if game management is to "be a part of forestry the annual cut- oVe r ,a rea s 

 should "be distribute d in as smal l uni t s as is eco nomi cally possi"ble con- 

 sidering the type of tim"ber present^ and methods of logging employed. The 

 growing use of truck-logging methods makes such a scheme more feasi'ble 

 than formerly, especially in seco_nd-growth forests. Large blocks of cut- 

 over land, , rrhile valua'ble for wildlife, do not have as great a value as 

 smaller units which produce more miles of forest edges. In addition there 

 is a chance of over-producing some certain species where conditions par- 

 ticalarly favor it. The deer herd on the Allegheny Forest seems to he a 

 very good example of a com"bination of good law enforcement and exception- 

 ally favora"ble food and cover conditions over a large "block of land. How 

 that the forest is growing into a more advanced and unfavora"ble age class, 

 an acute deer pro"blem is created; despite a heavy hunting pressure, the 

 game population remains a"bove the constantly diminishing carrying capacity 

 of the forest and creates a difficult management problem. 



Another modification which might well "be considered is a moderation 

 of the planting program, especially in the eastern United States, where 

 concentrated human population will probably demand increasing recreational 

 use. Many of the present planting programs call for complete utilisation 

 of all Site 1 and Site 2 lands for coniferous plantings. Much land so 

 classified consists of natural glades along or near water courses which 

 are of importance to many forms of wildlife. If carried to its ultimate 

 possible goal the present program may eliminate all of the open glades and 

 forest edge vegetation which is of such value to many of the best species 

 of wildlife. 



TTith an ever increasing acreage reverting to forest types in the 

 eastern half of the country and a constantly expa.nding use of wood substi- 

 tutes - which is already causing concern to timberland owners - there is a 

 growing possibility that by the time this timber reaches harvesting size 

 it will face a glutted market. Forest planting is not only a doubtful 

 long-time venture for private landowners, but the advisability of huge and 

 all-inclusive planting operations by public agencies might well be o^uestioned 



On the other hand, not in many years have the game stocks exceeded 

 the demand except in remote sections or in spots where legal obstacles pre- 

 vented the full utilization of the supply. With a growing population and 

 an increasing number of hunters, there seems little likelihood that it ever 

 will. Under such conditions a restriction of a planting program which con- 

 ceivably could cover every glade and other opening vital to the maintenance 

 of game population might well be considered. 



Comparatively small plantings of conifers are invaluable as game 

 cover - large blccks are not so used except about the edges. They operate 

 to reduce the food supply by restricting the variety and abundance of 

 food-bearing plants. - ■ 



A third modification of forest practice that might be suggested 

 is in the timber stand improvement program, which has been greatly en- 

 larged in the Eastern States by the development of C.C.C. camps and other 

 forms of emergency labor which must be kept busy. 



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