Hey folks,
Curious on everyone's thoughts/strategies for hunting burns. For those who aren't aware, onXmaps just updated their system and you can turn on a historic burns layer and a current fires layer, helping you do escouting. So I'm looking at potential areas near home (Bethel, Rimrock, Bumping, Umtanum, etc.) thinking about finding some old burns to scout.
Do you guys suggest a certain rule of thumb for when to hunt after a fire? 3 years? 8 years? And if so, and most importantly, why?
Is there a particular kind of vegetation that springs up after a fire that elk like? Or simply an age range of plant re-growth that elk like to feed on? What is it about old burns that elk seem to like so much?