Jaxon Holler
Yearling... With promise
Read through almost all the habitat threads, talked to our DNR forester, you tube videos and read pretty much anything related to this topic. Some things I just can't seem to find answers to fit certain situations so I thought I'd find answers here.
Been on our parcel about 3 years now. Started with 14 acres and added two adjacent parcels so about 40 acres now. Most of it is reclaimed stone quarry with ponds, gullies and limestone ledges. Mature red and white oak, poplar, ash, birch, Hickory, red and sugar maple. There's 30 inch DBH white pine and baby white pines here and there. The midstory is mostly hop hornbeam and ironwood. Tons of baby maples on the understory.
I'm trying to add forest openings with native grass and forbs and hardwood regen. We hike, cut firewood, atv, and hunt turkey, deer and do a little trapping.
My biggest problem is I want to cut the poplar and red maples to get strong regeneration and stems per acre in those areas. No logger wants to cut it the way I want( not enough acres and the mill shutting down took out our pulp timber market).
Do I just cut the poplar and let the whole trees rot on the ground? I've got more firewood cut than I need with plenty more oak ash and Hickory to burn when I need more.
If I let the poplar and red maple lay where they fall will it keep deer out and impede regen? How long would it look like a tornado blew the woods over? Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks!
Been on our parcel about 3 years now. Started with 14 acres and added two adjacent parcels so about 40 acres now. Most of it is reclaimed stone quarry with ponds, gullies and limestone ledges. Mature red and white oak, poplar, ash, birch, Hickory, red and sugar maple. There's 30 inch DBH white pine and baby white pines here and there. The midstory is mostly hop hornbeam and ironwood. Tons of baby maples on the understory.
I'm trying to add forest openings with native grass and forbs and hardwood regen. We hike, cut firewood, atv, and hunt turkey, deer and do a little trapping.
My biggest problem is I want to cut the poplar and red maples to get strong regeneration and stems per acre in those areas. No logger wants to cut it the way I want( not enough acres and the mill shutting down took out our pulp timber market).
Do I just cut the poplar and let the whole trees rot on the ground? I've got more firewood cut than I need with plenty more oak ash and Hickory to burn when I need more.
If I let the poplar and red maple lay where they fall will it keep deer out and impede regen? How long would it look like a tornado blew the woods over? Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks!