This is good information. Thank you! I probably won't get the privilege of both pine and hardwood. I say that because I want to burn every 2 years. Will the Hardwoods endure that if it's not too hot? I love the idea of it. I hate sweet gums. I need to check that out. I will spray if that's the only way to kill them. I'm getting quotes for $375 an acre for back spraying. Does that sound right?
I got an aerial (helicopter) spray done in September for $74.15/acre. PM me if you want the contact info.
Sending you a message now. Definitely would like the info. I have Oak drains bordering the cuts. I gotta 100 or so fruit trees etc planted too. I was concerned about aireal applications. It will be next winter when we burn. But it's all dead looking now in the cut. Seems with all the slash it would burn ok. Sweet gums are a different concern all together. May have to spray to kill them.
Thank you. This is the information I need. Unfortunately the slash is thick. I spent a chunk of money paying a crew to chop and drop it to the ground. It's like a thick mat of wood knee deep now. I wanted to reduce the larger piles and get it on the ground to control erosion. I was concerned about fire and tired of looking at it. Lots of it is hardwood too. The loggers left a bunch of pulpwood too. It will take 3 more years for it to be plantable if I don't burn it. Do you have any backpack contacts in NW GA? I need to see how much sweet gum is in there. I hate sweet gum! Probably need to spray with a backpack. Thank you again for your help.
Thank you. I bought 70 acres and we cut 32 acres. We preserved the mature Oaks, wetlands, etc. My plan keeps evolving. I am doing some in food plots. But 5 0r 10 acres I'm trying to get into a pollinators program. This will be awesome for deer and all wildlife. I had roads/ firebreaks cut and grubbed around the perimeter of the cuts. I want to burn the Pines and pollinators every 2 years together. Basically create a pine plantation with native grasses and wildflower openings on the ridges. It's expensive! You can flat out burn money in a clear cut! Hard to know what the right move is to hit long term goals. I don't like the idea of no vegetation for 2 years. That's terrible for the hunting.
Yes. Already in the works. We have a great forester in Chattooga. He is helping me currently. We maybe receiving some help from the EQIP grant. That will change things as well. Who knows mechanical site prep could happen? We are a candidate for the forestery stewardship program. He did a full timber plan for us. He reccomends spraying. I just dread another year of poor hunting and no vegetation. Just looking at options. Thank you for your help.
True! I could spot spray sweet gums myself. Definitely not money motivated. We cut 30 year old pines mixed with some Oaks. I had 70 Acres of mature trees with no bedding cover anywhere. The hunting died after the acorns were done. I couldn't stand it. Plus the trees were blowing over in storms. Big trees wasted. I have a plan for sure. The Pines will be for bedding and cover. Long term for native grasses too. I am getting into pollinators as well. Hoping for 10 Acres in openings throughout the Pines. Firebreaks throughout so we can burn every 2 years. Food plots too. I put in culverts, fruit trees, and a gravel road through the property. I want a little mini plantation property. Lots of transitions, bedding, cover, food, water, etc. We may not harvest the Pines when they mature. Just thin them. Thinking about Loblolly Pines hand planted.
How long before you can plant? After the spray?
Dang! Was the burn wait for the dozer? I will spray if sweetgums will win. Even if I spot spray myself. I made our loggers spread my slash out. The piles make me angry. Lol! I'm also afraid to light the big piles without a pit. I have certainly wasted some money on my cut so far. Let me know how it burns without herbicide please. I'm curious. Thanks
