bigtex
Well-Known Member
Turkeys are wearing out the Beechnuts here on my place. We had one of the best hard mast crops that I have seen in many years and the Deer and Turkeys have been having a feast.
I usually do the same thing to Beech and English Holy trees. Beech trees can shade out a lot of other trees and take over an area if left unchecked.I poison or girdle every younger beech I come across but do have maybe 15-20 gigantic beeches scattered across the farm I've left for this very purpose.
I like this tactic. You don't want them to overtake your woods. But they are good enough to have a few. The beech nuts are very good mast for turkeys.I poison or girdle every younger beech I come across but do have maybe 15-20 gigantic beeches scattered across the farm I've left for this very purpose.
Coons will just den in the ground if they can't find a den in a treeBeech are beneficial if they ain't overcrowding. Another problem with beech is that they hollow out a lot. Which of course gives raccoons places to raise. Control of den trees is another way to control predators.