old field habitat

Have 20 acres of hay field and 6 acres of hardwoods. There is a creek almost touching the property line but not exactly on my property. Basically my question is where do i start? Let the hay grow and don’t cut it? Prescribed fire? Plant bedding areas? How long will it take for it become deer...

I’m starting a podcast talking about native habitat restoration/management of a 5 yr old cutover. I am a Landscape Hortoculturalist by trade in Louisiana, and an amateur native habitat restorer for wildlife on my property in Smith County Mississippi. The podcast is under this name: Restoring...