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Old 07-13-2009 | 06:11 AM
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for me i find them in hay fields and open pastures more than anywhere else...

holes can be right in the middle of the hay field, but you'll likely find more of their holes on the edges of fields in the tree lines and hedgerows...

evening is usually best time to find them out exspecially if its hot and/or sunny...

also right after a rain ends..

theres 2 main styles of hunting...sitting over known areas and waiting for them to come out or walking the field edges...

their eye sight is rather good and they will bust you moving or shiny object even at a good distance...but some seem dumber than a box of rocks...i cant count how many i walked up on and they just sit there looking all fat dumb n happy...

ive also found if you put serious pressure on them consistently, they will start coming out when your not around...so i like to switch up fields...

good luck!! if you get into the sitting and waiting and longer distance shooting, it can get addicting QUICK....just something about laying in the grass behind the rifle waiting and waiting for that perfect shot and sending a bullet across the valley...
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