Derek Reese 29
5 year old buck +
So this one is a bit of a stretch but hear me out…want better cover in a 1.5 acre former hayfield…right now it has some decently tall (call it 4’) standing hay with some small trees and briar patches beginning..I want this to be a thicket of sorts, with briars and shrubs and great bedding cover, as it lies on a South facing slope and abuts an acre of food plot to the east and about a half acre 5 row cover screen of mixed conifers, poplar and hawthorn. All that to say, would adding a few brush piles here and there to kind of jump start more succession be a decent idea? My thought is little birds would perch on them then whatever seeds they crapped out would start growing in and around the piles(thinking raspberries, black berries, even Russian olive maybe), thus giving them a bump. Also, I have the brush handy and could control where it goes so as not to be in sight of my stand..I know this is a hare-brained idea but was just looking for some more input..thanks!