The last old stand of timber is being cut from our lease.

Deer are an edge species. Sounds like yall have a lot of edges and will benefit by having more deer.

But I know what you mean, I hate to see old forest get cut down too.

It is nice even though it's split between 11 hunters. Definitely don't have time to hunt every spot I think might be good.

I'm trying to decide if this is a good time to get out or double down and carve out some great stand sites.

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Deer are an edge species

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Yep and we do have a lot of edge. Two of my 3 stands are in the woods that were cut. Killed all 4 deer of my deer in that patch of woods and all were near the edge of a young plantation.

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Deer don't like pine combs.

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Nope. We feed and plant the roads. They charge extra for any plot wider than 2 pine rows; so we have some skinny plots and a lot of feeders.

And there is plenty of browse in a young plantation; its that pre-thinning stage that is all pine needles.

I would hunt the 4 year old pines. It will be thicker than shite in there and full of deer.

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That's no joke! I did hear that they plan to thin the 12 year olds in 2017, so that will help.

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2 years after that thinning, you won't be able to walk through that shite it will be so thick with briars.....awesome bedding areas to hold deer on your property

Any food plots in that 8 and 12?

Plum creek, or whoever bought them, is the owner.
The burns are rare, but we've seen them nuke and fertilize.
One of my stands is on the corner of 12, 4 and new cutover. With plot strip in the 4.
Another is on the edge of 12 and new cutover.

I think I just need to put plots and maintain them in the new cut.

The guy that leases my 40 in southeast ms wants out because of the hounders, so I'll keep that for me and a buddy in case I don't like the changes in Arkansas.

Yes, it's in Drew County just south of Monticello. I understand why they would ban bait; to limit the spread.

Why would they get rid of antler regs in the event of disease?

Prevalence rates are highest in mature bucks due to their extended range and higher level of deer to deer contact during the rut. Their goal will be to keep the herd young.

I think CWD is overblown. With the prevalence rate that they are finding in the core area it's estimated its been there for 10-15 years. During that time the herd in that area has been steadily increasing.