What/why herbicide is Weyerhaeuser in the winter?

Did it say what chemicals they were spraying?

Maybe a pre for them to plant trees next spring?

Probably arsenal. They are prepping to replant.

Between the yearly cost increases and all their bs, this is probably the last year I keep this place.

Yep, it’s imazapyr and it will persist in the soil for about 6-8 months giving the pine the next growing season to get a head start. Fairly common for them to spray in Nov and plant Dec-Jan while the seedlings are dormant, but they can spray up until the day they plant. Will be 15-20 no hablas in a van that show up when the rut is in full swing. Circle of life with Weyerhaeuser, the pendulum swings back the other way when they barely touch the place for 10-20 years.

Unfortunately Weyerhaeuser doesn’t care about hunting at all. They are a timber company and that’s the priority. The land leases are just a money maker until harvest.

Arsenal, it shouldn’t hurt your plots

Smz…stream side management zones. They will leave a buffer around creeks.

Imazapyr is a broad spectrum but they are typically very good at where they apply it versus not with aerial spraying, they won’t apply in a strong wind and I’ve seen them hit both both sides of a road and leave grass growing on the edges. That’s more for their costs and your mileage may vary, a large plot that is recognized by them (i.e. someone paid timber value for it at some point) they will leave a buffer. An old log landing or lane that you planted, they’ll be less careful.

The logging company is contracted by Weyerhaeuser so if they’ve effected drainage, call your contact and tell them. We’ve had pretty good luck with them sending people out to fix roads they’ve left in terrible shape and replacing culverts they destroyed.

The equipment and cutting isn’t what bothers deer, they love a fresh clearcut, it’s the spraying that will get them to stop using a particular area. It’s annoying if they’re cutting small sections every few years but that’s not typically economical. A significant cost is getting the loggers equipment on site and pushing roads down to hard pack for trailers so they are going to take as much timber out as the market will let them. Thinning is the best thing they can do for you, the deer aren’t bothered by it and opening up the canopy draws more to you. They’re gonna thin once after 10 years if you’re lucky, maybe never if they didn’t plant high density.

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Arsenal, it shouldn’t hurt your plots

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Yeah, that’s just not true

I’m aware. But Weyerhaeuser wood products are SFI certified. They care about BMPs. At the very least, it’d be a fun conversation with the right WY employee.