Property being logged

[Berniez]

Logging is very personal and depends on what you want.  Clear cutting opens the forest letting in light and browse,this makes in a couple of years terrific bedding.  But it does not always look so good.   Selective cutting takes the trees you want and leaves the rest. Thats the least intrusive but doesn't usually do stuff for the wildlife.  Then you can have him take the wolf trees (firewood) and take only those trees 20"diameter and larger.  That lets you get the biggest cash back and if you leave those 13-20" trees alone in 15-20 years you can log it again.  If he takes all the tops the wildlife loses a lot of cover.  If it looks like a park don;t expect many animals to hang out there. 

You decide what you want.  A professional forestry guy is your best bet,  Tell him what you want,ask a boatload of questions, decide what you want and do it.  They fee you pay will be worth it.

If you wait till a bit later in the season.....the sound of a chain saw cutting maples is a better lure than anything they sell at any sporting goods store.  It brings in the does/fawns which lure the bucks in.  If you've never seen deer come running into your woodlot when you start up a chain saw in the winter its a hoot.  If the loggers are there you set up a stand about 150 yards away and see the deer sneak in for a bite.