csi-tech
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I have a 300 acre former cattle farm that I am beginning my own management plan on, mostly deep hardwoods with a thick canopy. My plan for the hardwoods is to open up some areas to allow sunlight in and hinge cutting existing trees in those areas to get browse and cover where it's needed. I have everything lined up and hope to put in two or three, one acre sized food plots. I will be having the soil tested and I am getting the needed implements refurbished and serviced. Part of the problem is that the old fields are completely grown over with briars and small sumac. The deer don't even seem to be using it for anything. I am going to bush hog the places I can and allow native vegetation to grow but keep it under control. The question is, are there people willing to come in and clear the property and plant hay or corn if I just give them a key and let them keep everything they grow? I'm only interested in making it better habitat and less crap. Do any of you have people come in and plant/harvest hay leaving you with lush green fields in otherwise unused areas of your property? I could dedicate somewhere around 50 acres for this.