Originally Posted by
Hatfield Hunter
A chain saw can be a hunters friend BUT NOT CLEAR CUT and entire area thinning is good yes But Clear cut no thiose of you who thinks it is good have not tried hunting large clearcuts after the new growth grows a couple of feet and on its virtually impossible to get an arrow through as it grows a bullet becomes tough also , deer travel patterns drastically change they browse entirely after all mast trees are cut down so virtually no reliable travel patterns before you speak try it for awhile
Clear-cut & thinning are both good. Like i said, i clear-cut county land around Hatfield and we usually leave "mast" trees maybe 1-2 per acre. Anyway I go back to my clear-cuts for many years and we get plenty of deer in my clear-cuts! Deer love clear-cuts?! Especially the Aspen clear-cuts around Hatfield. Do you live around Hatfield, Hatfield Hunter? I was born and raised around here, just wondering because your talking like an outsider, this area survives due to logging and farming, and the deer thrive : )