Still Waters Posted April 4, 2013 #1 Share Posted April 4, 2013 People are looting the liquid out of trees on private property and hauling it away to turn into sweet maple syrup using little more than a spout-like tap and a bucket. There's been an increase in reported sap thefts the past couple of years, but Maine Forest Service rangers aren't sure why. 'It could be that landowners are more willing to contact us. But it also may be that more people are venturing out into the woods to try their hand at this,' Ranger Thomas Liba said. http://www.dailymail...gary-syrup.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jugoso Posted April 4, 2013 #2 Share Posted April 4, 2013 They come for your weed in the summer and for your sap in the winter......what can ya do??? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted April 4, 2013 #3 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Didn't they steal a bunch of maple syrup out of a warehouse in Canada last year? Wish they would leave it alone its expensive enough as it is. Which is why they are stealing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Requiem Posted April 4, 2013 #4 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I love maple syrup. If I didn't have a job, i'm not gonna lie, i'd contemplate tapping a maple tree. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted April 5, 2013 #5 Share Posted April 5, 2013 (edited) I heard it was fetishists who were doing it. I can't repeat how they do it though, seeing as this is a family site. p.s. I feel sorry for the trees. Edited April 5, 2013 by Eldorado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaremonger Posted April 5, 2013 #6 Share Posted April 5, 2013 It's been a hard winter here in Canada. Our waffles are bland, we're desperate! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted April 7, 2013 #7 Share Posted April 7, 2013 They come for your weed in the summer and for your sap in the winter......what can ya do??? Hold on to your nuts during autumn? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted April 7, 2013 #8 Share Posted April 7, 2013 lol my little friend and i used to drink the sap out of the buckets. (just some of it.. we were not without conscience) Pretty refreshing! on a warm spring day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffSplitkins Posted April 8, 2013 #9 Share Posted April 8, 2013 lol my little friend and i used to drink the sap out of the buckets. (just some of it.. we were not without conscience) Pretty refreshing! on a warm spring day. We have a place not too far from my house called Beaver Lake Nature Center I know, I know... it sounds like a nudist camp but it's not. Each spring they educate visitors on the entire production process of maple syrup. When the guide showed us the 'raw' sap and poured into little paper cups to taste I was a bit hesitant to try it. Once I tried it I was amazed at how good it tasted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted April 11, 2013 #10 Share Posted April 11, 2013 yup! it's good.. my dad took me to a "sugar shack" when i was a kid. They called them that because they used to make maple sugar as well as syrup. It was a little shack in the deep woods with a HUGE tank of bubbling stuff.... the guy gave us a shot glass each of new maple syrup. It was quite dark and strong tasting. (lol.. camp beaver) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfknight Posted April 11, 2013 #11 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Pancakes and waffles time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odiesbsc Posted April 14, 2013 #12 Share Posted April 14, 2013 What a bunch of saps they are for stealing. Odie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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