Originally Posted by
caleb
I'm not sure.
My theory is that these trees were about 50 yards from a turnoff on some state forest land, and people liked to pin targets to them. I suspect the bullets created tunnels that allowed water in and started the rot.
When I first dropped the trees down with cuts near the breaks, I hit a bunch of bullets. I ended up cutting out the bottom six feet or so and leaving them since I didn't especially want to bring them home with me.
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Not cool, and I was glad I brought an extra chain along.
Everything above about six feet was solid with no rot.