Sandhill cranes are not small birds. They stand tall. Their wings are enormous. Their calls carry across open prairie. A flock crossing a Texas…
Hunting
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A mature nilgai bull does not look like an animal that should be difficult to find. He is large. Heavy-bodied. Dark across the shoulders.…
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Chukar country has a cruel sense of humor. You hear birds calling from the slope above you. You climb. The calling stops. A covey…
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American woodcock country rarely looks inviting. The ground is soft. Alder stems grow close together. Young aspen branches grab clothing. Ferns cover hidden holes.…
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A mature northern forest looks like perfect grouse country. Tall hardwoods. Open trails. Clean understory. Enough visibility to carry a shotgun comfortably. And sometimes…
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Hungarian partridge country can look almost too simple. A harvested wheat field. A gravel road. A grass ditch. A shallow coulee cutting across rolling…
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At first, snipe hunting can feel completely unpredictable. A hunter walks across a wet meadow that looks perfect. Soft mud. Short grass. Shallow water.…
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Fresh snow changes predator country overnight. A creek bottom that looked empty yesterday suddenly becomes covered in information. Rabbit tracks cross the brush. Deer…
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From a distance, Alaska caribou country can look easy. There are no endless stair-step mountain ridges. No thick hardwood forests. No walls of western…
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Above timberline, there does not seem to be anywhere for a bird to hide. The mountain is open. Rock fields stretch between patches of…