done🎉
Thanks! Was a great day and so much to see there
How does the red thing for snags work with the zipper? I'm having a heck of a time figuring it out. Thanks for any help!
It is rough at first. I am actually going to use it tonight and will see how it goes. See if I can do a quick video for you. Think I had to not have the foot zipper done and did side zipper first so I could grip the bottom of the zippers better
This has happened to me like 4 times now. Ridiculous!
This is something I feel is dangerous for sure. I have spoken to gun shops and the horror stories I have heard are mind blowing. I personally feel these need to be recalled and money refunded for this issue. Best of luck with this as I know some people are not getting much from Keltec if past the warrenty date. Thank you for watching and be safe!
@DitchChickenAdventures it was a pleasure, and thanks for posting this. I had 3 of these pistols, and have gotten rid of all but one. This past Sunday was so bad it the pieces cut the bottom of my eyelid. It was a close call.
Is this on spectacle Pond Road in Aurora or father north? Great video by the way!
Further North. Thank you so much for watching! Amazing how many areas in Maine have “duplicate” locations
Hi! Where did you get the cat tunnels?
We got those from Amazon. Still have them too which is nice. Very good quality. Kucdbun outdoor cat enclosure
lol if I see you I'm gonna have to say hi, I've been on those same roads this year, I'll be out Tuesday edit: oh and I like to gut them on the spot now (leave wings on for warden) and throw them on ice, one of mine was tainted cause the crop blew out on it. Usually doesn't happen but yeah...
If you see me out there, always feel free to stop and chat. I won't be back out though this year due to otgher things going on. Usually just the two weeks and then done. We will clean our birds and toss the parts out of sight. Thanks for watching and happy hunting!!
Awesome
Great video. Looks like a lot of fun. Glad it has been a good season so far
Was a great season. Hope I get out again soon! Thanks for watching
Those are the moments you wish there was no video of
ABCs man….Always Be Clicking lol. 😂 If you see us around, flag us down!
And… just like a true storm trooper….. he missed.
Head shot . Yes Brian always love gear reviews. Thanks for the video.
Thank you so much! Will make sure to get that video out!
Excellent Bird Year! 😊
It was great to see them rebound so nicely after last year. Thank you for watching 😊
Great video, Tony. It looks like a fun time. Thank you for sharing with us. Be safe, have fun, and enjoy the beautiful weather.
Thank you! It was an amazing time and can’t wait for camping season next year!
The driver can certainly drive. In reverse! Left the logger a little dust cloud too.
Yeah I was not expecting that truck there nor the dusty road. Good thing was it cleared out fast for him. We didn’t have room to move over so I put my skills to the test lol
Boom! Nice brother.👍👍
Thank you so much!
I live by an echo lake. Where is this one?
@russelllopez4171 this one was at the state park oat ramp. In all the years I have fished there, that was my first one. I have been fishing there for over 45 years lol. Thank you for watching
@@DitchChickenAdventures I live in Cherryville, BC, Canada. The echo lake here is a small lake with good fishing, swimming, ect and only 20 minutes from my house.
Oregon here. Ive been taking out my two boys 7 and ten on the weekends. The last 3 weekends we have seen about 8 birds a day and only taking a couple. Its the first year they have been hunting and teaching them has been a blast.
@@jeremybrown4839 great teaching on the hunting. Last year was rough here and I stopped hunting because there were so few grouse. Glad you get to share the experience with the boys!
Moose and partridge. Hard to beat that combo
@@Barkley512 saw a huge bull today in the rain and heavy winds. Got some new vids coming soon too.
Hey Brian we went in the ashland checkpoint and spent two weeks in the NMWoods had a great time. Met up with old friends. And met some new friends. Excellent hunting trip. Thanks for the video.
It is an amazing place to explore and even better when meeting new people. Hope you had a great time and successful hunt if that is what brought you here. Thank you for watching
We go to the NMW bird hunting every year. And or moose hunt if we win a permit. Now it's on to deer archery, and duck hunting after that season. Then on to ice fishing season. Etc.... good luck on your adventures . And thanks for the videos. And info .
Love the North Maine Woods. Great video
@@calebbarkley3097 thanks man!
Nice! My sisters daughter just went up to the logging Museum in Bradley. Her grandfather Tim works there you probably know him from Holden. Hope all is well great year for birds!
Awesome! I do know Tim. This has been an amazing year for birds. Hope you have a great day.
Thanks
its been slow goin in the houlton/cary area birds have been jumpy! I did get my first bird of the year a few days back, I started late because I was down state for the first week. I'm hoping it picks up in a couple weeks here id love to limit out at least a couple times for the year!
We are getting some birds in the NMW past 6 mile gate. Even with the rain we got a good amount. Think it drive them to the roads to be honest. Best of luck and hope we have a good frost soon!
I went out yesterday 10/06/2024 had lot of fun and missed a lot of shots as the foliage is still pretty thick. As usual we always have a great time. My dad 84 and I 67 still in joy partridge and woodcock hunting so much. We both use Ruger Red Label 28 gauge over and under shotguns with 2 3/4 “ # 7 1/2 3/4oz . Works well for us. And we have our dog Lady a Britney spaniel, who we both love she is seven years old a trooper, ! I hope everyone out there has a great season and enjoys it as much as we do. 😊🙏🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
That is awesome! This is really the only time of year our families all hang out and I love it. I missed a pair this morning in the rain but still having a blast! Have seen four nice moose as well and lots of birds. Would love to try a 28 gauge one day. Enjoy the hunt and best of luck to you both!
Here in Wisconsin it not considered very sporting to ground swat grouse or any game bird or shoot ducks on the water. Shoot them in the air or don't shoot them. Especially from your vehicle getting out and they are on the road.
@@seanbennett7916 thank you for watching!
meh how its done over here. we do walk the roads and trails but there's a lot of ground to cover daily if you're dedicated. I usually try for wing shooting but sometimes a ground bird is what ya get.
Thank You for your report.I went out today 10/06/2024 saw 1 partridge that flew out under thick cover and only saw a flash. Saw 1 woodcock and my hunting pal miss it LOL. Hoping things get better as like you said it was terrible last year. 🙏🏻for a good season. My absolute favorite thing to do.Good luck this year to you and all whom read this. 😊👍🏻
Thank you watching. Glad you got out to hunt! We are back out and seeing a lot in the rain. Hoping to get our fill!
Hunting in Eastern Ontario. The weather finally dropped.. Still lots of cover in the forest. Saw a dozen in 3 hours and bagged 6 with my buddy. The average temp that day was about 50F. I'm expecting with the colder weather toward the middle to end of Oct to be seeing a lot more.
That is awesome for the hunting. We are getting some cold temps this week and it should be moving the birds for sure. Thank you for watching
Yeah that's a game of Doom, first person shooter whole thing. Good stuff.
Come to the dark side and join in the fun
@@DitchChickenAdventures Nope not my thing at all. But good you are enjoying.
Love the updates. Gets me fired up to head up every time. We have a camp in the same area. Lots of birds this week. We did well despite having to get flatbedded out of the woods, lol. Keep it up with the great content!
Thank you so much! Makes me want to keep rolling out videos. Hope the truck is fixed quickly so you can keep on hunting
Great video. Love the grouse videos
Thanks you! Been a great season so far