ORIGINAL: OVER BOARD
This property is in New York and the surrounding areas have high hunting pressure so Im sure our property could hold more deer. The total acreage is about 350.
The stuff to the east is pretty thick nasty stuff and it is actually a big ridge (hard to tell from the pic) The top of that ridge is part mature pine and part hardwood. Would you recommend cutting an opening on the top of that ridge to place a plot and would this plot be a hunting plot or more like a clover feed plot? Surrounding that creek is mature pines.
Thanks for all the help!
I don't know where I got Illinois...I was probably going back and forth between here and the QDMA site and got the posts 'integrated'.
Any cutting or clearing of timber should not be done in haste, especially for a food plot. It should be a part of a forest management plan that helps you reach an objective. Thinning is usually a good idea, but none of us on here are in a position to tell you to cut since we have no direct knowledge of your property. If you are considering that, you really need to talk to an area forestry consultant, otherwise, you could wind up cutting some valuable timber and receive nothing for it.