Originally Posted by
bluebird2
Just imagine how much browse the storm provided for the deer in the northern tier. Not only did the storm provide browse for this winter ,it probably did more to open the canopy than all the clearcuts in the whole northern tier and will produce more browse and regeneration in the future than reducing the herd.
I'm really shocked at the oak regeneration along the pipelines. Funny thing about it, the very best oak regeneration is in the areas of the pipeline planted with clover to help wildlife. The deer are hitting the clover, but the deer aren't browsing them and the oaks are really growing. Not sure if it could be good fertilization at the clover plots that are making them grow, or sunlight. But anyway, there's lots of regeneration going on along the pipeline edges, and less and less as you move deeper into the woods away from the pipeline.
I checked 2 recent cleacuts in a DMAP area yesterday, one fenced and one unfenced. Maybe it's to soon to tell, but I didn't see any difference in either one of them in what is popping up. JUNK.