Who ever thumbs downed this video either did it on accident or has lost touch with reality. God bless you Cody. The world need more men like you.

In another life you would have made a great school teacher Cody. The way you explain things makes it very easy to understand. Your son is very lucky to have you as a father.

I love the foresty videos. The animal habitats especially. And the bug habitat! I never would have thought to use one sickly tree and make more room for the bugs. Genius deterrent from the healthy trees. Because of you, Im saving all my biodegradable yarn scraps for the birds to make houses with in the spring. And I like that all your work will grow a healthier forrest. Good job, Mr. Wranglerstar.

Awesome, I love how you cleaned that stump up, you can barely even see that its there anymore. I was so excited to see that you had posted part 2 tonight, thank for all your effort, its greatly appreciated, Colin

Mr. Wranglerstar, I'd like to thank you for all the hard work and effort you put into these videos. My family is about to purchase 100 acres in east texas, and so I've been soaking in all your videos and I have learned some invaluable lessons that will surely help us in our new life. Thank you for not only teaching about the tools, but also about the concepts of preservation, and stewardship. You are a gift of God to man, and I pray many blessings over you and your family this new year. Thanks and God bless!

You do beautiful things, Wranglerstar. Always a pleasure to see what you are up to and continue to be inspired to buy my chunk of land and start homesteading in my own way. Thank you for what you and your family do.

I gotta say Cody... these stewardship of the forest videos are my favorite. Thanks for the work and sharing your views on our time here on earth.

this really shows the hard work and dedication you are putting into your land Cody. I really appreciate you sharing this process

I stumbled on your channel awhile ago , Thanks for taking the time to be such a breath of fresh air. you are a great example of what a man should aspire to in this world. a good example to follow. Love the videos . God Bless

i appreciate how labor intensive this is, dragging those tree around with the limb getting stuck on everything, hard work.

Your life style is what I am striving for after educating myself on life and understanding the matrix we are all in. Its all very easy it like you say its back to basics. Being close to your family, the land that provides for your family and feeling of God in our hearts. Your videos have only reassured what its I want in life. Thank you.

I pretty much like all your videos, but the ones like this one when you are working in the bush are my favourite. I love being in the bush and when I'm not in the bush I like watching shows of people in the bush. When I'm driving down the road I'm always checking out the trees that are growing. I like trees. :-)

I love getting out and working in nature like that. Its the most rewarding thing to spend the way working hard and then be able to sit back and admire what you have accomplished. I wish I could do that more often then I have the opertunity.

Really liked it. Thanks again for sharing. As a new forest owner, I need all the help I can get and your videos are helping me a lot. Keep them coming please. It's always reassuring to be able to count on the experience and knowledge of someone who knows the trade. And to me, you represent exactly that. Thanks again.

Really appreciate these forest videos. Fun to watch and takes me out of the city and my terrible job I am working now. Thank you Sir Codi !!!

I really appreciate you taking care of the forest like you do.

Your living the dream brother. Hope to have land myself one day. Im praying me and my family will one day.

Cody you live like a free man, Enjoyed your video.and your exactly right about stewardship of the land and just leaving what you have or use in better condition that you found it.

@05:27 Ooops! Now try to explain that to the insurance guy. Nice vid Cody. God, the forest floor, the trees, and the critters all breathe a sigh of relief and say,'Thanks".

Great series. Those doug fir look perfect for fence posts, handrail, and furniture. Fire up the draw knife and get to work! I purchased a tenonizer years ago (if you're interested). It makes super fast, accurate radius and shoulder tenons for furniture and handrail.

looks great!! I know for myself the harder the work is the more rewarding it is when it is finished! Thank you for the hard work and educational videos.

Phat vid. I love seeing the scenery, the process of your tasks, and learning from your little tips.

Great looking Forest. No easy work there, but sure a well steady work in progress. All in a days work. Excellent song at the end, What a "Difference a day Makes" sure fits well with what is going on here.

Wranglerstar I absolutely love these videos. I look forward to these whenever I notice you upload a video. Living in central Ohio we don't have land like this to purchase and manage. I would love to live in the pacific northwest to do this. It looks challenging but relaxing at the same time. Looking forward to more videos like these.

Great video again and great family activities and fun.plus great exercise.Godbless.

Love to see the family work together like this. Cheers

I really liked the stump mushrooming technique, leaves a nice natural appearance.

I am doing pretty much the same thing on my 80 acres, I had it logged in 2006. The fellow did a nice job, a Forrester with a Masters Deg. He is with the State now. We marked all the poor trees that need to go. I figure I got another 8 or 10 years worth of work yet to do. I more interested in providing good brows for White Tail Deer, I hunt those, here in CT were I live we have a bit of a Deer Problem. And with the hard times, the wood for heat comes in handy. This spring I will be putting down some mineral licks, this will help keep the deer off the roads at nigh- a hazard for both the deer and motor cars. I would be bow hunting right now, we have all of January for it now, that is if I didn't break my ankle back in Dec deer hunting. Venison is good for you. I keep the land, because well I like the deer and I do like to eat one now and again.

