ELK HUNTING BURN AREAS - POST FIRE HABITAT THAT CONCENTRATES BULLS | 🎙️ EP. 185

Backbone Unlimited Podcast · May 21, 2026 · 14m

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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…