shawnv
5 year old buck +
My 30 acres has quite a bit of activity right now but it can be better obviously. It was logged 19 years ago so I have an area on my north and south border that are mostly young maple, birch and some younger pin oak that is all 2.5-5" in diameter. There is a hunting cabin 125 yards North of the main food plot and my in-laws cabin is 125 yards south
What I'm debating is when I have some other areas clear cut if I should also have these strips clear cut and plant Norway spruce or if I should just hinge and thin and then plant Norway spruce or just leave it as is and plant. I'm not sure what kind of growth I would see from the spruce if I didn't cut at all or only did sparingly. My concern is that for two years this area is will really expose the cabins and the deer who use the plot now will not until dark and right now this plot is the center piece of attraction in the area for bucks and does alike.
What I'm debating is when I have some other areas clear cut if I should also have these strips clear cut and plant Norway spruce or if I should just hinge and thin and then plant Norway spruce or just leave it as is and plant. I'm not sure what kind of growth I would see from the spruce if I didn't cut at all or only did sparingly. My concern is that for two years this area is will really expose the cabins and the deer who use the plot now will not until dark and right now this plot is the center piece of attraction in the area for bucks and does alike.
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