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Cutting limbs on a tree in WMA?
Posted on 10/26/17 at 9:00 am
Posted on 10/26/17 at 9:00 am
Is this allowed? Had a guy tell me you can, but the regs say you can't damage a tree. Does that count as damage, or not?
I'm not talking about big limbs, but smaller ones that you can't get a stand around unless you cut them with some trimmers. Not something you would need a saw on basically.
I'm not talking about big limbs, but smaller ones that you can't get a stand around unless you cut them with some trimmers. Not something you would need a saw on basically.
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Posted on 10/26/17 at 9:04 am to Cowboyfan89
Easier to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 9:05 am to Cowboyfan89
you can trim a limb for your climber, no green jeans is going to take you in for that. You just cant go in there with a chainsaw and start cutting shooting lanes or a pothole.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 10:38 am to Cowboyfan89
I hunted Spring Bayou WMA about 12 yrs ago. Found a ladder stand out there and climbed in it just to see the view. You could have landed an airplane on those shooting lanes.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 10:54 am to Cowboyfan89
Pruning timber trees to 16+ feet makes for better logs with less knotting. You should do it and invoice them for labor.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 11:17 am to KentuckyArcher
That was YOU that left those boot prints in my stand?!?!
Posted on 10/26/17 at 11:29 am to Cowboyfan89
I've done it for years when using a climber, but I've never cut anything bigger around than my thumb.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 11:40 am to lowhound
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you can trim a limb for your climber, no green jeans is going to take you in for that. You just cant go in there with a chainsaw and start cutting shooting lanes or a pothole.
this
just use common sense
Posted on 10/26/17 at 11:44 am to cgrand
Read the specific regs for the wma. Some state that you can't have any kind of saw on your person. If the branch is small enough for me to break, I break them if I need to. Normally I just try to find a tree that requires no work
Posted on 10/26/17 at 11:53 am to stein_burgundy
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Some state that you can't have any kind of saw on your person
This too although I've only ever seen this for a NWR or national forest (kisatchie). The state run WMAs don't have the "no saws" stipulation as far as I know.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 12:37 pm to KentuckyArcher
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Spring Bayou WMA
Too many people "own" their spot in that reserve. Hard to hunt there and not have to deal with some BS.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 2:06 pm to The Last Coco
quote:Yeah, don't cut in one of those. That type of greenjeans has no sense of humor.
although I've only ever seen this for a NWR
Posted on 10/26/17 at 3:18 pm to AlxTgr
i'll just hide my saw in my drawers... 
Posted on 10/26/17 at 3:21 pm to 34venture
You can do like ol boy did in spring bayou couple years ago and just cut all the damn trees down to block public access. Then you can have all the deer to yourself!
Posted on 10/26/17 at 3:27 pm to sonoma8
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You can do like ol boy did in spring bayou couple years ago and just cut all the damn trees down to block public access. Then you can have all the deer to yourself!
Which is why I said many hunters in there feel it's THEIR land. It's a shame because Spring Bayou is a nice WMA.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 4:34 pm to Marciano1
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Spring Bayou WMA
Too many people "own" their spot in that reserve. Hard to hunt there and not have to deal with some BS.
I'd have fun with that. Head out at 2 and find a stand, climb it with a camera.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 4:47 pm to Cowboyfan89
I have a buddy who wants every tree to look like a damn telephone pole. He doesnt understand cover. He doesn't just trim to get to a good spot....he makes sure he is wide open and visible. He normally just hunts out of box stands so i can't blame him for being ignorant.
Posted on 10/26/17 at 4:50 pm to celltech1981
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He normally just hunts out of box stands so i can't blame him for being ignorant.
heeeeyyyy
Posted on 10/26/17 at 4:50 pm to Cowboyfan89
Louisiana WMA Regulations
read down the page the section "Methods of Taking Game"
read down the page the section "Methods of Taking Game"
Posted on 10/26/17 at 5:26 pm to farad
Yeah, read that. That's why I said "but the regs say".
This post was edited on 10/26/17 at 5:27 pm
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