Hunting after a big fire

[Bigcat_hunter]

Hey folks. Planning my archery elk hunt for CO next year and realized as an Iowan, I know nothing about wildfires and hunting after one and I'm looking at some units I won't mention to keep off of google that had a big blaze last year.

Regardless of if it's a good strategy or not to hunt after a big fire, what are some considerations, in particular safety related, that a backpack archery elk hunter should take into account if they plan on hunting a burn zone or the area around it the year after?

If it's safe and turns out to just be a bad strategy than I'm cool with that, I'm starting to get pretty good at bow hiking, I just don't want to do something stupid or get in over my head.

Thanks!

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[streetdoctor]

Anyone understand why the forest service has the entire area of one of the biggest wild fires in Colorado history still closed nearly 12 months after the fire was put out? Signs saying "complete forest closure" at every pull off. As a firefighter this boggles my mind.

 

[TreeStandAthlete]

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