Question for you experts. Would this area still be hunt-able to you if logging started on the adjacent property? The big timber that they seem to be bedding in isn't touched...but a couple hundred yards behind it is being logged actively.
Thanks for thoughts
It might change there habits for a bit.
I've had plenty of hunting spots that where fine all year.
Then pull up there to hunt and they just started a logging unit or tree thinning units just days before the season started.
It just happens.
Most biologist will tell ya that logging and most reforest practice will actually enhance it. With new growth from brush,grass,and other stuff that deer and elk eat. But realistically that takes a few years. Especially if they are clear-cuts,then they spray this nasty stuff to kill all the brush,then replant trees. Which all happens in the next two years after the cut.
In the mean time ,most cuts in the fall before winter will create a food source for deer and elk,in the form of what they call left over slash. I wouldn't give up on the spot,it will most likely get better over time. Active logging may push the animals to use private more.
If operations are done before your season would be ideal.
Keep a close eye on the edges of the cut.,tracks or trails that might lead into the cut at night ,since cover is reduced.
Try to use it as a positive. But at the same time really look for animals in cuts that are 3-7 years old ,that are near the new cut.
That's all I got,my best explanation.
