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Scouting Hunting Spots

Understand how to evaluate potential hunting areas and what to look for once you’re there.

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Find Large Swaths of Public Land

Duration 03:24

Discover strategies for finding prime hunting spots by targeting lesser-known public access programs and ideal slope angles.

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What Makes Good Grouse Habitat?

Duration 01:49

Review key features and traits of areas likely to hold grouse.

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Dissect Topography for Sharptails

Duration 05:38

Zero in on productive hunting spots by analyzing contour lines, edges, vegetation changes, and elevation patterns, and review how wind, weather, and time of day influence bird behavior and habitat use.

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Edge Habitat and Sharptails

Duration 04:07

Understand why edges often create good hunting opportunity and get examples of various types of edges to look for, such as choke cherry or plum thickets and hillsides.

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How Sharptail Food Sources Change Seasonally

Duration 07:09

Gain insight into how a sharptail’s diet shifts from soft-bodied insects to berries and grains, and get tips on identifying areas with diverse vegetation.

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Find Pheasant Food Sources

Duration 05:54

Take a tour of what to look for on an aerial map to find pheasant habitat, focusing on contours, grass density, and nearby crop fields.

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Locate Huntable Cattails

Duration 01:37

Compare an example of a vast, unstructured habitat that would be difficult to hunt vs. a well-defined funnel that allows you to push birds where you want them.

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Find Timber Cuts and Cover

Duration 04:24

See what a timber cut looks like on an aerial map and learn how to use Map Layers to isolate areas with critical cover, such as young aspens.

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Identify Prairie Chicken Habitat

Duration 03:06

Learn how to scout for chickens, focusing on knee-high or lower vegetation, rolling hills, dips, and plants like rose hips and poison ivy.

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Locate Hungarian Partridge Habitat

Duration 05:44

Explore real-life map examples of good areas to chase Huns and gain a dog-handling tip that helps you take advantage of a Hun’s tendency to run.

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The Importance of Alfalfa

Duration 01:43

Alfalfa often holds a ton of bugs. Gain insight into the best time of the year to target alfalfa fields.

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