browse

[wildfire]

I have 80 acres that has more buckthorn and prickly ash than other browse. There was 20 acres of unharvested corn se of our woods, not more that 3-4 deer tracks this winter. Our woods was browsed very heavy with what was available, have hinge cut and many food plots. Need some serious help.

 

[sandbur]

What did they browse on in your woods?

Is there any wet area to grow willows and red osier? It seems like you had mostly high ground if I remember your aerial photos.

Is HP of any value as a browse? I could get you some cuttings, but I know John has the business and I think he has a shorter growing variety called Bucky.

 

[huthut]

While i hear buckthorn is not a good browse -- the last two winters indicate buckthorn will be browsed if it is some of the only browse available. Or deer in my area are starting to develop a liking to buckthorn;).

While I fought buckthorn in the beginning I now contain it to a given area and it provides good dense good and evidently acceptable browse.

 

[dipper]

I have 80 acres that has more buckthorn and prickly ash than other browse. There was 20 acres of unharvested corn se of our woods, not more that 3-4 deer tracks this winter. Our woods was browsed very heavy with what was available, have hinge cut and many food plots. Need some serious help.

Gotta start somewhere, I bought a machette and I take it to those invasives any chance I get. Rome wasn't buildt in a day, and no one else is going to kill it for you.

 

[wildfire]

Some of the prickly ash 2+" diameter, and 15' tall amd no other browse has a chance. Follow what few tracks are in the snow, deer avoid patches where there is no other browse. DIPPER, if you use only a machette, for every prickly ash you cut off, 3-4 will resprout, the same for buckthorn. It may feel good to cut it down, but is only a feel good at the time, speaking for much experience.

 

[dipper]

Some of the prickly ash 2+" diameter, and 15' tall amd no other browse has a chance. Follow what few tracks are in the snow, deer avoid patches where there is no other browse. DIPPER, if you use only a machette, for every prickly ash you cut off, 3-4 will resprout, the same for buckthorn. It may feel good to cut it down, but is only a feel good at the time, speaking for much experience.

Ya, you gotta treat the stump. Some guys don't like when I say this, but I use glyphosate and used motor oil. It ain't coming back after that. You can use crop oil instead of the other oil.

 

[QDMWRKS]

I've had good luck with just gly on the stump.

 

[Jameson]

You have a ton of buckthorn and prickly ash. Stuff that when cut and stacked properly would make a great tree cage. Get some trees and shrubs to plant for your soil, and start cutting the buckthorn and prickly ash as you plant. Put the cut trees around/over your seedlings, probably plant in small groups. Treat the buckthorn stumps to hopefully prevent regrowth. Two birds with one stone.

 

[wildfire]

I have found using trichlophyr mixed with diesel, 25% tri and 75% diesel save cutting. Said before 10 gallons tri. later seeing progress. The only problem with a 2 gallon sprayer, it takes 3 hours of spraying to empty it. If my figuring is correct that 60 hours of spraying. After 3 hours, its time to do something else. This area used to be a pasture 50 years ago, you could see 1/4 mile in most directions. Before starting to get serious, most places you could see 50 yards at best, in just a few places. Oaks, basswood, maples, aspen , and birch, couple of 4-5 acre wet locations, stock pond, creek flowing in se corner. Land is basically flat, + or - 20 feet.

 

[sagittarius]

Or deer in my area are starting to develop a liking to buckthorn;).

When deer are forced into eating buckthorn, that a sign of desparation.

 

[wklman]

The deer browse my prickly ash quite a bit in the spring. I do like Stu and only cut it where needed. The deer love it as cover and move threw it pretty easily.