I'll echo what others have said. Our lease has been logged 3 separate times over the years. Archery season can be tough because the undergrowth will take off. After the first year though, things will get good. A plus to the undergrowth is that the trails will start to look like highways because the deer will travel down the paths of least resistance.

If you had cottonwoods, there is an added benefit. Morel mushrooms will pop up around the stumps of the cottonwoods. This will last for about 3 years.