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Old 05-19-2019, 06:05 AM
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As has been stated, it depends on the intensity of cattle pressure on a piece of land and the state of plant succession.

Lack of major grazing species and absence of fire allows a plant succession of increasing bush density, often to the point that it is less attractive land for game birds and deer.

On the other hand, native prairie with small bush clumps is ideal land for Sharptails. With heavy stocking levels of cattle, the bush is demolished and the waterhole becomes a mudhole, making it less attractive for wildlife.

Light grazing pressure can actually improve denser bush as wildlife habitat.

90 acres is quite a small piece of habitat. You should look at that parcel in context of the lands around it.

Last edited by saskbooknut; 05-19-2019 at 06:15 AM.
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