This thread goes hand in glove with a Rokcast recording that Robby and Luke did in February 2025 (link to that episode is here). Hopefully this pictorial is helpful for giving visuals of the plants discussed there, but definitely go check it out for a bunch of background info on when and why deer will use these plants. There’s some great tidbits in there about identifying these plants/communities from afar (e-scouting, or through-the-glass) as well as information about how to help make deer habitat all that it can be.
This thread goes hand in glove with a podcast recording that Jaden and Luke did in March 2026 (here). Hopefully this pictorial is helpful for giving visuals of the plants discussed there, but definitely go check it out for a bunch of background info on when and why elk will use these plants. There are some great tidbits in a related post about mule deer food (https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/plants-every-mule-deer-hunter-should-know.395040/) that would have a ton of applicability for elk. In particular, look at the Fire-associated plants. The purpose of this post is to familiarize...