Jameson fournier,11, a member of the western mass 4-h ox teamsters, leads his two steers, maverick and axel, pulling a downed tree through the woods in westhampton. The group was there training as well as doing some community service by pulling some downed trees out of the woods owned by bill tracy. Tracy will then be able to cut them into firewood to heat his home in westhampton. Carol lollis / staff photo
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Ben Geary walks his Ox, Loki, into the woods to help the Western Mass 4-H Ox teamsters pull some downed trees out of the woods owned by Bill Tracy. Tracy will then be able to cut them into fire wood to use to heat his home in Westhampton. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Donnie Bisbee takes a moment with one of his families working steers before his son, Carson starts using the team to pull trees out of the woods Sunday afternoon in Westhampton. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Jameson Fournier, 11,a member of the Western Mass 4-H Ox teamsters, leads his two steers, Maverick and Axel, pulling a downed tree through the woods in Westhampton. The group was there training as well as doing some community service by pulling some downed trees out of the woods owned by Bill Tracy. Tracy will then be able to cut them into fire wood to use to heat his home in Westhampton. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Carson Bisbee,15 a member of the Western Mass 4-H Ox teamsters, leads his two steers, Moose and Harvey, pulling a downed tree through the woods in Westhampton. The group was there training as well as doing some community service by pulling some downed trees out of the woods owned by Bill Tracy. Tracy will then be able to cut them into fire wood to use to heat his home in Westhampton. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Carson Bisbee, 15, a member of the Western Mass 4-H Ox teamsters, waits with his two steers, Harvey and Moose, after pulling a downed tree through the woods in Westhampton. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Ben Geary stands with his Ox Loki and watches as Carson Bisbee,15, a member of the Western Mass 4-H Ox teamsters, leads his two steers, Harvey and Moose, pulling a downed tree through the woods in Westhampton. The group was there training as well as doing some community service by pulling some downed trees out of the woods owned by Bill Tracy. Tracy will then be able to cut them into fire wood to use to heat his home in Westhampton. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Jameson Fournier, 11,a member of the Western Mass 4-H Ox teamsters, leads his two steers, Maverick and Axel, pulling a downed tree through the woods in Westhampton. The group was there training as well as doing some community service by pulling some downed trees out of the woods owned by Bill Tracy. Tracy will then be able to cut them into fire wood to use to heat his home in Westhampton. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Jameson Fournier, 11,a member of the Western Mass 4-H Ox teamsters, looks back to check the placement of the tree he and his team, Maverick and Axel, pulled out of the woods in Westhampton. The group was there training as well as doing some community service by pulling some downed trees out of the woods owned by Bill Tracy. Tracy will then be able to cut them into fire wood to use to heat his home in Westhampton. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Jameson Fournier, 11, a member of the Western Mass 4-H Ox teamsters, stands with his team of Steers, Maverick and Axel, and waits his turn to go into the dense part of the Westhampton woods to pull out another downed tree. Behind him waiting as well is Carson Bisbee,15, with his team , Harvey and Moose. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Ben Geary walks his Ox Loki out of the dense part of the Westhampton woods pulling a downed tree that will then be cut for fire wood. Behind him are members of the Western Mass. 4-H Ox teamsters. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Ben Geary walks his Ox, Loki,through the deep snow to hitch to pull some downed trees out of the woods owned by Bill Tracy. Tracy will then be able to cut them into fire wood to use to heat his home in Westhampton. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Loki, the oldest of the working Ox and Steers in the group, waits his to get hitched to another log. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Carson Bisbee,15, stands with his team Harvey and Moose while Ben Geary unhitches the log from his ox, Loki. The 4-H group was in the woods Sunday afternoon training with their teams as well as doing some community service by pulling downed trees to a location wihere the owner of the property, Bill Tracy, could then cut them into fire wood. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Jameson Fournier,11, a member of the Western Mass 4-H Ox teamsters, leads his two steers, Maverick and Axel, pulling a downed tree through the woods in Westhampton. The group was there training as well as doing some community service by pulling some downed trees out of the woods owned by Bill Tracy. Tracy will then be able to cut them into fire wood to use to heat his home in Westhampton. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Ben Geary and Bill Tracy watch as members of the Western Mass 4-H Ox teamsters, pull trees out of the dense wood on Tracy’s property. Once the trees are in an open setting Tracy can cut them into fire wood which he uses to heat his home. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Jameson Fournier,11, a member of the Western Mass 4-H Ox teamsters, works his two steers, Maverick and Axel in the woods in Westhampton. The group was there training as well as doing some community service by pulling some downed trees out of the woods owned by Bill Tracy. Tracy will then be able to cut them into fire wood to use to heat his home in Westhampton. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Jameson Fournier,11, and Carson Bisbee,15, make room for more logs while their teams wait. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo
Carson Bisbee, a member of the Western Mass 4-H Ox teamsters, takes a minute with his two Steers Moose and Harvey. Bisbee spent Sunday afternoon with other members of the the 4-H club training as well as doing some community service by pulling some downed trees out of the woods owned by Bill Tracy. Tracy will then be able to cut them into fire wood to use to heat his home in Westhampton. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo