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For quail and turkey I can certainly see why this might be ideal habitat but for big deer, not so much. I know SW GA produces some giants but how does pine savanna contribute to that? Surely I’m missing something but alot of it just looks like a bunch of wiregrass and broomstraw to me.

My objectives absolutely DO NOT involve clearcutting and starting over so I’ve always thought about how I could manage my timber stand after future thinnings…that’s where I think the savanna fits nicely. This particular pic is actually longleaf but conceptually the same outcome.

In my case, it would be at least 90/10 pine/hardwood with only the hardwood drains remaining more of an oak monoculture. I’m just starting to research it but there’s tons of plant diversity and to me, it looks like incredible brooding and fawning cover. Compared to the ecological desert of...

Per this map, 1000s of years of prehistoric fire seems to have been the rule rather than the exception…frequently too. Obviously settlement had some impact over the years, but even as a child (both sides of my family are from MS) I can remember the older generation being perfectly comfortable...

I thought about starting a new thread but since there’s already so many prescribed fire folks here will just use this one for a little twist on our topic. Anyone thought about establishing pine or oak savanna? My forester came out and looked after we got done burning and mentioned savanna...

Question: Will all those young hardwoods only be topkilled from that burn or will they be killed killed? Everything I just ran a fire thru had leafed out real good already so I'm hoping they all got permanently torched and won't have to deal with those stems anymore.

Agree…way heavier than average this year (digital scales).

Active ingredient for both is tryclopyr so I don’t know that one is any more/less effective than the other.

Yes, 20% Garlon 4 is what I mix.

80/20 chem to diesel?!? Uhhhh yeah…they’re dead. Along with all their ancestors and their ancestors ancestors.

So long as your ratio of chemical to carrier/penetrant is correct, they’re dead.

Can’t speak for M2 specifically but rate of constriction for some forcing cones are severe and can be rough as a Nebraska cob. Lengthening takes care of both.

For the record, the breaks above were seeded in Marshall ryegrass last fall…they'll likely burn up soon enough as the weather warms and drier air sets in. I’ve started thinking about what native annuals might have a shot at taking hold, but I think they might need more sun. Panicgrass, wooly...

Has anyone established effective green firebreaks with a focus primarily on managing burns (secondary wildlife habitat)? Here's a few pics of breaks we planted for early erosion control (but we haven't run a fire thru it yet) vs. a pic of an unplanted break. I feel ok about a backing fire but...

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