Coexisting with wildlife-possible?

[Daidohead]

Great thread. Nothing beats a secure coop. My ladies sleep well, and so do I.

 

[LAMchop]

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I second this! Our neighbors logged the mountainside behind us this summer (don't know why, they have more money than God, and it was mostly pulpwood...) and we have had more trouble with predators since then than we ever have.

 

[gsim]

Any mass change to local status quo will result in immediate and noticeable changes in same vicinity it seems. Ask anyone who ever lived next door to a house that had an exterminator come and put a tent over it to kill bugs. The houses nearby will suddenly be overrun with bugs. Real problem in deep south where roaches are so extra bad it seems. I never experienced it, thanks be to God, but I have had others tell me about it who had to live through it.

So clearing woodlots surely will start things going downhill in a big way regards stirring up predators. We started seeing more deer after a 160 acre parcel nearby was developed. After all heavy eqpt left, the economy crashed and only 3 houses are in there, so all has returned to normal. At that time we built our coop and run, Coop being Ft Knox and run being as good as alcatraz. We still see the deer a lot tho because they discovered the creek at my place.

 

[twentynine]

My experience with logging!

Nieghbors clear cut 385 acres, replanted. 10 years ago now. The 385 acres now sustains more wildlife than was to be found on the acreage when it was mature hardwood. It seems as if briars, undergrowth, tangles have more cover and food value. Previously when it was mature hardwood, we never saw any sign of deer. Now you can walk the trails and their are deer tracks everywhere. Not to mention the small game, rabbits, squirrels and such. So in my opinion logging can be a attraction to wildlife, sure the first year or two, you won't see much, but once the undergrowth/browse gets going, I think the property would sustain many more times the wildlife.

 

[savingdogs]

Our mountain was heavily logged about 15 years ago and the stumps have turned into trees again, I call them "stumpies" but there must be a real name for them.

We also see plenty of animals, and they do seem to like those piles of old stumps and what-not pieces of wood. They have become shelters. Nature is more resilient than we give it credit for sometimes.

 

[gsim]

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[gsim]

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