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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: SkookumHntr on August 17, 2021, 09:49:59 AM

Title: Hunting whitetail in burns
Post by: SkookumHntr on August 17, 2021, 09:49:59 AM: My area just torched 🔥, looks like I will be hunting in fresh forest fire burn area, anybody have experience hunting whitetail in the burned areas?
Title: Re: Hunting whitetail in burns
Post by: buckfvr on August 17, 2021, 10:01:31 AM: Unburned islands within the burn and unburned areas adjacent to the burns under the canopy.
Title: Re: Hunting whitetail in burns
Post by: MtnMuley on August 17, 2021, 12:12:38 PM: 99% of your unit hasn't burned yet :chuckle:
Title: Re: Hunting whitetail in burns
Post by: SkookumHntr on August 17, 2021, 12:33:36 PM: Right where my favorite spot is did :/
Title: Re: Hunting whitetail in burns
Post by: HikerHunter on August 17, 2021, 12:38:23 PM: I found my most sheds in a single day when hunting whitetails in a burned area a few years back. Didn't fill my tag until I went to an unburnt area.
Title: Re: Hunting whitetail in burns
Post by: OutHouse on August 25, 2021, 08:42:44 AM: I'm interested in this topic. One of my areas just burned as well. I heard that deer like new burned areas. So, if there is habitat around the burn will they still be there? I need to make some quick decisions on whether to hunt archery or wait for a later season.