NHOUTLAW Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 We'll my hunting area is in the proses of being logged off. Have had a few cameras out there and yesterday was the first deer sighting this year. Anyone had any luck or bad luck with this situation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smha6784 Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 our land has been select cut and cleared many times and it always seems to be really good the year its cut. if you can keep up some of the logging lanes because once it grows over it gets hard to manage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 (edited) around here, logging pulls the deer in, any tree tops left on the ground they love to bed in, new growth will give deer food to browse on. That will start next year. Log landings and turn arounds, can make a food plot. You may have to hunt the edges for now Edited September 3, 2014 by Mathews XT Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Keep some travel lanes (for you) over the next several years and you'll have more deer with access to them. I would assume next year will be better than this year since its too late for new growth and logging creates lack of cover this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Should work out well for you....deer like the browse...and the trails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 I had the opposite experience when our ground was logged about 15 years ago. I think a lot of it depends on location and topography. The loggers were there for several weeks during summer & left a huge mess behind. It totally changed the deers travel patterns & I think they preferred to stay out of that area for a while. It took two or three years before things got back to normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Mud was it clear cut or select cut..makes a huge diff. Im reffering to select cutting, that is most beneficial to wildelife and hunting. It will definitely change the deers habits. When I cut mine I ran the hot saw and left timber corridors and bedding ares for the deer to use. a little planning goes a long ways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 It usually helps in the long run and short run unless it's happening during season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Mud was it clear cut or select cut..makes a huge diff. Im reffering to select cutting' date=' that is most beneficial to wildelife and hunting. It will definitely change the deers habits. When I cut mine I ran the hot saw and left timber corridors and bedding ares for the deer to use. a little planning goes a long ways[/quote'] It was a disaster actually. They were only supposed to take certain trees, but they ended up taking trees they weren't supposed to. They even took a few off of the neighbors ground which didn't make them very happy. Since the ground is a decent drive away nobody was there there to keep an eye on things. I could definitely see where a select cut would be beneficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 That's not good, landowners should be able to oversee the job. Every job we did, we encouraged the owner to walk it any time and check in with us anytime. Most of the time they would ask us to cut more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 A select cut usually enhances the lands ability to hold deer. Clear cuts are another thing...may take a few years for cover to grow in a clear cut and then very hard to try to hunt land that's just a big thicket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 It all depends how much cover they left for the deer. If they feel exposed they will only pass through. Now me on the other hand I LOVE IT when they do a big cut and remove a bunch of trees. This is a New York (and perhaps northern USA) thing. The first year of the cut may be a little sparse but after a good snow, deer will lay in those tree tops. The following years after it will always be better hunting because the sunlight can now touch the forest floor. With sunlight there will all kinds of tall berry briars and scrub brush for the deer to hide in. One piece of maple we hunt was almost clear cut about 10 years ago. Now its full of berry briars, some almost 6-7 feet tall, and its THICK. The does love it in there and where the does hang, so will the bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHOUTLAW Posted September 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Still haven't got May pictures. Checked the cameras again today. Only one doe with a fawn and a sow with two little cubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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