More Beech trees going down

[Football Hunter]

Got done early yesterday,decided to go take some more down before it gets hot.Hoping something better will take it place.Or,let the white oaks take off more.

 

[Football Hunter]

 

[Football Hunter]

Bout cut enough Beeches in one area to create a pretty good thicket I think!

 

[Bayou Buck]

Cool! Keep it up. I have a ton that need to get cut down.

 

[lpo1981]

Been working on that myself, most of my beeches aren't that large, if they are I've been leaving the larger and cutting everything else down.. Hoping to get back at it soon myself.

 

[Reddirt24]

Did a little work on my beeches today. Worked for close to an hour but didnt even look like I accomplished much.

 

[Bucket]

I call the little ones sons of beeches.

 

[Football Hunter]

Been working on that myself, most of my beeches aren't that large, if they are I've been leaving the larger and cutting everything else down.. Hoping to get back at it soon myself.

I try to cut the biggest ones I can,figure they are the seeders?

 

[SALTMAN]

football the great big ones do seed looks like maybe 2-3 years apart but they are gone in a matter of a few days. I'm leaving the big ones for that reason and they are too big to mess with. Cut about 100 or so this week not even dented them but sure hard on the back !

 

[Doskil]

Deer love beech nuts

 

[Relentless]

They provide good cover for a deer stand. Hold their leaves all winter.

 

[BSK]

They provide good cover for a deer stand. Hold their leaves all winter.

That's what burlap is for!

I hate beeches and the way they hold their leaves all winter. I cut everyone down near some of my favorite stand locations. I'm tired of not being able to get a 15 yard shot due to the forest of young beeches.

 

[Football Hunter]

They provide good cover for a deer stand. Hold their leaves all winter.

That's what burlap is for!

I hate beeches and the way they hold their leaves all winter. I cut everyone down near some of my favorite stand locations. I'm tired of not being able to get a 15 yard shot due to the forest of young beeches.

The way I feel too

 

[Football Hunter]

Deer love beech nuts

They might,guess so,but I would rather give room for the White Oaks to grow,for food,and the other timber quality trees to grow.

 

[BlountArrow]

Deer love beech nuts

I think most would disagree. I'd say a deer that "loves" beech nuts doesn't have much else to eat.

 

[The_Utility_Dude]

Not trying to be a smart azz Football but that's a pretty scary looking "barber chair" in the 2nd pic. I'm not a professional but I have cut a lot of firewood in my time. I think you need to cut a better lead before you make your felling cut. Those straight across, single cut leads are fine for smaller trees but dangerous, IMO, for the size trees you are cutting. The "barber chair" tree doesn't appear to have a lead cut in it.

Again, I'm not trying to be a smart azz, I'd just hate to see you get hurt...or even worse.

 

[Football Hunter]

Not trying to be a smart azz Football but that's a pretty scary looking "barber chair" in the 2nd pic. I'm not a professional but I have cut a lot of firewood in my time. I think you need to cut a better lead before you make your felling cut. Those straight across, single cut leads are fine for smaller trees but dangerous, IMO, for the size trees you are cutting. The "barber chair" tree doesn't appear to have a lead cut in it.

Again, I'm not trying to be a smart azz, I'd just hate to see you get hurt...or even worse.

You are correct,but it was leaning that way,really good,figured I was ok with just back cutting it,might think about that.

 

[Diehard Hunter]

A question for those of you that cut beech trees to control them. How much stump and root sprouting do you get? Have you ever monitored that? Beech is very fire sensitive, and it seems like fire would be a much better way to control them.

 

[Football Hunter]

Ive seen no resprouting so far,been cutting em for a couple years,not really into fires,hate for one to get out of control

 

[BSK]

Beech is very fire sensitive, and it seems like fire would be a much better way to control them.

Probably true, but oaks are pretty fire sensative too! I simply can't justify risking a large section of oaks just to control beeches which are easily cut down (at least the wrist-sized beeches I'm cutting, which take about 5 seconds apiece with a chainsaw). I kill larger beeches with girdling or hack-and-squirt herbicides.