I’m about to close on my very first “farm“. It’s roughly 140 acres in Alabama and has approx. 50 acres of pasture. The pasture is broken into sections of approx. 30/10/5/5 acres. It’s split up via small creeks and old fencerows that have grown up. I’m interested in improving the habitat for deer and turkey, mainly. The remainder of the property is hardwoods and some cutover.
What are my options on converting the pasture into quality habitat for deer and turkey? I’m leaning towards turning it into early successional habitat via burning and herbicide. Then, once established, I’d like to break the early successional habitat into smaller blocks using firebreaks of say 5-10 acres each and managing with prescribed fire and planting the firebreaks in the fall. Does anyone have experience doing this? I’ve read it can take several years to establish the native grasses and forbes. Again, this is what I’m leaning towards but am certainly open to other suggestions.
Long time reader, first time poster now that I have my very own place to get to work on. Looking forward to it.
What are my options on converting the pasture into quality habitat for deer and turkey? I’m leaning towards turning it into early successional habitat via burning and herbicide. Then, once established, I’d like to break the early successional habitat into smaller blocks using firebreaks of say 5-10 acres each and managing with prescribed fire and planting the firebreaks in the fall. Does anyone have experience doing this? I’ve read it can take several years to establish the native grasses and forbes. Again, this is what I’m leaning towards but am certainly open to other suggestions.
Long time reader, first time poster now that I have my very own place to get to work on. Looking forward to it.