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Stephen A. Chilcote Land & Timber Consulting are Forestry Consultants whom also specialize in deer habitat improvement. This is where you’ll get expert advice on forestry and wildlife habitat management, hunting setups, timberland investments and wildlife habitat design. We have been Forestry Consultants for nearly 30 years and are here to share our knowledge.

SAC consultants offer complete forestry and deer habitat design and restoration services that will help convert your mismanaged timberland into a productive and enhanced hunting and wildlife area. Furthermore, our expert consultants can design both a short-term and long-term plan to revitalize your real estate property and give it healthier stands of timber management and varied wildlife resources.

Most of all, proper forestry and wildlife habitat management is necessary to make your land a valuable property. Call us today and get our consultation service for your forestry and wildlife goals. Together we’ll work out a plan on how to turn your property into a timber-producing, hunting paradise…and increase the value of your land

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Forestry & Wildlife Habitat Videos

in this video i am marking a trail for a dozer so we can access this stand to spray the thick ferns, stiltgrass, mile a minute invasive plants. ask me about getting NRCS funding to help with forestry and wildlife habitat work 1:18

in this video i am marking a trail for a dozer so we can access this stand to spray the thick ferns, stiltgrass, mile a minute invasive plants.
ask me about getting NRCS funding to help with forestry and wildlife habitat work

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Dont Let Invasive plants Get Out of Control #landmanagement #stiltgrass #forestry

We are out in the woods marking timber to show you the CRITICAL differences between how a Logger/Sawmill and a Forestry Consultant select timber for harvesting. Loggers tend to focus on short-term timber payouts, while forestry consultants put your property's long-term health and forest regeneration value first. In this video we give you an inside view of the forester's select cut method and how it can regenerate cash in your pocket beyond the first harvest. Tune in and let us know your thoughts in our comment section. - Steve Chilcote is a Certified Forester, Wildlife Habitat Biologist and Licensed Realtor in Pennsylvania. If you would like professional land property consulting, call at 814-360-4510 or fill out the contact form on my website. For more information on Land, Timber, and Wildlife Habitat work go to www.chilcoteforester.com Interested in learning how to manage your own food plots? Check out our Whitetail Deer Food Plots Courses on our website!: https://chilcoteforester.com/food-plot-courses-2 #ChilcoteForestry #PennsylvaniaForestry #HabitatManagement #landmanagement #logging #deerhabitat 4:50

We are out in the woods marking timber to show you the CRITICAL differences between how a Logger/Sawmill and a Forestry Consultant select timber for harvesting.

Loggers tend to focus on short-term timber payouts, while forestry consultants put your property's long-term health and forest regeneration value first. In this video we give you an inside view of the forester's select cut method and how it can regenerate cash in your pocket beyond the first harvest. Tune in and let us know your thoughts in our comment section.

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Steve Chilcote is a Certified Forester, Wildlife Habitat Biologist and Licensed Realtor in Pennsylvania.

If you would like professional land property consulting, call at 814-360-4510 or fill out the contact form on my website.

For more information on Land, Timber, and Wildlife Habitat work go to www.chilcoteforester.com

Interested in learning how to manage your own food plots? Check out our Whitetail Deer Food Plots Courses on our website!: https://chilcoteforester.com/food-plot-courses-2



#ChilcoteForestry #PennsylvaniaForestry #HabitatManagement #landmanagement #logging #deerhabitat

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The Logging Mistake That's Costing You Money! #timberharvesting

🌲 Wildlife & Biodiversity Behind the Scenes with Chilcote Forestry! 🦌🦉 When you design and manage healthy timber stands and high-yield food plots you have these types of encounters with wildlife and are witness to a flourishing ecosystem. Here is a quick look at the diverse plants and animals we encounter in the woods every single day! At Chilcote Forestry, strategic timber harvesting and habitat management go hand in hand to maximize your land’s potential. By combining selective logging with targeted food plots, we help landowners increase property value, attract bigger game, and build a thriving, sustainable regeneration for generations to come. - Steve Chilcote is a Certified Forester, Wildlife Habitat Biologist and Licensed Realtor We help hunting landowners transform their land into premier hunting properties through timber management, food & cover improvement, access and hunting tactics. If you would like professional property consulting at a high level, call my personal phone at 814-360-4510 or fill out the contact form on my website. For more information on Land, Timber, Wildlife Habitat work go to www.chilcoteforester.com #forestmanagement #landmanagement #ChilcoteFoestry #forester #deerhabitat #turkeyhunting #bear 0:21

🌲 Wildlife & Biodiversity Behind the Scenes with Chilcote Forestry! 🦌🦉

When you design and manage healthy timber stands and high-yield food plots you have these types of encounters with wildlife and are witness to a flourishing ecosystem. Here is a quick look at the diverse plants and animals we encounter in the woods every single day!

At Chilcote Forestry, strategic timber harvesting and habitat management go hand in hand to maximize your land’s potential. By combining selective logging with targeted food plots, we help landowners increase property value, attract bigger game, and build a thriving, sustainable regeneration for generations to come.