I really like this series and hope to see more, thanks for the great videos.

Love this series. Id love to spend a day doing that.

This was yet another great edition. Wonderful and relaxing to watch.

The cleared forest looks great Cody. Nice work.

Can't think of a more rewarding or satisfying job. You truly are a lucky man sir..

Outstanding job of cleaning up that piece of forest...looks really nice !!!

Your forest has so much potential for mounting biking! The stuff that could be built!

What a beautiful forest Cody. Great job!

a 'natural' way to get rid of stumps is to build a temporary fence around the stumps and put a few hogs into the penned area. if you dump apple juice onto the stump, the pigs will dig it up for you, AND fertilize the area around the stump! the hams will be very tasty and sweet afterwards too! :)

Excellent video guys. So good to have the family helping too.

Man, the finished product looks great. But, I must admit that I was a little worried when I first started watching you cut down some of those beautiful trees. Thanks for the lesson on forest stewardship Cody!

Nice day of work. Very informative on the stewardship of the homestead forested land. Thanks.

Love these videos especially where you are out in the forest. Love to see that and to learn something new too. :-)

I really appreciate the way you explain things. Thank you for another great video

Looking forward to more in this series! It dose definitely seem extreme but you're doing the right thing for the forest.

It’s so cool that his kid has so much of his childhood documented on video. I wish I did too!

Loved hearing a little Glen Hansard playing:) awesome vid.

Your videos give me so many ideas . Thanks for sharing your knowledge and your experience .

I am loving your videos, actually drove Haydens gear van back from BC so that was a nice touch!

We are starting to do quite a bit of woods management on my families land. It is typically geared toward pasture reclamation and timber management for deer friendly trees. My dad always talks about preparing the woods so my kids might have some Oak saw logs one day. This type of video is really interesting and helps with a different perspective and practices, think I need to add a pole saw to the tool set. All the video is missing is a few sausages to roast on the fire for lunch. Keep up the good work!

1. That is not white fir, it is grand fir. White fir is a separate abies species and it is not even a excepted slang/common name for grand fir. Grand fir commands about half the price of DF and DF is a much better choice for your location due to fire resistance and habitat type. 2. You have reduced the density of that stand below its optimal density. I would be surprised if you were above 80 TPA when 140 is most likely optimal for that site. You can tell that the site was not even at crown closure and epicormic branching was present. You effectively reduced the value of the stand by as much as 50%. If you are not managing for value your density reduction most likely benefited some of the wildlife. 3. Standing slash in no way damages the topsoil, it actually adds organic matter to it through decomposition. Slash pile burns actually damage the topsoil because they sterilize it through high heat and burn out the organic matter and nitrogen. Although since they are restricted to a relatively small percentage of the ground they have very little impact. A broadcast burn usually does not have enough heat to damage soils unless there is a high slash load. 4. The pruning is a great improvement to your stand/timber. Like you said it reduces ladder fuels. However the incredibly low density you thinned to, reduced the chance of a running crown fire to almost nothing. Just some thoughts from a forester. I love your equipment videos and keep up the great work!

Love this...no better place to be than in the woods..

To be honest, in high alpine mountains of MT this kind of tree thinning takes place naturally. Some of the most beautiful woods I have seen are White Bark Pine, beargrass and low vegetation. Not crowded or chocked out. Good work Cody and Family.

I just loved this video. When your cutting the trees and you see the picture unfold, its awesome. It was a really cool shot there. Great video!

Love that feeling of a job well done, great shot at the end by the fire.

Awesome video as always. Makes me not feel so bad when I go camping and cut off about the bottom 10' of branches to make room for tents and firewood.

Really looks a lot better Cody!!

thank you for all the education you give!

One thing I notice about Home Depots in the Pacific NW is the closer they are to wooded properties, the less likely they are to rent decent chippers. You can sure rent the heck out of nice big capacity chippers in the city and desert...

I did this type of work for a couple of years and I think you can dig out some more soil with your fireman axe, then flush the stump off below soil level, then bury the remaining stump with your dug up soil. also, no wood pine wood chips in your garden, use the nice kitchen compost.

I don't like seeing tree's being cut down, but i love the reason behind why you did it - great video =)

Man, I love the videos like this one. You guys are so blessed!

been subbed for two days now and im hooked, ill have all your videos watched within a week!

Looks like such an improvement after you've finished. Good job.

For those interested the first song is by Sera Cahoone - "Only As The Day Is Long".

'mornin Wranglerstar Family; Great Family,Stewardship.Hats Off 2 U & Yours ! Happy Trails From The Maritimes In Canada " GOD BLESS "

My favorite tool for working in the woods is a Waratah 624C head, lol. That timber would clean up real quick into nice logs.

Jeez. It’s crazy seeing jack so young!

I sure enjoy watch your vids cody. Keep them comming!

