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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5407634" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>Exactly Mick. That's why in hardwood environments where I do most of my work, we would divide up a property into patches and then cut patches on a rotating schedule so that an equal percentage of the property would be in all the stages of growth, including maturity. In most locations, peak food production for a cut is during the 2nd and 3rd summer of regrowth and then fall off fairly quickly as canopy closure occurs. Peak cover habitat is usually in years 6-7 of regrowth. That can be extended longer for sections of the cut that are planted in pines. But most hardwood cuts (that are allowed to regenerate naturally) have lost their value to deer by about year 12-15 of regrowth (pole timber stage).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5407634, member: 17"] Exactly Mick. That's why in hardwood environments where I do most of my work, we would divide up a property into patches and then cut patches on a rotating schedule so that an equal percentage of the property would be in all the stages of growth, including maturity. In most locations, peak food production for a cut is during the 2nd and 3rd summer of regrowth and then fall off fairly quickly as canopy closure occurs. Peak cover habitat is usually in years 6-7 of regrowth. That can be extended longer for sections of the cut that are planted in pines. But most hardwood cuts (that are allowed to regenerate naturally) have lost their value to deer by about year 12-15 of regrowth (pole timber stage). [/QUOTE]
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