ORIGINAL: sproulman
they wont let us do it on SFL anymore.
i bent a few smalltrees down and tie them with a string, they nibble tops off a little.then i cut strings in spring and let tree pop back up.
So who prevents habitat improvements on state forest? What sense does that make,its like weeding a garden,if you want quality you have to pull the weeds,
Cutting soft maple in the winter is a win - win,it feeds deer at their hardest time of year and opens the canopy so sun light reaches the forest floor so desirable trees can grow.