I know the exact place that you bought. I looked at it last fall. During the time it took to get the land assessed by the NRCS for building a lake, I got distracted out of state with my daughter's drama and it was sold (I guess to you) when I got back to it.
The land to the north of you is part of the APH hunting system, but there are some weird seasons in it, like it is closed during November, which will be good for you.
It has a lot of marketable timber on it and a lot of good white and red oaks.
My plan was to do a selective thinning of the timber and open it up a lot. Then use the proceeds from the timber cutting to build a lake parallel to the north fence line and develop the rest of the property to attract and support a variety of small game, which will also pull animals from the conservation land to the north of you.
The NRCS did a soil test and said that the soil was as good as it gets in Anderson County for building a lake.
You would have to build the dam wide enough to drive across because that NE corner would be cut off when the lake filled up.
I have a consulting forester in Palestine that I use for my places. He personally selects the logging crews according to what you need done and then supervises them to make sure it is like you want it.
I have a place about 10 miles SW of Elkhart. I told him that my primary objective for that place was for recreation and to support a variety of wildlife, with timber production secondary. He got the right crew in and did a thinning about 5 years ago and it did wonders for that place. It would do the same for yours.
I have another place near Weches that is almost surrounded by DCNF that I am developing much the same way except that the soil won't hold water, so building a lake is out.
Who are you using for dozer work?
The land to the north of you is part of the APH hunting system, but there are some weird seasons in it, like it is closed during November, which will be good for you.
It has a lot of marketable timber on it and a lot of good white and red oaks.
My plan was to do a selective thinning of the timber and open it up a lot. Then use the proceeds from the timber cutting to build a lake parallel to the north fence line and develop the rest of the property to attract and support a variety of small game, which will also pull animals from the conservation land to the north of you.
The NRCS did a soil test and said that the soil was as good as it gets in Anderson County for building a lake.
You would have to build the dam wide enough to drive across because that NE corner would be cut off when the lake filled up.
I have a consulting forester in Palestine that I use for my places. He personally selects the logging crews according to what you need done and then supervises them to make sure it is like you want it.
I have a place about 10 miles SW of Elkhart. I told him that my primary objective for that place was for recreation and to support a variety of wildlife, with timber production secondary. He got the right crew in and did a thinning about 5 years ago and it did wonders for that place. It would do the same for yours.
I have another place near Weches that is almost surrounded by DCNF that I am developing much the same way except that the soil won't hold water, so building a lake is out.
Who are you using for dozer work?
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