every day in the woods just a constant challenge its urgency after urgency
challenge its urgency after urgency
challenge its urgency after urgency project after project got an otter the
project after project got an otter the
project after project got an otter the river otter this is one of my most
river otter this is one of my most
river otter this is one of my most valuable pelts brings a top price and
valuable pelts brings a top price and
valuable pelts brings a top price and not many people do but I try to eat a
not many people do but I try to eat a
not many people do but I try to eat a few otter now and then
few otter now and then
few otter now and then it’s an incredibly intense dense meat
it’s an incredibly intense dense meat
it’s an incredibly intense dense meat but I’m a pretty intense dense would
but I’m a pretty intense dense would
but I’m a pretty intense dense would have been though at an age when most
have been though at an age when most
have been though at an age when most people retire
people retire
people retire frontiersman Colbert carves a life for
frontiersman Colbert carves a life for
frontiersman Colbert carves a life for himself out on the wild swamps of
himself out on the wild swamps of
himself out on the wild swamps of Georgia all by hunting and trapping he
Georgia all by hunting and trapping he
Georgia all by hunting and trapping he sells the pelts to pay for his living
sells the pelts to pay for his living
sells the pelts to pay for his living expenses about $2,000 a year when you
expenses about $2,000 a year when you
expenses about $2,000 a year when you really enjoy what you’re doing it’s not
really enjoy what you’re doing it’s not
really enjoy what you’re doing it’s not really work I don’t wear a watch and I
really work I don’t wear a watch and I
really work I don’t wear a watch and I don’t do time I’d rather spend an hour
don’t do time I’d rather spend an hour
don’t do time I’d rather spend an hour in the woods lost than 10 minutes in a
in the woods lost than 10 minutes in a
in the woods lost than 10 minutes in a traffic jam
all right
all right the part that ideally comes in two
the part that ideally comes in two
the part that ideally comes in two different sections the body and the head
one thing that I like to make with otter
one thing that I like to make with otter once the meats fallen off the bone and
once the meats fallen off the bone and
once the meats fallen off the bone and very tender is make Auto chili and if
very tender is make Auto chili and if
very tender is make Auto chili and if you’ve never had otter chili which
you’ve never had otter chili which
you’ve never had otter chili which probably haven’t he’d come visit me
probably haven’t he’d come visit me
probably haven’t he’d come visit me sometime Kolbert walked into this swamp
sometime Kolbert walked into this swamp
sometime Kolbert walked into this swamp 21 years ago leaving a financial career
21 years ago leaving a financial career
21 years ago leaving a financial career in suburbia behind don’t have
in suburbia behind don’t have
in suburbia behind don’t have electricity no electricity no
electricity no electricity no
electricity no electricity no refrigerator if I were to win the
refrigerator if I were to win the
refrigerator if I were to win the lottery and have a lot of money I still
lottery and have a lot of money I still
lottery and have a lot of money I still wouldn’t buy electricity to me is just
wouldn’t buy electricity to me is just
wouldn’t buy electricity to me is just impractical
impractical
impractical he spent 14 years building a two-story
he spent 14 years building a two-story
he spent 14 years building a two-story cabin by hand but last year tragedy
cabin by hand but last year tragedy
cabin by hand but last year tragedy struck and it burned to the ground I’m
struck and it burned to the ground I’m
struck and it burned to the ground I’m overwhelmed since the fire Kolbert is
overwhelmed since the fire Kolbert is
overwhelmed since the fire Kolbert is toughing out life in this open air
toughing out life in this open air
toughing out life in this open air fishing deck but winter temps dropping
fishing deck but winter temps dropping
fishing deck but winter temps dropping as low as 23 degrees I’ve turned coal
as low as 23 degrees I’ve turned coal
as low as 23 degrees I’ve turned coal Birds attention to a permanent solution
Birds attention to a permanent solution
Birds attention to a permanent solution since you’ve been here last I’ve been
since you’ve been here last I’ve been
since you’ve been here last I’ve been really really busy with lots of projects
really really busy with lots of projects
really really busy with lots of projects when I rebuild my life and rebuild my
when I rebuild my life and rebuild my
when I rebuild my life and rebuild my cabin I need lots of material all of
cabin I need lots of material all of
cabin I need lots of material all of this super heavy wood is a result of
this super heavy wood is a result of
this super heavy wood is a result of weeks and weeks and months of harvested
weeks and weeks and months of harvested
weeks and weeks and months of harvested material this giant chunk of a large
material this giant chunk of a large
material this giant chunk of a large utility pole I’ve had my eye on that for
utility pole I’ve had my eye on that for
utility pole I’ve had my eye on that for about 12 years and every time I’m
about 12 years and every time I’m
about 12 years and every time I’m sitting on my porch and I see that log I
sitting on my porch and I see that log I
sitting on my porch and I see that log I said yeah me and that log go back a long
said yeah me and that log go back a long
said yeah me and that log go back a long way we’re still friends
basically just this one four will be a
basically just this one four will be a two-bedroom mansion with a wraparound
two-bedroom mansion with a wraparound
two-bedroom mansion with a wraparound porch I still need to gather material
porch I still need to gather material
porch I still need to gather material and bring it to location we’ve had some
and bring it to location we’ve had some
and bring it to location we’ve had some big rains the last few days the rivers
big rains the last few days the rivers
big rains the last few days the rivers coming up so I’ve got a window of
coming up so I’ve got a window of
coming up so I’ve got a window of opportunity where I can go out and
opportunity where I can go out and
opportunity where I can go out and harvest or bring material in it’s a
harvest or bring material in it’s a
harvest or bring material in it’s a dance it’s a balance between the water
dance it’s a balance between the water
dance it’s a balance between the water levels finding material and building my
levels finding material and building my
levels finding material and building my house and all the other things in my
house and all the other things in my
house and all the other things in my life
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