Yessir- a controlled burn and then the regrowth are great tools for the farmer/land owner that wants to maintain good game cover and habitat- I have about 17 acres on a bend in the river=house and buildings are on the high ground of course- but about 9 acres is in a 100 year flood plain area- wet and mucky- lotsa mallards nesting there in the Spring- we cut brush and tree limbs over the years and pile them down there for winter game cover- we see deer, turkeys and rabbits quite often- BUT when I hunt waterfowl, I am about 2 clicks downstream from where I live and there aren't any houses built there (YET)--

But my real ace-in-the hole is all the area farms I have developed over many years- once a friend asked me why I would help a farmer cut wood, pull fence posts and my specialty- do welding jobs- and I told him that when a farmer/landowner gives you permission to hunt/shoot on his property, he gains very little from that deal, you benefit (unless you do something really stupid and screw it up- has happened to others I know) so time spend working with (and drinking coffee with also) farmers, etc- is time very well spent for those of us who love to hunt- Farmers are the most honest and hard working folks the Good Lord ever put on the earth!