battue--- I don't know what the National Forests have in mind, but when the GC cuts, it is about money. I had hunted one mountain (Large company holding) since I was a kid. A few years back the PAGC bought it. It was always a good place to hunt and still is. I was talking to some of the locals that were around when the GC was surveying and checking the place out. When the locals asked what was going to happen, the answer was "This place is in bad shape. We have to do some improvements". The top and sides are covered with white and red oak saw log timber. We lucked out. The terrain is so rough they can't get in to log, and the one access point was denied them. I have been hunting a mountain in WV for over 20 years. It has a section that was clear cut right before I started going down there. Believe me, after about 4 years, nothing good comes of clear cutting where the topsoil is thin.
