Louisiana Forest Festival 2025

Results

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Videos

Video shot by Jeremy Stovall

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Photos

Most photos taken by Cate Arrington, a few by Jeremy Stovall

Notes

Thanks to the fine folks at the Louisiana Forest Festival in Winnfield, Louisiana for inviting the Sylvans to compete each year!

Competitions generally use lathed eastern white pine brought in by Mike Slingerland, with sizes apparent in the photos (11.5 inch chopping collegiate, 13 inch chopping pro, 17.5 inch sawing). In some years square wood for sawing is often sweetgum or yellow-poplar. Time starts with a signal rather than when the teeth of the saw move. Teams may enter either two women or two men in double-buck crosscut sawing, which changed starting 2022 with more women's events. A starter cut is used for single buck, and double buck if it's on round wood. Axe throw has more scoring rings than at Conclave, with a bullseye earning 5 points. Competitors get four throws, top three count. Scoring awards are inverse to placing (i.e. 3 points for first if there are three teams). Unlike Conclave, timing out earns no overall points, same as a did not compete. Otherwise rules are very similar to Conclave.