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Is it possible someone was marking blood trail from a later season?Possibly not hunting same weapon but same area
What kind of public?
The conspiracies theorist in me asked if this could just be a timber company marketing the boundaries of a timber sale.
Hunt it and have backup plans.
In my area, a straight line of just flagging tape typically signifies a boundary line of an area to be thinned…. Generally this is in 10-14 year old fir stands on the west side. I hate seeing this in my spots because it generally means a crew will come through and drop enough trees the area becomes virtually impossible to access quietly. I would rather somebody find my spot and share it then get thinned. A unit to be logged will generally have small square orange or pink emblem/placard stuck to bigger trees on the boundary line.If not either of these, then yes people do still mark trails with flagging but I don’t understand why, as it only advertises your spot to every other person, I’ve found some sweet spots by following flagging. And with 8 million people in Washington, there is no such thing as a secret spot. Overlooked maybe, but not secret. There are other options for marking trails.
Quote from: BigCutty3 on March 24, 2025, 07:19:44 AMIn my area, a straight line of just flagging tape typically signifies a boundary line of an area to be thinned…. Generally this is in 10-14 year old fir stands on the west side. I hate seeing this in my spots because it generally means a crew will come through and drop enough trees the area becomes virtually impossible to access quietly. I would rather somebody find my spot and share it then get thinned. A unit to be logged will generally have small square orange or pink emblem/placard stuck to bigger trees on the boundary line.If not either of these, then yes people do still mark trails with flagging but I don’t understand why, as it only advertises your spot to every other person, I’ve found some sweet spots by following flagging. And with 8 million people in Washington, there is no such thing as a secret spot. Overlooked maybe, but not secret. There are other options for marking trails. I thought about this, however the flags follow a prominent deer trail… I have no knowledge of forestry operations, but i wouldn’t think they’d use a deer trail to decide logging sales
You can always call the relevant agency for the area and ask them about it. Sometimes hunters obviously leave trash like that, but it's illegal and the managing agency may remove it or authorize you to do so. But if it's a new trail going in or a timber sale (probable, as already noted), they should know about it and be able to let you know. Either way, hunt it. Critters won't be around when the actual work is happening, but no reason to expect any real change in animal patterns until construction starts.
Future Mountain bike trail.Happen in my area.
Quote from: yakimanoob on April 11, 2025, 09:54:58 AMYou can always call the relevant agency for the area and ask them about it. Sometimes hunters obviously leave trash like that, but it's illegal and the managing agency may remove it or authorize you to do so. But if it's a new trail going in or a timber sale (probable, as already noted), they should know about it and be able to let you know. Either way, hunt it. Critters won't be around when the actual work is happening, but no reason to expect any real change in animal patterns until construction starts.If it's logging, the "critters" aren't gonna leave. It actually pulls in animals, they just hang nearby and come it when the workers depart.
