I've got permission from the staff at Lakeshore Technical College to remove and trim as I see fit; however, I was out there the other day actively scouting new locations for an additional 9, and there would be some little guys that need to be taken down to accommodate the new holes. Fortunately, while I was scouting these new wooded holes, I noticed that numerous dead/dead-ish trees had a bright-orange spraypaint stroke across their trunks, to me indicating future removal, which made me ecstatic since I could envision the new holes sans spraypainted trees.
As far as cutting stuff down yourself during a casual round, without permission from the Park/Rec Dept or the landowner?....despicable. Heck, I bitch at my friends in recreational play when they even move a branch in front of them to get a more favorable lie.
Don't even carry a saw and cut s**t down unless you're responsible (solely or partly) for the course upkeep, and only if something has become a safety hazard or is restricting the way a hole was intended to be played.
As far as cutting stuff down yourself during a casual round, without permission from the Park/Rec Dept or the landowner?....despicable. Heck, I bitch at my friends in recreational play when they even move a branch in front of them to get a more favorable lie.
Don't even carry a saw and cut s**t down unless you're responsible (solely or partly) for the course upkeep, and only if something has become a safety hazard or is restricting the way a hole was intended to be played.