Why Hinge Cut?
Deer are naturally going to look for the thickest, nastiest cover to bed in. So if you can provide them ideal bedding locations, deer will gladly start using them! Find natural bedding areas, such as ridges, and sweeten the deal by hinge cutting trees to offer additional cover for deer to lie next to. The better your cover is, the more deer will be likely to bed there and the more likely mature bucks will feel safe there. When it comes to creating bedding areas, the bigger the area the better. Hinge cutting can also provide additional browse for deer to feed on. This browse can come from the tree tops that you tip over and the new growth that can result from the tree being cut. Look for new growth sprouting from the cut tree trunk or starting up on the ground due to the additional sunlight that will come through. Another great use of hinge cutting is to funnel deer through hand selected areas. If there are several paths leading into a food plot, you can utilize hinge cuts to block off
