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Not the best pictures but most of my place was thick enough you couldn't walk easily. Mulched trails and some whole areas to open it up a little for turkeys. Keep those areas clear now with burning in spring then hit them with the rotary on the skid steer once or twice a year.

My cousin and I rented the Cat with the forestry head. Did my place, his place and let a buddy borrow it to clear locust saplings from his pasture.

Short video of 2 small cedars I mulched.

https://youtube.com/shorts/JRiDWTO0ydU?feature=shared

Small Osage Orange. These things make a mess and do not decay for many years. Good thing is once all of the mulch is seasoned the mulch and splinters burn easily during a yearly burn.

https://youtube.com/shorts/0RQsdWY8Bt4?feature=shared

That makes no sense at all

My bad... I misread "8-10 tall"... as 8"-10" @ BH.

A GOOD hog will handle that.

Weed eater with a saw blade?

That is a chore that I am thankful I no longer need to do! I helped a logger thin the growth at the Grand Lake Lodge many years ago! Brutal(I was the laborer). On another note; I took a hike many years ago from the fire tower on Shadow mountain (Grand Lake) and hiked south to the south end of Shadow Mountain reservoir. Thickest stand of lodgepole I have ever seen. Regrowth after a burn many years ago! Could barely walk through it!

Sounds like call to the local forestry unit or a timber consultant is the next step.

I was gonna say whatever you do don't leave short little stumps, you'll regret it every time you walk through there. If you have to leave them, paint the fresh cuts with concentrated glyphosate.

For pine trees? Don't think I've ever seen a pine stump sprout.

While much of what's been put on this thread is useful, until the OP comes back with more specific goals/objectives its all moot. Same for when he contacts the forester...

Smaller short leaf pines are the only ones that can resprout, owing this ability to fire adaptation. Loblolly, VA, white pine will never stump sprout.

One thing to keep in mind when talking to a private consultant working for a timber company or outfit that provides the service you might need is they will likely tell you lots of works needs done or lots of trees need harvested. That's how they make their money and even if they don't provide what you need they will gladly funnel your job to someone who can do it.

If trying to arrange a cost share deal with whatever gov entity you are dealing with they will likely require a forest plan completed. A private forester can do this for you, but again, is likely to recommend lots of works done because that's how they or their company makes their money. The gov entity will pay for having a forest plan done and it doesn't mean you need to do any of the work "recommended"

The forester working for the State, Dept of Lands, etc, doesn't have anything riding on your choice of what needs done. Remember, it's you property.