A berry patch after rain can look quiet. Wet leaves hang heavy. Ferns drip onto old logging roads. The clear-cut smells like damp brush,…
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Rain Makes Sagebrush Country Look Empty—Until Mule Deer Start Using the Draws
by rootby rootSagebrush country can fool hunters. From a distance, the landscape looks open, flat, and easy to read. Low brush rolls across the hills, shallow…
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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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Hunting
Mearns’ Quail Don’t Act Like Other Desert Quail—and That’s Why Hunters Miss Them
by rootby rootA 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…