I’ve got a fair sized lease in fayette county. 7 years ago when we picked it up the population was pretty low. However genetics for bucks has been above average the entire time. We plant every available square inch and don’t shoot does. Up until this year the northern 250 acres was extremely thick 15 year old pines (roughly 200 of the 250 acres). This 200 acres was a wasteland with zero browse/understory. They are currently thinning to about 40 trees per acre. What’s your experience with population increases following a big thinning like this? I assume we will recruit some deer from neighboring properties. What are y’all’s thoughts?