Hello there. As you can see this is my first post on these boards and as such I should properly introduce myself. From reading other posts, I can see that the older members command introductions.
Anyhow, I am 19 and a currently attending college and working toward a degree in secondary education. I'm from a rural part of south central Kansas(as if all of it isn't rural). I do alot of hunting and fishing. As far as hunting goes I am more of a small game hunter and I'm only mediocre at that. Fishing, specifically fly fishing, is my real area of expertise. I have been tying my own flies for about 6 years now and I supplement my tying materials with that mediocre hunting ability I mentioned.
I hope that was a thorough enough description:D. Now the question:
What trees in my area would be good for making a fire plow. I know the plow should be a hardwood and the board a softwood. What comes to mind when I hear that is Osage Orange and Cottonwood. Would that work?
Oh, and most people call them Hedge trees around here simply because that's what they made all of the hedgerows out of back in the 30s to cut back on topsoil erosion. I figured Osage Orange was more widely used though. Maybe someone could fill me in there too?
