Working the environment is difficult and this is just fine. Got the head area clear or merges, strong head turn and great overall feel !!! I like it a lot !!
Nice rack on that one Mike. I like the BG colors. I might try to tone down the two birch trees in the BG and go with a tighter vertical crop as the near OOF tree in the FG seems like a natural frame to my eye.
I think the orange leaves on the left balance the buck well. That one tree down the middle is distracting so after making this image you could have tried moving right to eliminate it.