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<blockquote data-quote="DoubleRidge" data-source="post: 5528363" data-attributes="member: 20594"><p>Agree...get sunlight to the forest floor and let the natural growth take off. Sunlight is the limiting factor. Let it in and let it work. I've never hinge cut but I do have some concerns with the technique...in the short term I can see where it would be very effective providing immediate horizontal cover....but as the canopy of these hinge cut trees grow you now actually have created an even larger canopy shading the ground....I personally would rather kill the tree....leave it standing or remove the log and leave the top and allow the sunlight to the forest floor... it's been said many times that we need to think of cover as 36" to 48" from ground up (a deers world).... another positive... not only are you creating great cover but you will be increasing forage tremendously.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DoubleRidge, post: 5528363, member: 20594"] Agree...get sunlight to the forest floor and let the natural growth take off. Sunlight is the limiting factor. Let it in and let it work. I've never hinge cut but I do have some concerns with the technique...in the short term I can see where it would be very effective providing immediate horizontal cover....but as the canopy of these hinge cut trees grow you now actually have created an even larger canopy shading the ground....I personally would rather kill the tree....leave it standing or remove the log and leave the top and allow the sunlight to the forest floor... it's been said many times that we need to think of cover as 36" to 48" from ground up (a deers world).... another positive... not only are you creating great cover but you will be increasing forage tremendously. [/QUOTE]
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