For the forrestry/conservation experts

wallhangr · 03-02-2009, 06:38 AM

Themain property I hunt has been sold to the Conservation Dept, but remains in the hands of the owners until death. The Dept has placed a few conditions on us as a result. We cannot build any new stands and cannot cut certain trees. No problem with those, but there is something else that has raised a few questions.

They have supposedly contracted our caretaker to take out all of the cedar trees on the property. I understand that cedar trees suck a lot of water out of the ground and choke out other trees and ground cover, but we did not have an over abundance of cedar trees in the first place.

I am trying to figure out what the Dept is trying to accomplish by taking out all of the cedar trees?? They were providing most of the bedding areas for deer in the area, and our sightings as a whole definitely were down this year after so many were cut down.

Can anyone enlighten me on the advantages of this mass muder??

mohunter82 · 03-02-2009, 06:54 AM

my suggestion would be to ask mdc themselves.they should be able to tell ya

wallhangr · 03-02-2009, 07:07 AM

I don't want to call them just yet, there may be something else going on. Just want to see if there is a plausible explanation before that happens.

mossberghunter93 · 03-02-2009, 08:41 AM

That's interesting I was actually planning on planting some cedars to make a barrier to a future food plot and I kinda knew that cedars weren't exactly good trees butI would like to know more about the pros and cons of planting some on my parents property.

Jawshooter · 03-06-2009, 09:10 AM

I find it weird that they would do this. Here in NY The NY power authority in Blenheim-Gilboa actually planted a few hundred white ceder in a deer wintering area of their property. White ceder is actually a perfered wintering food source arnd here. I'd give them a call and find out why? And when you find out let us know

wallhangr · 03-06-2009, 09:59 AM

I'm going to check into it, I found it strange myself. Then I really started to wonder when the guy cutting them all down picked up a job building fence across the road. Those cedar trees make really good fence posts

Double Creek · 03-07-2009, 05:14 AM

They may have plans to replace the cedar with merchandisable timber?

mossberghunter93 · 03-08-2009, 10:54 AM

Is the cedars I find growing all around my parents property probly white cedars?

tmontgo1 · 03-08-2009, 06:25 PM

I use to be a forestry major. Honestly this puzzles me, i dont know any real significance of cedars trees. They dont grow fast enough to help usher in new habitat, and i dont know of any disadvantage of them. I have no clue, unless they trying to built a pure deciduous stand of forest. Id just ask them.

wallhangr · 03-09-2009, 07:15 AM

Thanks for the info tm - I'm waiting for a call back now.