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Steve Chilcote is a Certified Forester, Wildlife Habitat Biologist and Licensed Realtor

We help hunting landowners transform their land into premier hunting properties through timber management, food & cover improvement, access and hunting tactics.

If you would like professional property consulting at a high level, call my personal phone at 814-360-4510 or fill out the contact form on my website.

For more information on Land, Timber, Wildlife Habitat work go to www.chilcoteforester.com


#forestmanagement #landmanagement #ChilcoteFoestry #forester #deerhabitat #turkeyhunting #bear

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Deer, Turkey & Bears - Oh My! #wildlifencounters

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plenty of diverse plants and trees growing a month after harvest #oakregeneration #forest #forester

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deer like oak stump sprouts over just about any forage #forestry #habitat #regeneration

Soil prep is everything. We're spreading lime and fertilizer to balance the pH levels and maximize growth on this food plot. Get your soil tested before you plant! 🚜🌾 Steve Chilcote is a Certified Forester, Wildlife Habitat Biologist and Licensed Realtor The Pennsylvania Hunting Land Specialist We transform land into premier hunting properties through timber management, food plot & cover improvement, access and hunting tactics. If you would like professional property consulting, call at 814-360-4510 or fill out the contact form on my website. For more information on Land, Timber, Wildlife Habitat work go to www.chilcoteforester.com #ChilcoteForestry #HabitatRestoration #FoodPlotPrep #wildlifehabitat #forestmanagement 0:48

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Spreading Lime and Fertilizer to Fix this Plot's pH Level. #landmanagement

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Steve has done an excellent job advising and directing the habitat and game management plans of our 700-acre mountain property in north central Pennsylvania. He has spent significant hours on-site both in food plot development and in timber stand improvements that have become noticeably more attractive to not just deer, but all wildlife in general. And his expertise and knowledge of the requirements for creating diverse wildlife habitat undoubtably has had a positive impact on both the quality and numbers of deer on our property.

B. Rosenberg, Jr

We had Steve visit our property to tour and provide recommendations on what we can do to improve the habitat for wildlife. We walked the property and he explained what we had as far as trees and undergrowth. He also advised us on deer bedding/food plots. After the visit I had him come up twice to do some bedding work. We hinged trees and created deer beds. We also worked on some border cover and created a staging area. He really knew where to install the beds and what type of terrain the deer prefer to bed in. He also recommended we timber a small percentage of trees. He did a lot of work to sell the timber. The quantity was so small that most loggers did not want the job. He did find a logger that bought the timber at a decent price. This provides us with the funds to install two food plots. I am still working with Steve and will continue to do so until we meet our goals for the property. He is an honest and knowledgeable forester.

John Forestry & Wildlife Habitat Services, Waterfall, PA

In a search to find a Technical Service Provider to complete a Forest Stewardship Plan on my property, I quickly realized that many foresters having experience with this program were reluctant to become involved in this Program. I contacted Steve Chilcote by phone and left a message as to my interest. He returned my call timely and agreed to perform a Plan. He also agreed to try and complete it for a cost close to the NRCS reimbursement grant I was awarded.

I was very pleased with Steve’s patience, knowledge of the program, courtesy, and he always returned communications promptly. He lived approximately 2 hours away from my property and did not let that deter him from site visits. He even stayed in town overnight to complete his field work. He utilized computer and GIS tools for completing the Plan, but he did not substitute these tools for the necessary field work; he walked every inch of the property, some of it several times over a period of 5 days. His desire to improve my forest land, as well as the non-forest land was evident. We worked together to include my goals into his Plan.

He ended up arriving as a contractor but left a friend.

John H. Seitz
Forestry & Wildlife Habitat Services, York Haven, PA

I hired Steve Chilcote to help me turn my property (130 acres of heavily timbered, rock infested forest) into something more conducive to attracting and holding wildlife, mainly deer. Through his knowledge and contacts he turned three areas into food plots, which almost immediately drew the attention of several species of animals. I would not have been able to achieve this without the extensive knowledge and contacts Steve brought. I would highly recommend his services!

Dan Perich
Forestry & Wildlife Habitat Service

Just finished hunting 4 days straight. Saturday is my last day. Saw 16 doe, 4 buck on Monday. Two were shooters. One was out 60yds nose to the ground. I grunted but he kept going. The other shooter was bedded beside the big plot with a doe. Jumped them at 20 yds when I switched stands for lunch. Tuesday saw a doe and a scrub buck. Wednesday saw what used to be an 8pt but had every single point broke off. Today I was skunked. On my trailcams i got some nice bucks as well. So overall even though I haven’t killed one I saw the most deer I have ever seen. I used to see 2 or 3 deer per hunting day, now I see 15 to 20.Your work is paying off.

John M.
Forestry & Wildlife Habitat Services, Carlisle, PA

Steve is my go to guy for vegetative control, both native and non-native. He has a vast knowledge in controlling undesirable plant species in both forest and open field settings. He has proven to be a dependable work horse for me.

Matt
Wagner Lumber Forestry & Wildlife Habitat Services

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