The longleaf pine stand where I just went tracking is a prime example of what I’m talking about……There was virtually zero topsoil across a large percentage of this stand….Its was mostly just what folks call “sedge grass” growing in the understory too……Sure its great for cover but deer don’t eat native grasses….they eat mostly broadleafs….and in areas where there was a little OM on the surface then you saw more herbaceous broadleaf growth…..This stand is burned every couple of years the hunter said……How is it ever gonna build up any organic matter in the top layer of soil this way? Could it be managed for a more productive understory than this? I believe it could if the soil were managed differently.