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ELK HUNTING BURN AREAS - POST FIRE HABITAT THAT CONCENTRATES BULLS | 🎙️ EP. 185
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- Backbone Unlimited Podcast
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- May 21, 2026
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- 851
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Summary
Elk Hunting e-Books 👉 https://backboneunlimited.com/collections/elk-hunting-series-e-books In this episode, Matt Hartsky breaks down elk hunting burn areas and explains how post-fire habitat, fresh regrowth, burn edges, water, bedding cover, terrain, and hunting pressure all work together to concentrate mature bull elk on public land. After 34 years of Western hunting and guiding, Matt explains why a burn scar alone doesn’t guarantee elk, how bulls use burned timber differently as habitat changes over time, why patchy burns and edge cover often create better daylight opportunities than wide-open burn zones, and how to e-scout burned country with a complete elk hunting system instead of just marking fire perimeters on a map. If you’re trying to find more elk, understand bull elk movement, hunt post-fire habitat, locate bedding areas near burns, and improve your public land elk hunting strategy for archery or rifle season, this episode will help you read burned country with more confidence and purpose.