RE: woooo is me, they're loggin our place.....again
 

I feel ya man.No matter what it's tough to see a bignice shady patch of hard woods go.It'll never look the same.Nothing like being isolated bya bunch of big ol'trees.I hope everything works out for ya.
JE

RE: woooo is me, they're loggin our place.....again
 

Clearcuts here are the thing of the past and I am glad of it. The
clear cuts took away the wintering grounds causing a sharp decline in the deer population. So I guess clearcuts are good if you do not have the harsh winters we have been known to have. The moose on the other hand thrived in the clearcuts after about 2 years. In this area the moose out number the deer. It would appear as though the clearcuts were part of a bigger picture to bring in money from the moose hunting, as they did no good for the deer here. Now when we go hunting most of the big trees are
beside the tar roads. Not much protection for the deer. They hang around the roads and get run over. The clearcutting here has been proven to be a sad thing and hope you folks have better luck with them there.

RE: woooo is me, they're loggin our place.....again
 

the winters aren't Mainlike here. They'e been very mild in the last few years anyway. There is plenty of other structures for them to winter in. The deer numbers in my area are deffinatly up!! they are just so tough to hunt now......at least without being able to scout........

RE: woooo is me, they're loggin our place.....again
 

On my property select cutting was cutting the maples, poplars, and dead limbed, leaners. Leaving as many big oaks up by themselves as possible. Had all roads and skidrows fertilized and seeded with wildlife mix. Looking forward to a productive year this year. Hope yours is good too.

RE: woooo is me, they're loggin our place.....again
 

Cuttings are awesome magnets for deer. We cut and hunt the same day after the crew is there. There are travel corridors that exist. Deer use left over tree lines, a row of brush piles, etc. Active logging does not drive deer away. Quite the opposite in fact. Good luck!

RE: woooo is me, they're loggin our place.....again
 

The sound of logging is a deer's dinner bell , and as much as I hate leasing I have to admit that $125 per year is the cheapest lease I've ever heard of . The going rate around here is more like $4-10 per acre per year , pray they don't raise yours .

RE: woooo is me, they're loggin our place.....again
 

I'm not leasing...just joinging the club. WESVACO leases for around 10 an acre i think.