A cut cornfield after rain does not look comfortable. Mud clings to boots. Tire ruts hold water. Corn stalks lie broken across the rows,…
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Fresh snow makes snowshoe hare hunting look easy. The tracks are obvious. Long hind feet leave paired marks across logging roads, frozen swamp edges,…
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A muddy creek bottom can look destroyed after a sounder of feral hogs moves through it. The ground is rooted up. Tracks cover the…
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A rainy spring morning can make turkey hunting feel pointless. The woods are quiet. Leaves drip steadily. Fog hangs in the hollows, and the…
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A pine plantation can look lifeless from the road. Rows of planted pines stretch across the property. The ground beneath them appears shaded, quiet,…
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A hunter used to Gambel’s quail expects noise. Calling. Running birds. Coveys moving ahead through washes. Tracks in sand. Fast birds flushing from desert…
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A wet hardwood forest can feel empty at first light. The leaves are dark. The tree trunks shine with moisture. Acorns disappear into the…
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Chukar country has a way of looking empty until it suddenly explodes. A hunter climbs a dry canyon slope for an hour, stepping over…
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An elk wallow can look important even when it is not currently being used. The mud is torn up. The water is dark. Tracks…
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Coastal blacktail country can humble even experienced deer hunters. The woods are wet, steep, dark, and crowded with vegetation. Ferns cover the ground. Moss…