Been lurking on the forum for a while and have learned a lot. I moved down here last year from Alaska, and my previous bear hunting has been from a tree stand above a bait station. I've been out looking at clear-cuts, placing trail cameras, and looking at a lot of satellite images of clear-cuts. My question is about the age of clear-cuts, from what I've read people like to focus their efforts on "Christmas tree" sized cuts, and I've seen people say anywhere from 5-12 year old cuts are best. I've even been reading scientific journal articles about bear habitat selection, and one paper showed bears heavily favored cuts 5-20 years old. This weekend I'm planning on hiking in to a 10 year old cut with my tree stand to help with visibility. However, there is a promising cut nearby that is 3 years old. Does a 3 year old cut have enough vegetation and food to attract bears, and is it worth checking out? I know the visibility will be way better, but not sure if I should spend the time hiking into a younger cut area when I could be in a more productive cut. I'll be on the west side of the Olympic Peninsula if that makes a difference.