Timber

[Buckeye Hunter]

A farm I hunt had their woods timberd out this past winter. I guess what I want to know is will this draw turkey because of more ground cover from the tops or will they avoid it because of the drastic change?

[Beard Buster]

it should definately draw them not only is there more cover on the ground but also more sun gets to the lower levels so food sources greatly increase hens love to nest in the thick tree tops left after an area is logged and where you have hens, inevitably gobblers will follow

[SwampCollie]

I've had opposite results from Beard Buster. Although a lot of that depends on exactly how thorough a job the loggers did. If they left a lot of piles, snags and extra debris on the ground, then you can forget about calling a turkey through it, especially an eastern. It would be like trying to fish a brush pile with a diving crankbait.... too much to hang up on. There is some food later on in the year though, and as the summer increases there is a good chance you'll see both deer and turkey finding food out in the new cuts.

Where I have found success around new cuts has been just that... AROUND new cuts. Lots of times logging crews will build pretty decent roads, these become pretty popular strutting areas. If there was another, older cutover adjacent to this new one, hens will nest quite often in the thicker cut as they can see well... especially if there are high trees nearby to roost in.

Our place got logged about a year ago, and it absolutely killed the turkey hunting there last spring. Not to mention that I'd just signed and paid the lease when it started. I was furious.. and screwed.

[Born 2 Bow Hunt]

I agree it should be a good nesting area for the hens, but you need to hunt the edge, or a logging road to bring the gobblers out in the open.

I hunt these areas a lot with success..