ZTMAN
Silver Member
We bought a camp in 1997. 127 acres 40 of which were clear cut 6 months before purchase.
The land looked pretty much like the OPs photo.
The tree top pile rotted down over the years and was gone in about 15 years.
During the first two years, briars were so thick you could barely walk through them with hunting pants, but the deer loved it.
Eventually, the saplings took over and now there is a mix of various hardwoods about 25 foot tall. It was pretty interesting to watch this area evolve over the last 26 years.
Watched an old video of the land when the kids were home for Christmas. Wish I saved a pic to post.
We just had some of the land select cut this year for timber and deer management and that worked out great.
Bought a set of log grapples for the Kubota and having been cutting up the larger portions of the tree tops for firewood.
The land looked pretty much like the OPs photo.
The tree top pile rotted down over the years and was gone in about 15 years.
During the first two years, briars were so thick you could barely walk through them with hunting pants, but the deer loved it.
Eventually, the saplings took over and now there is a mix of various hardwoods about 25 foot tall. It was pretty interesting to watch this area evolve over the last 26 years.
Watched an old video of the land when the kids were home for Christmas. Wish I saved a pic to post.
We just had some of the land select cut this year for timber and deer management and that worked out great.
Bought a set of log grapples for the Kubota and having been cutting up the larger portions of the tree tops for firewood.