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Re: Improving Pine Habitat
[Re: ALFisher]
#2393964
02/01/18 05:24 PM
02/01/18 05:24 PM
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Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 5,740 Lower AL
k bush
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12 point
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 5,740
Lower AL
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If a company agrees to let you burn, someone is assuming a lot of liability. Not saying you were going to burn it yourself, but hiring an outside contractor to burn it.
"Cull" is just another four letter word...
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Re: Improving Pine Habitat
[Re: ALFisher]
#2395076
02/02/18 04:21 PM
02/02/18 04:21 PM
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 20,017 PDL, Fl
timbercruiser
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Freak of Nature
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Posts: 20,017
PDL, Fl
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I think every tract would be different. Types of soil, has the timber been thinned/second thinned. What kinds of natural deer feed is in there, is there a lot of briars, beautyberry, a lot of honeysuckle, etc. I doubt any timber company would allow you to burn. If the timber is very old you might spend a lot of money only to have the place clear cut. On the edges I would consider putting a few short pieces of fencing up and plant some honeysuckle, deer love it.
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Re: Improving Pine Habitat
[Re: ALFisher]
#2395571
02/03/18 12:16 AM
02/03/18 12:16 AM
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Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 191 Conecuh/Monroe Alabama
SkinnertonOutlaw
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3 point
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 191
Conecuh/Monroe Alabama
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Did y’all think it was worth it to disc or mulch? Did it create more food? We just did it for visual purposes, opened it up for shooting lanes and areas for turkeys. If you want more food burning would be the way to go, there is always a lot of new foliage growth after a good burn. It depends on what company you lease from as to where they will let you burn or not. I've got a guy that leases from a certain company and he has been trying for a couple of years to get them to let me burn some of their land at his expense but they just won't give into it. On the other hand I've got a friend that's working on getting approval right now from the timber company he leases from for me to burn a couple of hundred acres of their land at his expense. There are certain requirements I'll have to meet but from the way it sounds as long as I do that they have no problem with him having it burned.
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Re: Improving Pine Habitat
[Re: centralala]
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02/04/18 05:23 PM
02/04/18 05:23 PM
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Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 21,779 USA
Remington270
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Just a side note and only my opinion but a group that is willing to burn and pay the cost is the lessors that I would want leasing my land. They come across as more long term type people. Ones who would take better care of the land. Willing to do more than just deciding to pull the trigger or not. They probably work year around improving game and habitat. Someone caught dumping trash on this property they would handle and not so nicely. Just make sure everything is approved by me along with times, dates, and projected goals. No kidding. I'd be all for folks doing that if I was leasing out land. If they did it the right way.
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Re: Improving Pine Habitat
[Re: ALFisher]
#2410062
02/16/18 12:29 PM
02/16/18 12:29 PM
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Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 295 Bessemer, Al
Grant_UAB
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4 point
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 295
Bessemer, Al
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I have a large amount of acreage that is 5-10 ft pines that’s thicker than hell. Next weekend I am going to run a small bus hog between the rows, if I don’t do it now I will never be able to. The problem is the rows are barely 4ft so you have to use a DR or Billy Goat Mower to avoid damaging the young pines. This is not going to be fun but it will significantly increase the huntability of the land.
I don't always hunt the line, but when I do, I make sure I'm close to my neighbor's 8 acre bean field.
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