Off topic but it that the natural state of your treed land or has there been a lot of work done to clean the forest floor up? That does not look anything like the bush here lol
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Yes and no. In mature hardwoods, the forest floor will be open like in the picture. Mature trees will be much bigger in diameter than these, and there won't be any grass on the forest floor - just leaves and such. I'm guessing my Grandpa logged this place in the mid 1900's, I haven't taken anything off of it other than firewood in my lifetime. With the immature canopy here, I have to be mindful of multiflora rose and other weeds overtaking the ground - so I bush hog or spray these areas as needed.
Pines and cedars will grow up a lot denser and you won't have the visibility. If you clearcut an area around here, it'll grow up with brush so thick you can't walk through it within a matter of years.
I've hunted elk and mule deer in the Rocky Mtns, totally different than around here - that's for sure!