oosik
Epic Contributor
Well - HA - I got you guys beat all to heck. I cut the small pines off - leaving a stump of 6" high or so. Then Mother Nature comes along and in 3 to 5 years all the little stumps have rotted off.
I have more or less dedicated trails/paths/driving lanes - whatever - all over the property. So a patch of freshly cut stumps is never a problem. Besides, even though I will severely thin a stand of small pines(cutting 75% of the total number) - it still has way too many remaining to ever drive my tractor thru. So - leaving stumps is not a problem for anybody.
If somebody sees my thinned stands and does not like that I left the stumps standing - - WELL, AH HA - there is no question but that he is trespassing. Better get his poo together and get back on the county road. The old fart with his shotgun just might be out looking for trespassers!!!!
I have more or less dedicated trails/paths/driving lanes - whatever - all over the property. So a patch of freshly cut stumps is never a problem. Besides, even though I will severely thin a stand of small pines(cutting 75% of the total number) - it still has way too many remaining to ever drive my tractor thru. So - leaving stumps is not a problem for anybody.
If somebody sees my thinned stands and does not like that I left the stumps standing - - WELL, AH HA - there is no question but that he is trespassing. Better get his poo together and get back on the county road. The old fart with his shotgun just might be out looking for trespassers!!!!