Part 5: Timing of Fire to Improve Deer Nutrition

Pine forests in the form of plantation forestry are the predominant land cover in the southeastern U.S. In this course you will learn how basic forest management practices impact habitat quality for white-tailed deer. The combined effects of reducing tree canopy coverage, prescribed fire, and herbicide use to control mid-story hardwoods are “tried and true” practices that can greatly improve deer and other wildlife habitat.

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I live in an area where logging is common and sometimes the DNR will spray herbicide on a clearcut when they're changing from deciduous stand to an evergreen stand.
With food plotting being so common, it might be a good time to study deer health in areas of active herbicide/pesticide use vs areas of no herbicide/pesticide use.
Might have to start out with weaned fawns to get accurate results on the control end.???