Green Hill Land and Timber Blog

Good Timber Management in Second Thinning Improves Wildlife Habitat

Determine Management Objectives If you have timber that is 20 to 25 years old, it is time to thin or groom again. You probably have already determined your timber management objectives and hopefully have written them down. Revisit your objectives and refine them based on the timber stand you now have and the wildlife species you’re managing for. Keep these points front and center when developing or reviewing objectives: The soil will only support a certain volume of timber before it will stagnate and develop health issues. Thinning opens the stand and allows the residual timber stand to grow and be healthy. Opening the stand also allows … [Read more...]

Enhancing Summer Forage and Deer Browse

Is your wildlife population getting the best natural food during the warmer months? Hopefully you have provided good winter forage for your deer population and summer browse and forage is beginning to emerge. Antler development is beginning, and a healthy buck will certainly grow a better rack. All wildlife species will thrive with proper management of high value browse and food supplements. What Limits Deer Browse and Food? Natural woodlands habitat comes in many shapes and forms. A forest that is unmanaged will certainly have many species of wildlife. Timber will also grow and often times quite well. You can certainly still enjoy your land … [Read more...]

Buying Land in Georgia & South Carolina: The Land Purchase Process

How do you buy land and what do you need to know when buying land? It is a process: The Land Purchase Process. You first need to answer a few questions about yourself and what your goals and objectives are. Ask Yourself These Questions Before Searching for Land What is your budget, and have you talked to a bank about financing? Do you plan to finance or pay cash? Where do you want to be located and why? Are there time or distance constraints? What type of land do you want? Are you looking for income-producing timberland, farmland, hardwood bottomland with river frontage or a parcel with large lake just for fishing? Is your main goal hunting … [Read more...]

What Is Involved In A Timber Inventory

There are certain things you need to know before starting to cruise timber. The forester must know the various timber products, size specifications and markets. Timber products include pine pulpwood, pine sawtimber, pine poles, pine chip-n-saw, hardwood pulpwood and hardwood sawtimber with different size specifications for each of the products. Sawtimber Hardwood sawtimber can be subdivided into an enormous variety of products themselves. The trees are measured at 4.5 feet from the ground (DBH) with the diameter tape. This measurement is referred to as diameter at breast height or DBH. The next measurement is the height. In sawtimber, the … [Read more...]

How to Find a Good Forester/Realtor

Boost your land sales potential with a good forester/realtor Selling land for the optimal value requires much more than simply a licensed realtor. After all, you wouldn’t ask a budget used car lot to sell a classic collectible vehicle, so why turn to someone who is an expert at subdivision sales when it’s time to sell land in the country? Instead, you’ll want to work with an expert in land sales who has proven experience moving lots of country-based acreages. Maximize Your Sale by Leveraging Timber Usage If you’ve used your land purely for recreational pleasure, you may not be aware that each type of tree has a different specific usage for … [Read more...]

Food Sources to Grow Trophy Bucks Begins in Winter

One Key Factor to Promote a Healthy Wildlife Population: Winter Food Sources Survival of a harsh winter is a real struggle for all wildlife species. Finding food is paramount for surviving winter when there are little nutritious food sources to be found. A good food source during winter affects so many factors in the life cycle of wildlife. Pursuit of the Monster Buck We shall focus on the whitetail deer population for this article. A large percentage of the land we sell and manage is focused on deer hunting. We all want to harvest a trophy Pope & Young or Boone & Crocket Monster Buck. You can increase the chances of harvesting … [Read more...]