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Autumn is my favorite time to harvest the year’s crop of walking stick wood. The leaves are changing and beginning to fall, which makes finding and identifying the different tree species easier. The sap in the trunks has begun to drop, so the drying time is less than it would be for a spring-cut sapling. But you can harvest at any time during the year, especially if there are downed trees because of storm damage or if you are doing yard work and pruning. Let’s look at some tips and ideas for how to harvest, store, and dry walking stick wood.