I'm guessing that this year will be tough due to the activity but I think in 2 plus years it will be great for the property. Right now the only pics I ever get of nice bucks is at night due to the fact there isn't real good buck bedding.
Any thoughts?
Is my season shot this year?
Thanks guys!
If they finish soon and leave treetops u mite be ok. I had them timber my place after hunting season and snow was on the ground. Every night there were fresh deer tracks where they were there during the night eating the buds and small branches. Treetops also create perfect bedding areas. Deer will bed down right beside treetops.
However, if they are going to be logging during deer season all the activity with equipment and saws going will likely keep deer away during daylight. On the bright side with the logging it may turn into a deer haven in a couple of years. If you know the landowner and get along with him well that might be an opportunity to work with him and the loggers to decide what to seed the logging roadsand skid roads with. Also, logging pads could be turned into food plots.
Good luck!
If they finish soon and leave treetops u mite be ok. I had them timber my place after hunting season and snow was on the ground. Every night there were fresh deer tracks where they were there during the night eating the buds and small branches. Treetops also create perfect bedding areas. Deer will bed down right beside treetops.
However, if they are going to be logging during deer season all the activity with equipment and saws going will likely keep deer away during daylight. On the bright side with the logging it may turn into a deer haven in a couple of years. If you know the landowner and get along with him well that might be an opportunity to work with him and the loggers to decide what to seed the logging roadsand skid roads with. Also, logging pads could be turned into food plots.
Good luck!
Logging activity will do nothing but attract the deer. Unless it gets opened up to much, many times in broad daylight. If so, it'll be a night thing until regeneration thickens it up. Which will be next year.
I don't know the specifics of your timber stand but 15" dbh is a pretty hard cut. Be prepared for it mentally. Maybe it is young and needs thinned? I don't know. But, I'm a forester by trade and unless the stand needs clear cut to restart, there are only a few instances that a cut needs to go that low with TSI goals in mind. FWIW, You did right with the pine clear cut.
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I'm not saying you didn't get a great deal or, the perfect deal. I'm just saying you can't super glue them back on the stump once they are gone. And, a cut that heavy in most stands that contain adequate volume to harvest, is going to ensure it will be a while before it gets cut again.
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