No Profanity *** No Flaming *** No Advertising *** No Anti Trappers ***NO POLITICS
No Non-Target Catches *** No Links to Anti-trapping Sites *** No Avoiding Profanity Filter


Home~Trap Talk~ADC Forum~Trap Shed~Wilderness Trapping~International Trappers~Fur Handling

Auction Forum~Trapper Tips~Links~Gallery~Basic Sets~Convention Calendar~Chat~ Trap Collecting Forum

Trapper's Humor~Strictly Trapping~Fur Buyers Directory~Mugshots~Fur Sale Directory~Wildcrafting~The Pen and Quill

Trapper's Tales~Words From The Past~Legends~Archives~Kids Forum~Lure Formulators Forum~ Fermenter's Forum


~~~ Dobbins' Products Catalog ~~~


Minnesota Trapline Products
Please support our sponsor for the Trappers Talk Page - Minnesota Trapline Products


Print Thread
Hop To
Page 3 of 3 1 2 3
Re: Woody browse [Re: Dirty D] #8296353
12/29/24 08:19 AM
12/29/24 08:19 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Rodney,Ohio
SNIPERBBB Offline
trapper
SNIPERBBB  Offline
trapper

Joined: Dec 2006
Rodney,Ohio
Originally Posted by Dirty D
Originally Posted by AJE
I talked to a forester recently who told me the top 2 wildlife shrubs for deer are hazelnut & red osier dogwood.


I have hazelnut, the deer never touch it.
A deer's diet varies from place to place.
A few red Oiser dogwood, more grey dogwood and pagoda dogwood tho.
Again, the deer don't really mess with it.
In my place Red Maple and Oaks are probably tops browse.

I am thinning my woods heavily and planting the opened areas with native grasses and forbs that favor open woodlands.
I then burn yearly to keep brush and seedling trees at bay.
I am not doing anything to purposely attract or encourage deer, I have too many as is.
The woody browse is almost non-existent after I go thru an area.
I'll tell you tho that from March to June I have deer all over the place.
They love all the flush spring growth that open woodlands and burning encourage.





I've always said freshly mowed or tilled ground is the best food plot for deer. Probably depends more on the climate you have in your area as our grasses still stay green all winter, more or less as some do go dormant. If you ground stays under snow most of the winter then having woody browse would be more helpful through the winter

Re: Woody browse [Re: AJE] #8296622
12/29/24 03:25 PM
12/29/24 03:25 PM
Joined: Dec 2007
Kanabec Cty, MN
D
Drakej Offline
trapper
Drakej  Offline
trapper
D

Joined: Dec 2007
Kanabec Cty, MN
Hinge cutting have its place for creating overhead cover in making bedding areas if your woodland needs them for deer. It has worked for me in bringing deer into bedding in places where they weren't before where I wanted them. Mostly does and yearlings, Bucks seem much more critical of where they bed, at least in our pressured hunting zone.


I've learned enough thru the years to now know that I don't know enough. KNOWLEDGE IS FREEDOM.
Re: Woody browse [Re: Drakej] #8298733
12/31/24 07:58 PM
12/31/24 07:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2016
WI - Wisconsin
A
AJE Offline OP
trapper
AJE  Offline OP
trapper
A

Joined: Jan 2016
WI - Wisconsin
Originally Posted by Drakej
Hinge cutting have its place for creating overhead cover in making bedding areas if your woodland needs them for deer. It has worked for me in bringing deer into bedding in places where they weren't before where I wanted them. Mostly does and yearlings, Bucks seem much more critical of where they bed, at least in our pressured hunting zone.

I've never tried hinge cutting.

Re: Woody browse [Re: AJE] #8298794
12/31/24 09:07 PM
12/31/24 09:07 PM
Joined: Apr 2024
W Mich
L
Leroy Bob Offline
trapper
Leroy Bob  Offline
trapper
L

Joined: Apr 2024
W Mich
Hinge cutting is great for funneling deer movement, creating bedding, and creating browse. Only difference between the three is the height at which you hinge the tree, and there’s absolutely overlap between the three.

I’d just caution that people don’t go hinge cut their woods all willy nilly. Know your tree ID, understand trees that sucker well, and avoid cutting mast trees. It can be a powerful tool when used right.

Re: Woody browse [Re: Leroy Bob] #8299124
01/01/25 09:26 AM
01/01/25 09:26 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Rodney,Ohio
SNIPERBBB Offline
trapper
SNIPERBBB  Offline
trapper

Joined: Dec 2006
Rodney,Ohio
Originally Posted by Leroy Bob
Hinge cutting is great for funneling deer movement, creating bedding, and creating browse. Only difference between the three is the height at which you hinge the tree, and there’s absolutely overlap between the three.

I’d just caution that people don’t go hinge cut their woods all willy nilly. Know your tree ID, understand trees that sucker well, and avoid cutting mast trees. It can be a powerful tool when used right.

Yep, most times hinge cutting just makes a mess of you don't have a clue or a plan.

Page 3 of 3 1 2 3
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread