Let there be light! And thicket!

[Livesintrees]

Jay get a couple of wedges and a 2-3 pound hammer. Cut halfway and use the wedge. It’s a much slower and controlled fall and leaves quite a bit more holding wood. I did a bunch of cutting today massive trees. No issues

[Livesintrees]

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

I found if I leave too much holding wood it splits vertically. Up about 4ft, then snaps off.

 

I usually cut the way the tree is naturally leaning, I get slow at the end and once it starts moving I back off and push it...

It helps if you drop it on trees already down and it cushions the fall ..

The ones that hit the ground at full speed and don't have many branches snap easily.

 

Maple and hickory never break.. the other stuff like ash snap almost every time.. or have no flex and fold at the cut.

 

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[BowhunterNJ]

Property is coming along nicely!  Some good info too from the other members!

[Trophy8]

Trophy,  the purpose of hinge cutting is as T Cook posted, your trying to not cut through the tree so it is still getting fed from its root system.

Turns the tree into a thick bush when it starts to regrow, giving much more cover as well as low browse.

Very aware of what Jay is trying to accomplish....my wording was not correct as I lumped the meaning. Knowing what type of tree one is cutting can change the way its cut to avoid a accident. Using a wedge as is the best way, the video livesintrees posted is perfect.

 

One thing for sure, good undergrowth will start to develop for Jay.

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

More pics.. standing in 1 spot this is the 360deg view..

 

 

Oh and lastly, I found a bowhook in 1 of the trees I cut down.. so I'm up about $1.50 lol

 

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[Live to Hunt]

Place should be a deer magnet soon.

[Roon]

Looks good gonna definitely get under growth and invasive plants in, but hinge cutting leaves tree in tact so upper portion even though fell continues to get nourishment.

[Haskell_Hunter]

Did all those widowmakers finally fall down?

[Livesintrees]

Nice Jay!

[Rusty]

Save a couple trees for the 10th.  

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

Did all those widowmakers finally fall down?

Most. 2 left- obviously cut and hung up tho. They wont be coming down any time soon..

 

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[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

Here's the map

 

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[Rusty]

Here's the map.

 

Ummmm  

 

You said it was ok to cut your neighbor's trees too.  I may or may not have clearcut everything between the pond and the field to the right.

 

HH should take some of the blame.  

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

It's funny.. it looks so big on a map.. but when you walk it it's tiny as can be.

 

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