Paul in Idaho
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Last weekend I hiked into an avalanche chute I have been studying on Google Earth. These photos were taken around 8900 elevation, top of chute is about 9600. I'd appreciate your thoughts on whether this is a place worth hunting for mule deer.
It's a beautiful spot, but I'm not sure if it has enough forage to be a good place to hunt.
The vegetation type isn't quite what I was hoping to find. Much of the green is new growth fir trees, and some sort of low sprawling evergreen. Some of them have berries, so maybe some type of juniper? I haven't heard of mule deer eating conifers so am thinking these aren't likely to attract deer to the area.
There are deciduous shrubs also, just not a large quantity. They seem to grow near the base of the young fir trees as well as scattered in the rocks. Do you recognize this plant, and is it good muley food?
It's a beautiful spot, but I'm not sure if it has enough forage to be a good place to hunt.
The vegetation type isn't quite what I was hoping to find. Much of the green is new growth fir trees, and some sort of low sprawling evergreen. Some of them have berries, so maybe some type of juniper? I haven't heard of mule deer eating conifers so am thinking these aren't likely to attract deer to the area.
There are deciduous shrubs also, just not a large quantity. They seem to grow near the base of the young fir trees as well as scattered in the rocks. Do you recognize this plant, and is it good muley food?
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