You can use the ash from those slash piles for fertiliser, that's what the Anglo Saxons did in England when they cleared out forests for agriculture, so they returned the nutrients to the soil.

I like the work you and your family do...keep it up.

Thanks for explaining about the ladder fuel. I second the music/song titles too (nice job).

I saw in another video that you were limbing your trees and wondered why...I'd never considered that they would be ladders for fire. It was an ah-ha moment! I'd love to see a video on what you do to control your slash fires.

Thank you for talking about this! I may be wrong but I am of the opinion that I may have been the catalyst for the subject of the videos today and I feel humbled and honored to have stirred such a response. Most devout Christians shy away from associating with pagans, so thank you! I really appreciate you detailing precisely what it is you do to maintain your forest but I had a few questions that might help me understand a bit better the specific decisions you have made for dealing with the slash pile: How much annual rainfall do you get there? If you get a miniscule amount (20 inches or less) that explains your decision for the treatment of the slash but; why not pile the slash remnants into a large pile in the open? Fallen trees in the wild serve as a great habitat for many smaller critters, insects, fungi and many other plants as well as allow for the wood to naturally break down into amazing composted soil which returns the nutrients to the earth. As far as chipping the wood, you do actually have a really good use for it if you look at what you mentioned you were planning. In Maine where I was raised wood chips made excellent path foundations which helped prevent erosion and also allowed the wood to rot down back to the earth without the release of such huge quantities of carbon back into the air. You showed us a path you were making so I bet that you could have easily accomplished this path lining with little effort. Another question (not rain stipulated) At what size do you deem something un-useable and therefore slash? I may be wrong but several of the branches I saw in your slash pile could have become really nice walking canes, axe handles, woven chair backing or frames etc. or you could have simply turned them into nice starter firewood. One thing I did think of that you could do with all that waste wood, since you planned on burning it anyway, is you could set your chipper to its smallest grind and then shovel the “sawdust” into a pellet mill for fuel for your home. That would be a very efficient use of the material instead of burning it out in the forest. But overall you still impress me with your ernest and strong character. Thank you for the videos make, they are a constant inspiration.

I'm trying to cleanup a property where the trees have grown up to close together and I need help understanding which to cut and which to leave. Could you make a video that talks more about how you select which trees to keep and which to cut? Maybe if you could show some examples of insect problems or other issues which aren't immediately obvious. Great video. Thanks for posting.

Looks awesome brother keep up the great work very inspirational

Some animal species require the thicker growth and underbrush for survival including rabbits. I know the park like look is appealing to us as people but some animals can't live that way. You may want to consider diverse habitats on your property where some areas you leave thicker and others thinner so as to encourage diversity. Your property your choice. Just an idea.

this my favorite series yet

Cody around here in the NE Pa most of us cut them down low as possible,then we put an x in them in the center so they hold water and snow helps rot them out a lot quicker

You are really good at the editing of the music and shots. Great videos.

I can watch this all day. So relaxing and entertaining.

Wranglerstar, you mentioned tree spacing when deciding which trees to take down after the undergrowth was cleared out. A further explaination on how to space trees would make an excellant video.

January and no snow? Wow! Also glad to see the red flannel is back :)

To be honest Mr. WanglerStar I think that this is my favorite series, out of them all. I would really enjoy some more. Happy loggin

These are the videos that make KZfaq great

yay 2.0! can finish watching!

I like these types of videos and thank you for sharing. If you have an overall plan for the land you're managing, it might be nice to make series on that with some before and after. Maybe mix in some lessons learned. Thumbs up on what you've done so far with the stewardship and management videos so far.

Really love the forest stewardship series. Keep em coming!

Loved it, wonderful work.

Thanks for another great video. Your a great inspiration!

i hope to see more videos like this 1 i enjoy these forestry videos alot

Wonderful video!

Good video as always, thanks for sharing.

Wow Cody these last few videos of tree thinning and brush staking, bring back a lot of memories as a young boy. We cleared about 3 acres of our 5 acre farmstead for gardens fruit orchards and the house plot. I remember working day in and day out for weeks dragging armfuls of big fir branches and throwing them in huge burn piles. Some big branch piles we saved to later chop into fire burning lengths for our outdoor water heater. It has been over 37 years now and we still do not have electricity. Say do you need a hand or have another work party?

My first thought when Looking at all the "firewood" was... those are some nice fence posts.

Keep doing this series! I love it!

Look at how small Jack is! He growing

I love this music. Omg goes so well with the video

We have a lot of cleaning out going on too. However, ours is so we can replace the trees with food producing trees, shrubs, etc.

Your doing a real service to that forest by clearing out all the invasive species, thought I might suggest, you should leave a little bit of dead wood around to biodegrade and provide nutrients for the soil and habitat for small animals and insects.

Cody you know that some of that new wood would make Mrs. Wranglerstar some nice log furniture. Just a thought...LOL

Whenever I see you managing your forest, Tom Bombodil comes to mind, lol