Clear Cutting?
06-01-2006 | 06:36 AM
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Boone & Crockett
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Southwest Ohio
RE: Clear Cutting?
Thanks antler. My small piece is rather diverse. There are some well-shaded spots with nearly mature oaks, other spots that looks more like rabbit habitat, and other spots that fall in-between. I like it that way, since the turkeys love the mature growth areas, and the deer love to bed in the mixed growth stuff.
06-02-2006 | 01:04 PM
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Dominant Buck
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: WC FL
RE: Clear Cutting?
ORIGINAL: timbercruiser
I've been involved in timber procurement/management/harvesting for over 34 years and IMHO atimber harvest will definitely help your hunting area. Most mature timber stands do not provide good forage for deer and either a good thinning or clearcut will allow newyoung growth for the deer to feed on. The majority of landowners I encounter have a very poor timber stand management system. I've finally started working with some large acerage landowners that seem to want to start good management systems.
I've been involved in timber procurement/management/harvesting for over 34 years and IMHO atimber harvest will definitely help your hunting area. Most mature timber stands do not provide good forage for deer and either a good thinning or clearcut will allow newyoung growth for the deer to feed on. The majority of landowners I encounter have a very poor timber stand management system. I've finally started working with some large acerage landowners that seem to want to start good management systems.
06-02-2006 | 05:31 PM
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Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Harford Co. Maryland
RE: Clear Cutting?
We've never done any clear cutting but we didlog our mountain ground16 years ago andthere's no doubt that it helped our deer herd.Believe it or not, it took about 12 yearsfor the underbrush and bushes to begin to choke themselves out, but all the while therehave been more deer as a result of the timber harvest.Compared to the neighboring properties, we have the "honeyhole" (as many like to say on this board) and I thinkmuch of this is due to thetimbering that we didmany years back.
More sunlight = more growth = more food. The end result is more nutrition for the wildlife, and they stick around because they like the chow.
More sunlight = more growth = more food. The end result is more nutrition for the wildlife, and they stick around because they like the chow.
