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Focuses on hunting blacktail deer in North America. Information on Sitka and Columbia blacktails; Description of the classic trophy-class Columbia blacktail; Methods and tactics used in blacktail hunting. INSET: Trophy Tips.

Provide information on black bear hunting. Reasons for the growth of the North American black bear population; Food sources of black bears; Advice on black bear hunting

The article presents information related to hunting places for hunters. For a true elk hunt here's no better place than the Absaroka and Beartooth mountains north of Yellowstone Park in Montana. Quebec has the densest caribou population in North America, nearly a million animals roaming a subarctic, glacier-scraped tundra landscape that is larger than Texas. The hunter-success rate is extra-ordinary in Quebec. Newfoundland is more saturated with moose than anyplace else in North America. Somewhere between 120,000 and 150,000 animals fill every available square mile of river valley, forested lakeshore, and low-lying woodland in the province. The hunter-success rate is near 90 percent, and many mature Newfoundland bulls carry antlers measuring more than 50 inches wide. Hunting the coast of Southeast Alaska is like stepping into a primeval land. The rugged mountains of the Tongass National Forest are covered with ancient spruce, some of which date back 1,000 years.

There are over one million elk in North America today in most states, still overall success rates for bowhunters is less than 20 percent. There are more elk than at any time in modem history, with total numbers estimated at more than one million animals and herds still growing. Even in this case, statewide success rates for firearms hunters average less than 25% across the board and half of that for bowhunters. Elk are smart, have a terrific sense of smell, see very well and have excellent ears, in all a package of defenses that's hard to penetrate. INSET: Gearing Up.

Presents tips on hunting black bears during fall in North America. Views on hunting bears; Statistics on bleackbear populations; Information on food sources; Importance of scouting; Body area targeted by hunters.

Focuses on the adventure of hunting North American mountain goats. History of the sport of goat hunting; Rising number of goat hunting enthusiasts; Characteristics of the mountain goats that make them viable for hunting.

Provides information on wild turkeys of North America. Rio Grande wild turkey; Eastern wild turkey; Merriam's wild turkey.

Provides information on elk hunting in North America. Elk distribution in the continent; Subspecies of elk; Best time to hunt elk.

Describes species of wild turkey in North America. Eastern wild turkey; Rio Grande wild turkey; Merriam's wild turkey.

The article offers information about the bluetongue virus (BTV) and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV), which together collectively kill more white-tailed deer than any other viral disease. Once deer have contracted one or both of these viruses, the condition is simply called hemorrhagic disease (HD). In total there are five known strains of BTV and two of EHDV in North America.

Features several forage plant mixes for white-tailed deer offered by the Whitetail Institute of North America. Imperial Whitetail Cover; Alfa-Rack; Imperial PowerPlant.