Burns

[Andrew]

Can burns be productive areas during the high hunt?  BTW - cut the newbie deer hunter some slack, the two books I've read only have covered 'chutes', quakies, but no mention of burns.  My guess is 'yes' since similar to chutes they have new growth to forage on.

[bobcat]

Yes, nothing better than a 2 or 3 year old burn!

[JimmyHoffa]

   especially if adjacent to:  heavy cover, water and some natural folds in the land within the burn area.

[fishinmike]

Yes, nothing better than a 2 or 3 year old burn!

My best blacktail deer have come from recently burned areas. My favorite by far.

[Tbar]

Burns hold animals , they are a chore to navigate, but can be very productive.

[muzbuster]

 

[Skyvalhunter]

Yes but be prepared thats the first place other hunters go

[throttlejocky20]

some of the best hunting is a couple year old burn!

[coachcw]

there not worth your time . If you wanna tell me of there location i will check them out so your not wasting a good day of hunting . 

[300rum]

Take a look at many of the pics of big backcountry bucks being taken and look at the background. 

[muleracks2]

Improved feed plus better visability probably account for the harvest in burns.  On the drier east side of the Cascades or at higher elevations the best hunting is after about 5 years; it takes a while for the browse to come back.

[link]

The browse is better in a burn that is a few years old, but also , I think almost as important, is the visibility it creates. I hunt an area that was burned about five years ago. Before the burn, it was just a forested hillside/ drainage, that was not glassable at all, not even open patches. The only way to hunt it would have been to still hunt it. Now, you can get to a spot and glass almost as far as you can see.

[Sawbuck]

Take a look at many of the pics of big backcountry bucks being taken and look at the background.

Those pics are all down by the road, there aren't many big bucks in the backcountry.

[muleracks2]

Sawbuck,  That's because road hunters carry a camera.  Remember, big bucks love roads so always hunt there.   

[Roger]

Been hunting some old Yellowstone burns for several years now and the deer love them. Great feed and protection with all of the trees going down in different directions. hard to get through and get someting out of.

[deerslyr]

I will say spotting deer in burns can be tough. Everything looks exactly the same just burnt vertical sticks. I watched a group of bucks feed up an open hill side and then completely disappear once they crested the ridge and went down into a thick stand of burnt timber. I could never find them again.

[huntnnw]

Also depends on how hot the fire burns..some will stay void of trees for a long time and be great areas to hunt...example the great burn on 1918 it still has some awesome landscape for glassing and forage