Felling Trees for a Softer Forest Edge

This video goes over the basics of what I do for my tree felling tasks when creating a softer edge for wildlife management and tackling some timber stand improvements. These trees are somewhat on the difficult side of felling because they have fence ingrown from old pasture fencing being left unmaintained for to long from prior property owners. I am also having to be very delicate with the direction of felling to avoid unnecessarily taking out smaller trees to be left in the area to take over the canopy. This video is part of a small series of videos to be uploaded to show some of the obstacles that I need to be aware of and overcome.

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If you are interested in checking out the Woodmaxx woodchippers that will be used later to clean up this project. Just use this link to navigate to their website, it will help support my work:
https://tr.ee/xlSgBChDYX

A little bit on where I come from:

I am a graduate from SUNY – College of Environmental Science with a B.S. in Wildlife Science

I graduated from SUNY – ESF Ranger School extension with an A.A.S in Environmental and Natural Resource Conservation

Spent 4 years working various public sector seasonal technician jobs around states like Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, South Carolina, and New York until I decided to turn to Private Sector work.

I mostly tackle Timber Stand Improvement projects, with a focus on wildlife habitat features and sustainable growth through thinning treatments and soil-building techniques. I strive to utilize regenerative forestry as my core focus when providing any services.

My hope is that with this channel I can introduce land owners to some basic management practices and techniques that can help them work on their own properties, or know what to look for when hiring a private forester to come work on their land if they want to follow the methods I use for my own work.

Intro and Outro animation created by:
Duncan MacGregor - “Pains Angels”
https://rumble.com/user/KiltedChristian

My Current Equipment Setup:

Tractor: Kubota MX6000 (Hydrostatic)
https://www.kubotausa.com/products/tractors/utility/mx-series#compare

Land Pride Implements:

Light Duty Grapple SGC 1072
https://www.landpride.com/products/580/sgc10%20series%20claw%20grapples

Norse –

Norse 350 Logging Wench
https://www.shopnovaintl.com/collections/logging-winches/products/norse-350-logging-winch

- Stihl MS 261 C
https://www.stihlusa.com/products/chain-saws/professional-saws/ms261cm/

Stihl Cant Hook:
https://www.stihlusa.com/products/forestry-tools/logging-tools/canthook/?aqid=59dcfadb141f20640f5874cca9946319

Forestry Helmet:
https://www.stihlusa.com/products/protective-and-work-wear/head-and-face-protection/sfhs/?aqid=63cd5b83b249f5e7731e38ef03acb03b

Spencer Logger’s Tape:
https://www.ustape.com/product/spencer-3-8-wide-combination-logging-tapes-decimal/

Maxxtuff ROPSRIDER tractor basket: https://www.maxxtuff.com/maxxtuff-ropsrider-xhd-tractor-basket

This video contains music from Shutterstock, licensed by Splice video editing app.