Generally speaking how long does it take before a wild fire burn is good to hunt? Just wondering what age of burns to look for when researching new areas.
Wild fires
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tim
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I have shot elk out of prescribed burns in the fall that where burned in the spring\ early summer.
the lates bugle magazine from rmef has an article about burns and elk.
the lates bugle magazine from rmef has an article about burns and elk.
JimP
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I've seen deer and elk move right back into a burn area while it is still smoldering.
Depending on the time of year of the burn I would hunt it the same year. It would be fantastic the year after the burn.
Depending on the time of year of the burn I would hunt it the same year. It would be fantastic the year after the burn.
I killed my only non-typical bull in a burn, the year it burned. My buddy killed a 192" deer on the edge of a burn the same year. Honestly, it is very hard to tell. If you have time to scout that may be your answer.
Yep the same year on the edges of the burn if the burn has had a month or two to get some new shoots to come up. The next year for sure.
From what I'm hearing sounds like the year of and the year after are the prime times to hunt burns. I was just interested in areas to look for when looking at maps of previous fire areas. Where I've hunted in central Idaho it just seems like it takes long time for the land to recover from a burn. I've never hunted a new burn before or a year old one though. Thanks to everyone that replied!