Gentlemen,
In my day (real) job, I am a logging engineer, so I spend a lot of time in woods that have been or are being logged, and I can safely say that deer like logged off ground. It isn't uncommon to see them around, and elk too for that matter, when the equipment is still in the area. I don't know the particulars on the situation you are referring to, but logging generally doesn't deter deer or elk from using an area.
Joel Slate
Slate & Associates, LLC
The Safari Specialists
www.slatesafaris.com