Brokenbear
5 year old buck +
Well I have not read this anywhere on this particular thread but number one no matter the method of choice ...the equipment operator's KNOW HOW trumps everything ..
He needs to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt he is well versed in whatever he is using, what you expect and then you or your pal need to follow up on operator references ..
AS in timber cutting for example ..there are plenty of guys who can properly cruise a timber stand ..mark the right trees and fell them and buck them out ...BUT the true professional will leave your woods in great shape by NOT leaving "widow makers" everywhere..roads torn to hell and good valuable trees not destroyed and damaged from falling trees and log skidders shearing off half their bark ..
You will have the same concerns but in different ways whoever is hired to do the stump removal work ..the wrong guy can leave it looking like no man's land from a world war I movie or all holes can be back filled ..worked areas dressed up in general ..access roads left behind so as to not set up erosion via crowning them and angling them in gradual assent/descent You do not say if the entire area was clear cut or if only marketable timber was cut ..but in my opinion there would be a difference in how one would approach recovering the ground for wildlife ..certainly hill sides clear cut need quick plant growth as in cereal grains or other fast cover ..and maybe a plat plan where plots are planned in stages over "X" number of years ..800 AC is a crap load of recovery to do in one feld swoop
So if your pal is going to attempt it himself the grinder set to finish the cut like 6" below the surrounding lay of the ground might give him the best start at opening up some early plot spots ..
Just remember rest areas ..bedding and covered travel avenues are as valuable as a food plots ..if not more !!
Bear
He needs to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt he is well versed in whatever he is using, what you expect and then you or your pal need to follow up on operator references ..
AS in timber cutting for example ..there are plenty of guys who can properly cruise a timber stand ..mark the right trees and fell them and buck them out ...BUT the true professional will leave your woods in great shape by NOT leaving "widow makers" everywhere..roads torn to hell and good valuable trees not destroyed and damaged from falling trees and log skidders shearing off half their bark ..
You will have the same concerns but in different ways whoever is hired to do the stump removal work ..the wrong guy can leave it looking like no man's land from a world war I movie or all holes can be back filled ..worked areas dressed up in general ..access roads left behind so as to not set up erosion via crowning them and angling them in gradual assent/descent You do not say if the entire area was clear cut or if only marketable timber was cut ..but in my opinion there would be a difference in how one would approach recovering the ground for wildlife ..certainly hill sides clear cut need quick plant growth as in cereal grains or other fast cover ..and maybe a plat plan where plots are planned in stages over "X" number of years ..800 AC is a crap load of recovery to do in one feld swoop
So if your pal is going to attempt it himself the grinder set to finish the cut like 6" below the surrounding lay of the ground might give him the best start at opening up some early plot spots ..
Just remember rest areas ..bedding and covered travel avenues are as valuable as a food plots ..if not more !!
Bear
