Gray partridge country can look almost painfully open. Wheat stubble stretches across the horizon. A shelterbelt breaks the wind along one section line. Short…
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Montezuma Quail Hold Where Oak Country Meets Thick Grass—Find the Slopes, Canyons, and Monsoon-Grown Cover
by rootby rootMontezuma quail country does not look like classic desert quail country. The elevation is higher. Oak trees break up rolling hillsides. Grass can reach…
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Sage Grouse Need More Than Endless Sagebrush—Find the Wet Meadows, Basin Edges, and Broken High-Desert Cover
by rootby rootSage grouse country can look almost impossibly large. Sagebrush stretches from one ridge to the next. Dry basins fade into distant mountains. A few…
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Gambel’s Quail Follow Desert Washes Like Hidden Highways—Find the Palo Verde, Mesquite, and Cactus Edges
by rootby rootGambel’s quail country can look empty from the road. Rock. Sand. Creosote. Palo verde. Mesquite. Cholla scattered across a dry slope. Then a covey…
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Cottontails Live on the Edges—Hunt the Hedgerows, Drainage Ditches, and Wet Field Borders
by rootby rootCottontail rabbit country rarely looks dramatic. A brushy fence line separates two fields. Tall grass grows beside a drainage ditch. Blackberry vines cover an…
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Ruffed Grouse Hide Where Young Forest Gets Thick—Find the Aspen Cuts, Alder Edges, and Logging Roads
by rootby rootRuffed grouse country rarely looks comfortable. Young aspen grows shoulder to shoulder. Alder crowds the low ground. Fallen branches cover the forest floor. Wet…
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Eiders Follow Rock, Current, and Food—Learn the Tidal Ledges and Sheltered Bays Before Hunting the Coast
by rootby rootCommon eider country can look brutally simple from shore. Gray ocean. Black rock. Cold wind. Foam breaking across ledges. A few islands sitting beyond…
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Scaled Quail Would Rather Run Than Flush—Find the Mesquite Flats, Grasslands, and Desert Washes That Stop Them
by rootby rootScaled quail hunting can make an apparently empty desert feel like it is moving just ahead of you. The grass is short. Mesquite trees…
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Black Ducks Trust the Mud, Tides, and Hidden Creeks—Learn the Salt Marsh Before You Hunt It
by rootby rootAmerican black duck country can look almost featureless from a road. Miles of marsh grass. A few tidal creeks. Mud flats exposed at low…
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Wild Turkeys Use Ridges Differently Than Hunters Expect—Find the Roosts, Benches, Creek Bottoms, and Rainy-Day Openings
by rootby rootWild turkey hunting can make a quiet hardwood ridge feel much larger than it really is. A gobbler sounds close. Maybe two hundred yards.…