Wildfires: How old should they be?

[wonderdavid]

Looking at gohunt and they have wildfire layers from 2010-2020. I was wondering how old is too old to be looking at for spots to glass bears?

 

[BackcountryBloodline]

I have a spot that was burned around 2007 that is still very productive for bears...just getting damn hard to see them in a lot of spots in there. Ideally 1-5 years for the sake of visibility but depending on the vegetation burns can be bear magnets for a long time.

 

[wonderdavid]

Oh wow that's good to know, thanks!

 

[Semperhunt]

Thanks!

 

[kordo]

Is there "too new" for a burn? Curious if there is a sweet spot for burn age to look for when hunting new areas.

 

[BackcountryBloodline]

Natural burns typically happen in summer/early fall. I would say as long as the fire wasn't too intense then by the following spring it should be more productive than before, although over the years more and more bears will get used to targeting it as a spring/summer food source. Sweet spot in my opinion would be 2-4 years.