Controlled Timber Burn | Habitat Management
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- Опубликовано: 15 апр 2020
- Using a controlled burn to improve the habitat on your property is relatively easy, and inexpensive. Knowing the proper timing, weather conditions, and fire techniques is key. Controlled burns in timber stands can seem a little more difficult if you don't have experience doing them. This video breaks down a few simple, but very important aspects of conducting a successful burn in a timer setting.
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Here in Florida wild turkeys love burned timber. I'd rather hunt a burn thats a year old than any other habitat. Great content.....
If you need help with planning and/or execution, there may be free resources available. Here in Oklahoma, we have the Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Association which has consultants who can help you determine your burn unit(s), plan firebreaks, etc. as well as preparation of a written burn plan. There is also a network of local burn associations (think ‘co-op’) with many of the tools and equipment needed to safely execute the burn. Members of the local association also help each other with their own labor and resources for execution. Every state may be different, but there are a number of laws here that you need to be aware of prior to burning including one which, if followed, will limit your liability as a landowner. Sounds daunting but it’s well worth it. After three years of preparation, we just executed a prescribed burn of 380 acres of our property without a hitch in one afternoon.
Good info
Thank you
Do you think controlled burning helps to reduce tick population. If yes, by your estimation, how much? Thank you!
Yes we do. There have been studies done showing that frequent prescribed fire on a site can significantly reduce tick populations.
The only thing is it becomes a revolving door. You knock back the ticks for a time but the increase habitat you create draws in more deer etc that carry and bring in new ticks from elsewhere so the effects on ticks becomes negligible.
Yes, a burn will substantially reduce tick populations for a season at least. However, over time you'll substantially change things for the ticks long term as well.
If you have more fuel on the ground than he does, stuff can get squirrelly a lot faster. And grasses or shrubs can burn really hot if you let it.
Another issue it when you have wind pushing the fire towards more fuel. If you have a head fire (where wind is pushing it away from where you started it) then it can make it move really quickly, and also send embers further away. BUT, if you do a backing fire, it moves slower and all of the wind is pushing the fire back towards where it has already been burned/the fire line.
All this to say: BE CAREFUL. If you aren’t sure what the fire will do based on how much fuel you have and how the wind is acting, don’t burn. If you have people near you, make sure to learn how to look at weather reports and know how the air is lifting. There are categories for this and everything. Make sure your wind is steadily pushing a certain direction. Then you base the ignition patterns on where the wind is facing. This is uber important. If this was flat ground and more fuel, he would want to have a wind that was pushing towards the water, and carrying winds that push smoke away from sensitive areas nearby. You don’t want to push fire into an area that has no protection from burning and start a whole wildfire.
That's right. Knowing and understanding all of the factors that go into a safe burn is crucial. We also recommend notifying your local fire department and your neighboring landowners.
@@Whitetail_Properties In NC, to even burn you have to set up a burn plan that includes doing all of that. It is pretty detailed so it covers all of the bases for stuff that could go wrong which makes legal issues easier.
@@micah_lee We think that is a good idea!
Is it bad to do a control burn in woods filled with poplar trees?
Not at all. If you are worried that the trees might get damaged you can walk around the site prior to burning and use a leaf blower or a rake and pull the leaf matter back off the base of the trees and should have problems.
Is it good to control burn now January here in Georgia with 51% humidity?
Depends on the site. If you're trying to control invasives you'll want to wait until they start to leaf out. 51% humidity is a little bit high but again depending on the site and fuel load it could work. Check out our controlled burn playlist. We have tons of videos that will help you out!
what is your gas-to-disel fuel mixture for your pot
60/40 in favor of diesel
From the looks of it you need to open the vent on that drip torch.
Maybe a bit.
@@Whitetail_Properties it didn't seem to be streaming very well. But if they're just setting spot fires a lot of people will keep it barely open. I usually open mine up so there's a constant stream and a good vent opening for air to travel into the can allowing fuel to flow out freely. Supposedly that eliminates the possibility of fire being pulled back through the trap(the loop in the pipe) when the can is tilted back upright, and the can exploding. I've never heard of that happening but I can see it as a possibility. Anyhow, I enjoyed the video, stay safe out there.
@@TheBrushcutter Yes we have heard of that too, but thankfully never experienced it. Thanks, you too!!
Why would someone use whitetail properties to sell their land when there’s so many online owner to owner options out there. Seems silly
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Hey try imagining a dragon doing that
Make it a lot faster lol!
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Thats a common way of communicating information.
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