Nilgai country can fool a hunter from the road. The land looks flat. Grass stretches between patches of mesquite. Prickly pear covers the lower…
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Axis Deer Use Texas Hill Country Like a Maze—Find the Cedar Breaks, Creek Bottoms, and Hidden Feeding Flats
Texas Hill Country can look open from a distance. Low ridges roll toward the horizon. Live oak breaks up the grass. Juniper crowds rocky…
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Sika Deer Disappear Into Marsh Grass—Find the Tidal Creeks, Reed Edges, and Dry Islands They Use
Sika deer country can look like a place where deer should be easy to find. The marsh is flat. Grass stretches toward the horizon.…
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Javelina Hide in Desert Cover Better Than You Think—Find the Washes, Cactus Slopes, and Rocky Feeding Benches
Javelina country can look far too open to hide an entire group of animals. A rocky hillside rises above the desert. Prickly pear covers…
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Dall Sheep Live Above the Easy Country—Find the Alpine Ridges, Escape Cliffs, and Glassable Basins
Dall sheep country has a way of making distance meaningless. A white ram may appear close through binoculars. He stands on a gray mountainside…
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Blacktail Deer Hide in the Wettest Cover—Find the Clearcuts, Fern Slopes, Logging Roads, and Timber Edges
Columbian blacktail deer country can make a hunter question whether deer live there at all. Rain falls through Douglas fir. Sword ferns cover the…
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Mallards Don’t Use Every Flooded Tree the Same—Find the Open Holes, Oak Flats, Sloughs, and Quiet Timber They Trust
Flooded timber can look perfect almost everywhere. Oak trunks rise out of dark water. Leaves float between knees of old trees. A shallow slough…
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Coyotes Use Winter Cover Differently—Find the Frozen Creeks, Brushy Edges, and Snow-Covered Travel Routes
Winter coyote country can look empty for hours. Snow covers the fields. Corn stubble sticks through frozen ground. A narrow creek winds between two…
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Snowshoe Hares Disappear Where Snow Meets Thick Cover—Find the Cedar Swamps, Alder Edges, and Fresh Winter Tracks
Snowshoe hare country can look almost impossible to hunt. Snow covers every opening. Spruce branches hang low. Cedar closes in around swamp edges. Alder…
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Snow Geese Follow Food, Wind, and Fresh Water—Find the Muddy Fields, Flooded Corn, and Migration Routes They Trust
Snow goose country can look almost impossible to understand. Thousands of birds may be visible from miles away. White flocks cover one field. Another…