@trinsec This is looking east. You can't see the back of the clearing because it curves. I own to the back. It's 10 acres. That with a ratty (literally)old mobile home was $40,000 when I bought it. This clearing didn't exist when I bought it. I have cleared about 2 acres and cleaned out the woods a bit so you can walk in them.
Rodents are all gone with three cats. I have one small cat who is voracious. Snakes too. I saw him take on a water moccasin down by the cesspool. I had a lot of frogs and that's why the water moccasin moved in. But these woods usually have a lot of copperheads, but he eats them. All I see are parts he does not eat.
Our weather will be cold a few times. But usually not below about -12C. That -23C with 40 mph wind was terrible. -40C chill factor. I never want that again.