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osage outlaw:
The only ones that I found worms in were the dry ones that were cut and laying on the ground.  Thanks everyone for the advice.  Next time, I will cut some bigger ones.

jp gray:
bundle them up in about ,at the ends and middle ,and put them in a car ,and in a week or two they will be dry.

Pat B:
Each culm(cane) has a 3 year life cycle. The first year the culm grows to it's ultimate height but is too immature to use for arrows. The second year it matures over the growing season and after the 3rd growing season it begins to die. What you want for arrows is culms after the second growing season and before they die on their own the third season. Generally a good indication the culms are mature is when the paper sheaths have completely deteriorated or are in the process of deteriorating. Another indicator is in the color. Immature culms are usually bright green and that color turns yellowish green as they mature. By the time they become tan it is too late. Culm size it not an indication of maturity!   
  If you harvest only mature culms you will not advescely impact the cane patch at all. Cane shafting is a renewal resource if managed properly.
  Check around each node also. Those worms enter the culm at a node and a small diameter hole will be present and a bit of discoloration around that hole.

osage outlaw:
I wish I had known that a week ago.  I tried to cut smaller pieces.  I did find some small worm holes on the dead pieces that I brought home.  Thanks for the info Pat.

NorthernArcher:
When it comes time to make arrows out of the cane, check out Paleoaleo's two-part tutorial on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFxZ8D3Mya0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIg_ehEZQyM

Jason

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