I’m surrounded by trees as well, but someone could actually walk up to the house through the trees.
I’m thinking of stashing coiled barbed wire at strategic points in the trees, ready for “deployment” if indicators show that the S(has)HTF...
There is no cover close to the house, just lawn, anywhere from 20 to 40 yards wide. But the coiled barbed wire traps for non-deer-like critters who may be lurking (Sorry Lurker) in the forest sound good...