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<blockquote data-quote="DoubleRidge" data-source="post: 5853046" data-attributes="member: 20594"><p>Not to argue...but some information about natural browse or forage I found interesting and applicable to the conversation. </p><p></p><p>Dr Craig Harper and his team have shown where 3% sunlight to forest floor will generate 120lb of forage per acre. (closed canopy)</p><p> </p><p>Then with 30% sunlight to the forest floor the forage will increase to 750lb per acre!</p><p></p><p>And at 50% sunlight to the forest floor the forage will increase to 1200lb per acre!</p><p></p><p>So removing trees like sweet gum, etc. or any tree thats over abundant can dramatically increase natural forage. Also...release oaks that are crowded and increase acorn production while allowing more sunlight to forest floor to generate hundreds of pounds of healthy forage...and improve fawning and nesting habitat as well...win-win-win.</p><p></p><p>So with a gallon or two of chainsaw gas we can generate 750 to 1200lb of forage per acre by opening the canopy.</p><p></p><p>Much more cost effective and healthier than feeding corn or purina deer chow from a bag.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DoubleRidge, post: 5853046, member: 20594"] Not to argue...but some information about natural browse or forage I found interesting and applicable to the conversation. Dr Craig Harper and his team have shown where 3% sunlight to forest floor will generate 120lb of forage per acre. (closed canopy) Then with 30% sunlight to the forest floor the forage will increase to 750lb per acre! And at 50% sunlight to the forest floor the forage will increase to 1200lb per acre! So removing trees like sweet gum, etc. or any tree thats over abundant can dramatically increase natural forage. Also...release oaks that are crowded and increase acorn production while allowing more sunlight to forest floor to generate hundreds of pounds of healthy forage...and improve fawning and nesting habitat as well...win-win-win. So with a gallon or two of chainsaw gas we can generate 750 to 1200lb of forage per acre by opening the canopy. Much more cost effective and healthier than feeding corn or purina deer chow from a bag. [/QUOTE]
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