Fires Getting Me Worried - Is There Going To Be Anywhere Left....

[Special T]

I think it will just be harder to keep the whitetails from taking over the Mule deer territory.    NWGSP 's comment bring up the point that there has been much less  forest management going on and more letting "nature" take its course... and then they claim management.

[bobcat]

You guys are sure pessimistic. I think you'll be amazed at how quickly everything comes back, including the vegetation and the wildlife.

It will take 2 or 3 years, yes, but then that country will be full of wildlife.

They ought to make it permit only hunting for deer and elk starting next year, and leave it that way, just increase permits as deer and elk numbers increase. It could turn into some great quality hunting.

Of course the Yakama tribe would need to limit their take as well.

[Heredoggydoggy]

It may take a bit longer, being a fall burn.  But I was amazed at how fast the Swakane recovered after it burned a couple of years ago.  The deer were back nibbling on the vegetation as soon as it started sprouting out of the barren ground.  It seemed like they moved back in as soon as the ground cooled!

[Special T]

HDDD that is the case as long as the fire isn't too hot. if the temp gets too hot is kills everything off. most spring burns have the ability to burn the dead wood but not get temps too high because there is still moisture  that the fire has to combat. The super dry conditions make it much harder to have a deadwood only fire. If the fires are small in size i would think that it would benefit the animals a lot creating a new meadow in a place where there once was Forrest. 

[Heredoggydoggy]

HDDD that is the case as long as the fire isn't too hot. if the temp gets too hot is kills everything off. most spring burns have the ability to burn the dead wood but not get temps too high because there is still moisture  that the fire has to combat. The super dry conditions make it much harder to have a deadwood only fire. If the fires are small in size i would think that it would benefit the animals a lot creating a new meadow in a place where there once was Forrest. 

The Swakane fire burned mostly brush and Sage, but it cleared out a lot of dead trees that a previous windstorm knocked down.  Fortunately, it was early enough in the year to burn up to the green vegetation at the receding snow line and didn't get into the higher elevations.  It could have been much worse.

[spin05]

Dont worry the WDFW will refund all our money...................Not.     I swear in the past i remember them actually cancelling a special permit season even thou people were drawn.....Not sure thou

[brokehunter]

I know they got Sierra Pacific closed where I want to walk in for deer for modern, and Weyerhauser land closed where I want to hunt elk. I'm sure by the time modern opens everything should be opened back up. I was talking to my hunting buddy a couple days ago and we were thinking if it doesn't rain, we'll be back on forest service land on hunter hill where the deer are scarce and a sea of trucks and orange will be the only thing seen!