Be careful what you wish for. The best mountain I have to hunt is loaded with oaks and really inaccessable. It was a large tract that was owned by a company and sold to the GC about 12 years ago. The first thing they (GC) wanted to do was "Improve" it. That is Game Commission speak for rape all the good lumber off and plant invasive species. Thank God the only access they have can not be used to bring in heavy logging equipment. I have been hunting in West Virginia for about 20 years. When I started there a clear cut was done on top of the one mountain. There is nothing but scrap to this day growing there from the stumps. Within about 4-5 years it was above browse level and probably is in the 10-15 foot high range now (My estimate). I went through it a couple of times over the years and once it was above browse level, it was like a desert for deer sign. The "Old rotten trees" you see are stricken with blight, parasites, and disease. There is hardly a food source in the woods that deer use that is not under attack from something. Destroying what is left won't help. Some of the best areas I have hunted burn off every few years but leave the mature trees. Maybe that is the answer.