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Hinge cut bedding area for whitetail deer

This video shows the cutting of over 100 trees by one man in 2 hours on a south facing hillside. This area is currently used for deer bedding, including doe beds and buck beds, but so is the other side

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How to never have a serious poison ivy rash again!

Holding Poison Ivy

I am very allergic to poison ivy yet am no longer afraid to touch it because I understand how to avoid getting a rash. When I retired as a research scientist I had been involved in studies of wound healing,

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Use of an Arborist’s Hook to Pull Down Trees When Hinge Cutting to Create a Deer Bedding Area

Here I use an arbortist’s hook to push or pull down about 100 trees in 2 hours all by myself. It is an indispensable tool because it allows you to guide the tree to the ground while maintaining a solid

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I destroy a Buck Bed!

Natural whitetail buck bed

I found this buck bed in a small willow stand next to my CRP field. It is a classic example of a buck bed with overhanging willow trees and easy escape results, in good cover, and with an unfortunate view

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Prevent break offs when hinge cutting trees for deer habitat

Soft maples can really be a problem when hinge cutting because they tend to break off. There are a number of ways to prevent them from breaking but first and most important is to not cut too far through the

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Southeast Michigan Branch of the Quality Deer Management Association’s Annual Habitat Day at Jim Brauker’s Farm

I was honored to invite over 170 people to walk my farm on April 5th 2014.  We heard a presentation from QDMA’s Kip Adams, toured a hinge cut bedding area, demonstrated how to make a hinge cut bedding area, showed

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Oak Trees are not Sacred when it comes to Hinge Cutting for Whitetail Habitat

Many people are unwilling to hinge cut oak trees. That may often be a mistake. For optimum mast production, oaks should have some breathing room. A hinge cut oak tree laying on its side may produce valuable browse at a

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Make A Tree Top Traffic Lane to Direct Deer Movement

Here I describe how to improve the cover in a reed canary grass field by cutting and dragging trees to make a travel lane. The grass grows up through the branches of the dragged trees, so that they remain standing

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Winter Deer Yarding and Hinge Cutting in Southern Michigan

You won’t believe what the deer on my property were eating in the late winter of 2014. We had heavy snow that completely curtailed the use of food plots and forced the deer into areas of brush and evergreen trees.

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