mitrrophybowhunter Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Great thing to do. We had 40 acres clear cut 5 years ago and man are the deer loving that fresh stuff. You can see in the winter they bed all around it for easy food access! It will help the undergrowth spruce too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Re: Select cutting Trees Yep, great thing to do for the deer. That will allow more browse to grow and more sunlight to reach it. That's more food for the deer and will also increase the available cover on the land. Also remember as far as available food for the deer goes, if it's much more than 4 1/2 to 5 feet off the ground it might as well be on the moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguide Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Re: Select cutting Trees I'd plant some red clover or alsike clover it grows anywhere and will keep reseeding itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Re: Select cutting Trees This would be a great time to get a dozer in and create a nice food plot before things grow up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Re: Select cutting Trees Generally a good thing IMHO. Happened once on our lease. The owner sold about 20 acres of timber and they clear cut it big time. The next year there was perfect edge habitat with loads of browse and cover--the deer beds in there were amazing. I think it will be good for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Re: Select cutting Trees [ QUOTE ] Thanks guys sounds like im gonna have a busy spring,they shredded most everything but left some pretty good ruts ,im sure in time alot of it will repair itsself.I have never plotted anything myself but i have worked the farm for quite awhile.Does the ground need to be worked up first or do you just level the soil and sew the seed. [/ QUOTE ] Chances are there are some stumps in there you'll need to either remove or avoid. Those skidder ruts take a long time to heal so you'll either need to fill them or avoid them. Either prepare the area you are going to plot or flag it off to avoid those stumps or whatever so you don't tear up the tractor. It will look a lot different after it starts to grow up in brush. 1st thing is get a soil sample and be prepared to lime as recommeded from your soil sample test as soon as you can. Lime takes a while to disolve in the soil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Re: Select cutting Trees [ QUOTE ] I just had all of my scrappy jack pines harvested off my Hunting property in Northern michigan,is this bad or good for the Wildlife. [/ QUOTE ] I think I would have asked this before I had them cut. I think everyone pretty much cleared it up for you...only thing, in about 15 years...it will get really hard to hunt if you do nothing with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Re: Select cutting Trees It'll be better. Jack pine isn't much for deer habitat. I also recommend you get a dozer in there and level it off. Those ruts will last forever. Now's the time to work it, not in several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjones Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Re: Select cutting Trees it's a good thing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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