Theres not. Thats one of the reasons for the clearing. You can't afford to have land that is not producing at least something. On the flip side if prices are good and there is a healthy profit to be made, then thats another reason to clear it. There is a valid reason to maximize production either way.

It will stay this way until such time that land prices and property taxes are low enough that you can afford to own it without it paying its own way.

A lot of farms used to be family owned where the owners took a big interest in deer hunting. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore.

Plus, the taxes are way higher on wooded land than tillable land.