The description you gave fits my hunting area EXACTLY! We live on 21 acres, had it logged about 13 years ago, so I know exactly what you are talking about. In my opinion (i'm a novice) but in my buddies opinion also, is that the deer like my land because of the cover that the saplings provide. On my land, if you've got a 50 yd shot, your doing good. My son harvested a nice buck this year, we've seen some others, so my plan is to not change much. What I am going to do is lightly thin some of the trees in the area that our stand is in, about a 100 yd radius, just cut about every 4th or 5th sapling or so. This was the advice that a buddy of mine gave me.