nhn2a
Ten Pointer
I'm thinking about doing a little change up to my hunting property. I have a 25 acre tree farm that was planted before I bought it in Loblolly pine. Unfortunately it wasn't managed well so its very overgrown in-between the rows of trees with thick brush and briars. The area makes great bedding areas but only leaves me about 3 acres on each end to the property hunt. Trying to get through it is horrible as its so dense with briars.
I'm considering selling off the trees for pulp wood early so that they clear the land then I could replant the property and manage it better. The trees are currently about 15years old so they aren't due to be harvested for another 10yrs if I wanted to sell them as lumber.
I bought the property for a hunting property, not because I had any real desire to become a tree farmer but that was a nice benefit. Another alternative is to do a prescribed burn on the undergrowth but I'm a little nervous about that. The property is adjacent to a housing area and the land is slanted right on the boundary making it hard to cut a firebreak.
Any ideas or suggestions from the group?
I'm considering selling off the trees for pulp wood early so that they clear the land then I could replant the property and manage it better. The trees are currently about 15years old so they aren't due to be harvested for another 10yrs if I wanted to sell them as lumber.
I bought the property for a hunting property, not because I had any real desire to become a tree farmer but that was a nice benefit. Another alternative is to do a prescribed burn on the undergrowth but I'm a little nervous about that. The property is adjacent to a housing area and the land is slanted right on the boundary making it hard to cut a firebreak.
Any ideas or suggestions from the group?