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 : )

I own land and hunt the hatfield area since 1972 yea sure I will show you areas completely void of mast trees want to take a walk the majority of areas I have hunted for over 30 years are now void of mast tree,s sure some driving groups get some deer, but most of the guys who have hunted the area have now left for greener pastures also look at the deer kill the past 10 years I rest my case new growth trees thicker than a porcupines back can not get an arrow through no patterns because all they do is browse wherever the walk which also means very little movement then ad wolves yes you are welcome to make a living but Clark county especially has killed once beautiful forests

GJERSY you sound like you make your living harvesting trees that's great its not your fault all the clear cutting---if this is so tell me how many acres of forest land have been cut in Clark county ? I am guessing 15 to 20,000 acres I think others from out of the area would be shocked ! Hey its so good take a drive in the trow mounds area opening morning of rifle season you will not see many cars trucks etc most have quit the area wonder why

Just like i thought you are not from here, i am, and i make a living here like all us local loggers/ farmers and thats why we have so many deer here! Do the math, Clark county has had the top deer kill of all/most counties in Wisconsin the last several years. I get as many deer for the freezer as i need, if you don't like hunting here i can't understand it? I love hunting and working here?

Some hunters????????
Ever hear of shooting lanes?
No Mast trees, what is wrong with doing your part and planting some.
Several years I have had post here, a medium flat rate USPS box of Acorns just for the cost of shipping.




That is about 22 pounds of acorns, a sharp stick to plant them with is all you need.
July first and you think the acorn crop is poor in C Wisconsin. You know any thing about Oak trees?
http://www.motherearthnews.com/organ...z03onzgoe.aspx


Sorry for got the instructions, poke a shallow hole with Sharpe stick drop acorn in and step on soil to close hole.


Al

Happened where I deer and turkey hunt this spring. Hunted last fall, pulled stands around Christmas, stayed out (request of the land owner to not go in during winter). Turkey season came and WOW, two PIECES clear cut, one is about 75 yards by 400 yards. EVERY tree gone, tops left in piles. Go through that to a section of wood where he maple syrups, but I've never seen much deer sign. Then to another clear cut section, this one about 150 yards by 400 yards, then into rolling hardwoods (I think the cuts follow property lines as they start/stop on stone walls. )


Where I actually hunted last year (good stand) is about 75 yards inside the rolling hardwoods from one of the cuts. I figure that spot will be a winner this fall!

alley yooper to clear shooting lanes a person would need a chainsaw--slightly illegal--in county or state forests plant an acorn ??? yea I am 61 years old maybe in 75 years I could take advantage of it-----also county land some other guy probably would have a tree stand attached to it anyway gjersy what does not living in area have to do with anything I own land I pay taxes, I have an opinion you sound like paper mill workers from years past yea we polute the air yea we polute the rivers but its our paycheck so what ??

At 61 you need a chain saw to make shooting lanes, sounds to me like you want a shooting high way.


I'm 69 and carry a set of friskers pruning shears on my person to make a shooting LANE every time I go in the woods.
If I run across some thing to big for the pruning shears I return with the Loppers. some times the shears will take care of a lot of smaller stuff.





Al

I'm so confused, logging has helped the Hatfield area immensely for deer populations? I've tried and succeeded hunting here for a long time? Hunt the edges as the deer come in to feed on the tender new growth..... pattern them?