Hi;
As a Naturalist I am quite aware of the importance of burning land in the Southeast. It not only benefits Sarrs, but is certainly of paramount to the survival and enhancement of the populations of many wild animals including
deer
. Now how 'bout that. As any Wildlife Biologist can tell yo brother, deer and Wild Turkey not only benefit from controlled burning, but will explode, along with Fox Squirrel. Most people are not aware of this, and think that deer need grown up wilderness. Not so. The deer are probably drawn to this site because of the stuff found along with the minors (grasses, sedges, annual and perennial forbs), and when it grows over, the deer will move on.
No, deer won't eat minor, but the things growing with it.
Alternatively, you can go in and cut down the scrubby overgrowth, as they do in some bogs in the western part of the state.
Note; the Southeastern Indians (Native Americans, if you prefer, but I was born here, and am part Cherokee) routinely burned the woodlands to enhance the deer populations. You can look this up, as it is documented in many places.