How to make a perfect hinge when hinge cutting trees for deer habitat

Hinge cutting trees for deer habitat is a way to improve your small hunting property. Many people become frustrated because when they try to cut soft hardwood trees like maples, they break off. The main problem most hinge cutters have is that they cut too far through the tree. If you want the hinge to remain intact, you should stop cutting before the tree releases on its own. When you stop the cut, the tree should be stable. If it is leaning backwards, it should not have fallen back to pinch your saw. If it is leaning forwards, you should stop before it falls on its own. Then you can slowly pull or push or wedge the tree over so that it falls softly and the hinge remains intact. It also helps to brush the tree slowly through the branches of other trees, and to fall it onto something soft, like another hinge cut tree, or a smaller tree, or some brush or a brush pile.