Originally Posted by
nchawkeye
You need a forester, all trees are not timber and you have more options than just clearcutting...He can go through and mark what trees to cut and then have the logger come in and select cut for you, there won't be a cutover if this is done and if done properly you can open up an area or 3 for food plots...Hook up with someone that knows how to manage the land for wildlife...
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I'd like to add to my original comment. When my parents bought our farm, they had the 60 wooded acres selectively cut. With much of the canopy cleared and more sunlight reaching the ground, we had a lot more vegetation growing in the woods at ground level, which meant more cover for deer. I think that really helped us hold deer on our farm, especially since we're surrounded by row crop farms.