Wildlife biologist and National Deer Association Chief Conservation Officer, Kip Adams, discusses which trees are ideal for hinge cutting to improve whitetail deer habitat. He cuts 9 different species that are very common throughout the whitetails range and discusses how well, or how poorly they hinge cut - and whether or not they should just be girdled, or felled. #whitetailproperties | Whitetail Properties

Hinge cutting is one of the fastest ways to transform deer habitat — but only when it’s done right. Benefits: ✔ Instant bedding ✔ Ground-level browse ✔ Movement funnels ✔ More sunlight new growth Risks: ❌ Dangerous cuts ❌ Wrong species ❌ Overdoing it ❌ Creating messy habitat deer avoid Hinge cutting should be strategic, not random. Done correctly, it’s a powerful tool in deer management. #DeerManagement #HabitatWork #HingeCutting #WhitetailHabitat #LandManagement #WhitetailHunting | Hunter's Who

Here is how I cut a very valuable Walnut tree using a hinge technique. First I trim the sides, which basically makes it narrower and I can cut it all from one side, plus the cutting on a flat surface is much easier to do and stay straight. Once it is bored out I leave my hinge and a release point in the back(trigger) holding. I hit my release and as the fall direction is established I will cut my hinge as its falling to prevent damage to the butt log, the VERY valuable butt log | Boys In The Woo

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