Originally Posted By: gobbler
I would rather try to hide a fawn in a 2 yr old clearcut than a well-over stocked pine stand anyday! I would think it would have benefited the deer. Also more food confused


That works great 3 years from now. Most timber managers will let this years' clear cuts sit idle this year and give the hardwood stumps 1 growing season to re-sprout before spraying the area to kill the hardwoods before replanting in pines next winter.

The point is, What do THIS year's fawns do? Do you think it has an impact? Hmmmmmmm? The deer have to go somewhere. I don't see many in barren clearcuts. Force the deer to seek less than desirable cover and coyotes may have a greater impact than normal. Again my point is that coyotes are blamed, but land management may have been the root cause. Maybe? Maybe not?

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