I … Back to top. My preference is leave them thick, because it induces longer … I'm also dropping larger trees to create openings to encourage new growth. Page 2 of 2 < Prev 1 2. Incredible cover and browse. Jan 11, 2021 #4 Omega Well-Known Member. I would love to hinge cut them and have their benefit for a few more years hinged but afraid of oak wilt. Any suggestions? If deer management is a priority for you, here is an alternative idea. May 14, 2012 #7. smashdn 12 pointer. Select Post; Deselect Post; Link to Post; Member. Fork horn Guest. There are some young oaks that need to go. The hinge cutting could be used as cheap fencing to keep livestock out of the timber and edge cover.Jimmie Jimmie in Ky, May 14, 2012. Cutting them off at the ground is a standard timber management practice. What would you recommend doing to make deer bedding? Now I bought a farm in south central iowa and that is all I have are big stands of mature timber but … Smaller … By hinge cutting tree species such as hackberry poplar, and maples, non-mass bearing trees (do not cut oaks and hickories) we can put food at a deer’s level and also create bedding areas with certain cuts. Good luck either way. EXTREME DEER HABITAT is an educational site dedicated to helping landowners get the most out of their deer habitat, with an emphasis on the use of a chainsaw to shape your property.Dr. I hope it works out well for you. 9,125 163. Now is a good time to hinge cut smaller trees to create bedding areas and open up the forest floor. This creates a ton of browse low enough to the ground where deer can reach it. The area I am thinking about hinge cutting mostly gray birch, poplar, white maple and cherry. The property was select cut around 10 to 15 years ago but not very thick. Even an accidental injury to a red oak during the felling process while hinge-cutting will create a potential open invitation to oak wilt. There’s a great chance you’ll really piss off the landowner. TIA. I paid … Jul 30, 2018 #24 . Previous Thread; Next Thread; Please make a selection first; new « Prev ; 1; Next » steiny Major Contributor. So if you cut them down at the base you will have 20 more small ones the next year. Hinge cutting is an effective and economical habitat management tool that can be implemented on nearly any size property. Cutting this way also serves the purpose of creating side cover, … They appear to have adolesent . 257WBY Baylor Fan Member since Feb 2014 2483 posts. Quote. Last month I bought a 50 acre property in NW Michigan that had been select cut 4 years ago during the winter. Avoid pines, spruces and hollies as they tend not to send out side shoots and the crowns quickly die. Where I hunt in southwest iowa we are always trying to improve timber stands by planting trees. Reply. Also it is free food plot, or like throwing 1000 dollars away, not today but what it would be worth 20 years from now. Once the trees are cut, deer can feed on the resulting stump-sprouts. Check out Dr. Jim’s Habitat Blog. A lot of these other ones are silver maple and … There's no question about it over the other side of this ridge down on the bottom I do have an area where I've hinge cut some white oaks um most of them up here again. I bet most tree services will cut oaks in the summer just to have work. If you are wanting to open up the canopy, hinge cutting a few smaller trees doesn't sound like it will get the desired affect as much as cutting some of the bigger hickory and oak trees that are next to more desirable oaks. My advice to those who are afraid to take the first … That may often be a mistake. I know your not a huge proponent of hinge cutting but it does seem as if has its places around our varying woodlots. This will bring much improved growth to the young White Oaks that have been struggling in this area. The tree falls and creates instant cover but does not die, so it continues to produce leaves and vertical shoots. The ones that survived have growth coming out of not only the tops now, but out of the stumps as well. Share Thread. Hinge cutting is simply done by cutting halfway through the tree. My technique for this job is called half-cutting, also known as … By: CAS_HNTR. Facebook; Twitter; Tumblr; LinkedIn; MySpace; Email; Go to. I started hinge cutting 1 to 2 acres about 5 years ago. Hinge Cutting. For optimum mast production, oaks should have some breathing room. A- Can make a picture move using a simple slider or lever cutting a slot accurately. Now it’s thick which provides cover, food and bedding. Reply. bark on mature cherries. Messages: 876 Likes Received: 986 Location: midland. However, about 10% died anyway. Slider. Removes some huge crowns to let light in. “My answer is hinge cutting has a place and time. Posts: 3,524 Hinge Cutting Jan 10, 2017 10:47:44 GMT -5 swetz likes this. The tops of the trees offer a lot of food in the form of newly grown buds and branches. Wheel. While most landowners won’t be including red oaks in their hinge-cutting activities, some already are. hear fishie fishie. Replies (3) Options Top. I cut some completely off and not hinge them. The term “hinge cutting” describes the process of chainsawing partially through a tree trunk to create a “hinge” that allows the tree to remain connected and alive when tipped … Another reason for me using H&S and not hinge-cutting - There will be constant fuel in these burn areas if I continue to hinge-cut what the fire doesn't kill every couple years. These are typically best left alone, so that they can provide acrorns or whatever mast they produce in the future. … On a good acorn year, you’ll have plenty of … Which in time acorn production here will certainly be a great compliment to this bedding area. Give Gift; Back to Top; Post by steiny … The Basswood, and Hickory were aggressively cut to either limit the density in production and canopy, or utilized as lower cover and screening along the properties fence line. Aspen is another tree species that every deer habitat enhancement enthusiast should take note of. For bedding areas, the thicker the better. I must admit i don't … Joined Dec 16, 2018 Messages 1,656 Location Clarksville, TN. A hinge cut oak tree laying on its side may produce valuable browse at a deer’s level 365 days a year rather than just producing acorns seasonally. Thanks for your help and have a nice day . Now … If they needed thinned I would think of select cut to allow undergrowth. 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