A southern marsh can look like one endless sheet of water and grass. Canals cut through cattails. Mud banks disappear beneath floating vegetation. Small…
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Hunting
Axis Deer Don’t Behave Like Whitetails—That’s Why Hill Country Hunters Keep Getting Surprised
by rootby rootA hunter can spend years learning Texas whitetails and still feel completely unprepared the first time he seriously hunts axis deer. The country may…
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The elk rut is one of the most exciting times in North American hunting. The quiet mountain forest suddenly changes. A ridge that was…
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Mountain goat hunting is unlike most other big-game pursuits. The animal itself is only one part of the challenge. The real opponent is the…
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Sharp-tailed grouse country can look almost too open to hold birds. Grass rolls toward the horizon. Shallow coulees break the prairie. Scattered shrubs line…
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Hunting
When Snow Covers the Fields, Pheasants Head for the Nastiest Cover on the Farm
by rootby rootLate-season pheasant country looks completely different from opening weekend. The corn is gone. Most grass has been flattened by snow and wind. Roadside cover…
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Hunting
Summer Rain Can Completely Change a Dove Field—Here’s Where to Set Up After the Storm
by rootby rootA dove field can change overnight. One afternoon, birds pour into a dry harvested field along the same flight line every twenty minutes. Then…
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A winter farm can look almost too clean to hold rabbits. Harvested fields stretch between fence lines. The grass is brown. Frost covers the…
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Hunting
Swamp Rabbits Don’t Run Like Cottontails—Learn the Water Before You Hunt Them
by rootby rootA southern bottomland after several days of rain can look more like duck habitat than rabbit country. Water fills shallow depressions between hardwoods. Cypress…
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The desert can look completely empty after sunrise. A few mesquite trees break up the horizon. Prickly pear covers rocky slopes, and dry washes…