Pretty interesting article:
Burn Outside the Box: Try Prescribed Fire at a New Time of Year | National Deer Association
www.deerassociation.com
Fields would burn much better than under a canopyThank you for sharing this article. I am interested in altering burn timing to increase forage food sources for wildlife. As the author mentioned, burning under hardwood tree canopies is nearly impossible in June. I wonder how one could burn fields during June. Would we need to use herbicides first in order to kills grasses and create fuel sources?
Thank you for sharing this article. I am interested in altering burn timing to increase forage food sources for wildlife. As the author mentioned, burning under hardwood tree canopies is nearly impossible in June. I wonder how one could burn fields during June. Would we need to use herbicides first in order to kills grasses and create fuel sources?
That's why it's good to create a burn plan and only burn within the prescription. Too high of wind will cause problems every time. Break overs can definitely get the heart pumping. Been there. LolBurnings just not for me. I get so worried about it spreading out of control! Anxiety is real.
I understand the benefits and have seen them 1st hand
Had to call the fire department about 20 years ago still have problems with it.
The feeling of helplessness can be overwhelming!!!
Working towards the same goal. Timber cut should be finished this month.I read that article yesterday. It's a good one that makes you think. Being more interested in ground nesting birds than deer, I asked the question on the effects of the burn during nesting season via an email to the deer association and they did respond with general information about the destruction of a few possible nests. One nest of 8 to 12 eggs destroyed is one too many for me. We're trying to get a huntable population of quail. And as stated before, we don't get low humidity days here in the summer.
And that's why - personally - I don't burn on my place. Very steep terrain (which produces it's own wind patterns), lack of easy access for heavy equipment, and just about guaranteed break-jumping raise my anxiety level beyond what I can handle.Burnings just not for me. I get so worried about it spreading out of control! Anxiety is real.
I understand the benefits and have seen them 1st hand
Had to call the fire department about 20 years ago still have problems with it.
The feeling of helplessness can be overwhelming!!!
And that's why - personally - I don't burn on my place. Very steep terrain (which produces it's own wind patterns), lack of easy access for heavy equipment, and just about guaranteed break-jumping raise my anxiety level beyond what I can handle.
Instead of burning, I'm going to attempt herbicide applications to see if I can get a similar result - more grasses, less woody plants.
Honestly, losing a couple nests here and there is FAR outweighed by the benefits a good burn produces, as long as you are burning smallish blocks (50 to 250ac at a time). Ground nesting birds avoid a fresh burn while nesting.... but LOVE to take their poults to the edge of the burn to forage. After initial greenup, the fresh burn is some of the most wildlife attractive habitat there is.I read that article yesterday. It's a good one that makes you think. Being more interested in ground nesting birds than deer, I asked the question on the effects of the burn during nesting season via an email to the deer association and they did respond with general information about the destruction of a few possible nests. One nest of 8 to 12 eggs destroyed is one too many for me. We're trying to get a huntable population of quail. And as stated before, we don't get low humidity days here in the summer.
I may have not made my concerns clear, but June thru August burns are the concerns of nest destruction. We do have a fire plan in place. In fact, we plan on a burn today.Honestly, losing a couple nests here and there is FAR outweighed by the benefits a good burn produces, as long as you are burning smallish blocks (50 to 250ac at a time). Ground nesting birds avoid a fresh burn while nesting.... but LOVE to take their poults to the edge of the burn to forage. After initial greenup, the fresh burn is some of the most wildlife attractive habitat there is.
We got a great burn on my lease mid April (after greenup) year before last in MS. That in combination with my hammering of the coons has really led to an explosion of turkey and quail this year.