The property looked familiar before the timber sale. A mature hardwood ridge connected two bedding areas. Deer trails crossed the same creek bottom every…
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A beaver pond looks like an obvious place to hunt deer. Fresh tracks cover the muddy shoreline. Several trails enter the flooded timber, and…
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The buck falls less than one hundred yards from the stand. For a few minutes, the recovery feels simple. Then you walk to the…
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The blind looks perfect from the parking area. Branches cover the roof. Tall grass hides the lower edges. The camouflage pattern blends with the…
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Hunting
Stop Hunting Pretty Woods: Ruffed Grouse Prefer the Cover Most Hunters Avoid
by rootby rootA mature hardwood ridge can look like perfect grouse country. The trees are tall. Visibility is good. Walking is easy, and the open forest…
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The snow is finally gone. Field edges are turning green, muddy logging roads are covered in fresh tracks, and every south-facing hillside looks like…
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Hunting
Fresh Bobcat Tracks Don’t Mean the Cat Is Close—Here’s How to Read the Trail
by rootby rootFresh snow can make bobcat country look easier to understand. A clean line of round tracks crosses a logging road, disappears into thick timber,…
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The basin looks empty. You have scanned every open hillside, checked the edges of the timber, and studied the shadows beneath each rocky point.…
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A light rain falls overnight. By sunrise, the gravel roads are dark, the grass is heavy with water, and every step through a field…
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Most hunters open a mapping app and immediately look for obvious places to hunt. Field corners. Creek crossings. Funnels. Food plots. Large ridges. Those…