I wasn't trying to be controversial, it just sounded like an odd management tool. I'd really like to see a research study and some multi-year time interval pics of a bulldozer with the blade set 2' off the ground running through saplings to improve habitat and tree value. It sounds too good to be true but maybe this is the holy grail of deer management? The price of older bulldozers may go up...
For what it's worth, here's what I would do. I would look up the ecoregion at https://bplant.org/ecoregion_locator.php to find out what historically grew there. Then, I'd take out the species that don't belong with whatever means makes the most sense for you. That could be hack and squirt, mechanical, cut stump, or variations. Basically, you'd be going in and doing a mid-story removal of trees that don't belong there which would allow the trees left to better compete. Then, you'd decide how that area fits into your goals. Adjust the succession be it early, mid, or late depending on if you want that area to be bedding or food. Bedding and food could look different also depending on what time of the year you want it to provide those. Just my 2 cents, and how I approach it.
