Thanks Pilot. I' m not planning to cut alot of trees this year, I' ve got plenty to do already. But, I could cut quite a few in just a day if I wanted. I noticed walking around that just about every sizable downfall had deer beds beside it this winter, seems like more would be a good thing, especially near my permenant gun season stands. Around here most guys gather a small army and drive out the surrounding timbers in shotgun season and the deer head for the nearest thick cover. I' m hoping to creat that cover with living brush piles and tall thick native grasses, extra browse in the winter would be a side benefit for the deer and me in late ML season.
There is one area on the property that is so thick with briars and trees that I havent yet fought my way into it. It was overlooked during shotgun season by the past hunters, but its where I plan to be opening day of ' 03.