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How to Use Topo Maps to Find Public-Land Gobblers

Mapping routes to hunting spots can be accomplished in the palm of your hand with modern cell phones. However, what most of those images don’t show—topographic lines—may prove to be the most useful information at your disposal.

Where Mule Deer Hide

Mature bucks are different, but the places they look for on public land can be found.

Overlooked Mountain Gobblers

You can find active birds in the mountains, where few hunters tread.

How Bucks Use Terrain

Understanding how whitetails move through your hunting area during the rut is more important than patterning a particular buck or any other factor.

Public Land Hunting: Pressure-Cooker Elk

These days, it's getting tough to find a "secret spot" to hunt elk. Don't despair. You can still harvest an elk when the pressure's on.

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