Originally Posted by dirkdaddy
Originally Posted by slippinlipjr
That's the best candidate for a clear cut I have ever seen. All those pines need to go. Looks like it is wide open under them. You need more cover plain and simple in my opinion.

Yea I had to do a double take on that photo after I gave my suggestion because there is ZERO thickness in there. No sage, no briars, nowhere for the deer to lay around and feel secure. A coyote or predator could be on them with the quickness and silently in that kinda wide open woods and they hate that. Need some trashy areas where predators can't just run free without making a crap ton of noise.


There is only maybe 15 scattered pines total in the whole thing and a few other trash trees, not sure how you "clear cut" something like that or how it would help with cover. I think letting parts of it grow up thicker would help with cover for sure as others have stated.