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Blue-winged teal hunting can feel completely different from late-season duck hunting. The air may still be warm. Mosquitoes hover above the marsh. Mud sticks…

Pheasant country can look simple from the road. A broad field of grass stretches toward a cornfield. Cattails fill a low wet slough. A…

Wood duck country rarely looks impressive from the road. A narrow creek disappears into hardwood timber. A small beaver pond sits behind brush. Flooded…

Specklebelly country can look almost identical from one field to the next. A harvested rice field stretches toward the horizon. Shallow water reflects the…

Redhead duck country can look almost identical from one wetland to the next. A shallow pothole sits between grass-covered hills. Cattails line the shoreline.…

Atlantic brant country looks simple from a distance. A broad bay stretches toward the horizon. Salt marsh grass forms low islands. Mud flats appear…

Dusky grouse country can make a hunter climb much farther than expected. A forest road winds uphill. Aspen turns to fir. Open grass breaks…

Willow ptarmigan country can look almost empty. Tundra stretches toward low mountains. A creek cuts through the valley. Willow thickets follow the water. Snow…

American woodcock country often looks too thick to hunt. Young aspen grows shoulder to shoulder. Alder bends across old logging trails. Wet leaves cover…

Sandhill crane country can look almost too open to hunt. A harvested grain field stretches to the horizon. A shallow wetland sits beyond the…