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Deer Hunting Closed Canopy Forests - TSI methods
Posted on 10/25/21 at 8:03 am
Posted on 10/25/21 at 8:03 am
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Posted on 10/25/21 at 8:05 am to PetroAg
Might be time to clear cut some of it again..
Posted on 10/25/21 at 8:09 am to bayouvette
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Posted on 10/25/21 at 8:10 am to PetroAg
Do you own the land or lease it?
If leasing, I would caution doing anything before asking permission
If leasing, I would caution doing anything before asking permission
Posted on 10/25/21 at 8:19 am to Ron Cheramie
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Posted on 10/25/21 at 11:45 am to PetroAg
The canopy needs to be opened up, (wildlife cut). You might want to get a wildlife biologist to come out and confirm this in writing so you could present the findings to the heirs.
Posted on 10/25/21 at 12:01 pm to PetroAg
Time to have an owners meeting a do a thinning, if all parties agree. Also might be time to buy some of them out.
Posted on 10/25/21 at 12:08 pm to PetroAg
Sounds like a thinning is definitely in order and would help tremendously with getting light to the understory.
Get a good biologist or forester that understands managing forestland for wildlife. Have them do an inventory/cruise, and then come up with a management plan that accomplishes what you want to do. I know a few guys that are really good with this kind of stuff, and some that aren't so good.
Get a good biologist or forester that understands managing forestland for wildlife. Have them do an inventory/cruise, and then come up with a management plan that accomplishes what you want to do. I know a few guys that are really good with this kind of stuff, and some that aren't so good.
This post was edited on 10/25/21 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 10/25/21 at 2:47 pm to PetroAg
You need a forestry mgt plan, with key stated objective of that plan being mostly wildlife. It will provide direction on how to accomplish your goals for the land you own. Leased land is a different story — take if for what it is or let someone else have it.
Posted on 10/27/21 at 1:14 pm to turkish
Ok thanks for the input. I'll look into consulting with a forester to get a game plan.
Posted on 10/27/21 at 2:37 pm to PetroAg
Thin it, single tree and group selection, possibly patch clear cut some areas. Deer like the “edge effect” - you want cover and diversified food sources- browse and hard mast.
Posted on 10/27/21 at 2:58 pm to White Bear
You may also consider hinge cutting some trees or a lot of trees. Can probably find a species that's not going to be harvested like cedar or magnolia. I'm not sure what would be best.
But it will be a method to not kill anything while increasing bedding habitat and thickening up the forest floor.
But it will be a method to not kill anything while increasing bedding habitat and thickening up the forest floor.
Posted on 10/27/21 at 6:13 pm to baldona
I used to mark wildlife cuts for folks. Heavy cut in non mast species. The openings from removing those results in scattered openings that fill up with browse and more desirable species. Thin largest oaks.
Posted on 10/27/21 at 6:50 pm to PetroAg
Good info on re-establishing good deer habitat, but this is just sad.
quote]we lost a good amount of deer that weren’t dropped in the shooting lane and ran off in the thicket...Fast forward to today… we can see a long way… We do find most of our deer now though. [/quote]
quote]we lost a good amount of deer that weren’t dropped in the shooting lane and ran off in the thicket...Fast forward to today… we can see a long way… We do find most of our deer now though. [/quote]
This post was edited on 10/27/21 at 6:55 pm
Posted on 10/28/21 at 5:09 pm to tigNstick629
Deer still can't climb trees. So kill a tree feed a deer.
Posted on 10/28/21 at 8:16 pm to baldona
Boo hinge cutting. If it’s a trash tree growing up, it’s really a trash tree growing sideways. Killing it, instead, provides browse and cover will fill in.
This post was edited on 10/29/21 at 9:26 am
Posted on 10/29/21 at 8:06 am to PetroAg
My life would be complete if I own 600 acres.
Posted on 10/29/21 at 9:32 am to PetroAg
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we lost a good amount of deer that weren’t dropped in the shooting lane and ran off in the thicket.
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We do find most of our deer now though.
Dude.
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The old retired men used to plant shooting lanes with food plots but that generation has passed
Sounds like the young bucks need to realize it is up to them now.
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