Hot, dry weather provides multiple obstacles
for hunters
kAmxE’D 92C5 E@ 36=:6G6[ 3FE @A6?:?8 52J @7 2C496CJ D62D@? — $6AE] `d — :D ;FDE 2C@F?5 E96 4@C?6C] ~C E@ AFE :E 2?@E96C H2J[ E@52J :D ?@?6 E@@ D@@? E@ 36 D6EE:?8 FA EC66 DE2?5D[ 4=62C:?8 D9@@E:?8 =2?6D[ @A6?:?8 2446DD EC2:=D 2?5 5@:?8 2== E96 @E96C AC6D62D@? 49@C6D E92E 2C6 2=>@DE 2D >F49 7F? 2D 9F?E:?8]k^Am
kAmtG6CJ 566C 9F?E6C D9@F=5 368:? E96 DE2?5\D6EE:?8\FA AC@46DD 2E 9@>6 H:E9 2 E9@C@F89 :?DA64E:@? @7 6G6CJ DE2?5 96 @C D96 >:89E FD6 5FC:?8 E96 FA4@>:?8 D62D@?[ 7@==@H65 3J 2? 6BF2==J E9@C@F89 C6A2:C @7 6G6CJ 24EF2= @C A@E6?E:2= H62<?6DD]k^Am
kAmx7 J@F FD6 DE66= 7:I65\A@D:E:@? DE2?5D H:E9 4=@E9 D62ED[ A2J A2CE:4F=2C 2EE6?E:@? E@ E96 4@?5:E:@? @7 E96 D62E’D >2E6C:2=]k^Am
kAmx’> AC6249:?8 E@ >JD6=7 @? E92E @?6] u@C H92E6G6C C62D@?[ E96 D62ED @? 23@FE 92=7 @7 >J DE2?5D 564:565 E@ DE@A H@C<:?8 5FC:?8 E96 a_``\`a D62D@?]k^Am
kAmpD @7 E9:D HC:E:?8[ ?@E9:?8 92D 366? 5@?6 E@ C6A2:C 2?J @7 E96>] {F4<:=J 7@C >6[ ?J=@? DEC2AA:?8 >2E6C:2= 4FE E@ E96 AC@A6C =6?8E9 2?5 72DE6?65 E@ E96 D62E 7C2>6 H:E9 D4C6HD 2?5 7=2E H2D96CD 42? AC@G:56 2 D2E:D724E@CJ DF3DE:EFE6 7@C 2 C62= D62E]k^Am
kAmx7 J@F’== 36 9F?E:?8 @? AC:G2E6 =2?5[ J@F’== ?665 E@ =@42E6 2?5 :?DA64E E96 DE6AD[ =2556CD[ 92?5 D2HD[ =@AA6CD[ 4@C5=6DD 6=64EC:4 5C:==D[ E@@= 36=ED[ D276EJ 36=ED 2?5 >JC:25 @E96C :E6>D J@F 2?5 J@FC A2CE?6C 92G6 6=6G2E65 E@ E96 DE2EFD @7 ?646DD:E:6D] (9:=6 J@F’C6 2E :E[ E@DD :? 2 492:?D2H 4@>A=6E6 H:E9 7F6= 2?5 32C @:=]k^Am
kAm!F3=:4 =2?5 9F?E6CD 2C6 =6DD 6?4F>36C65[ 3642FD6 3@E9 D4C6H\:? DE6AD 2?5 4FEE:?8 =:G6 G686E2E:@? 2C6 AC@9:3:E65] $E2?5D >FDE 36 4=62C=J =236=65 H:E9 6:E96C E96 @H?6C’D ?2>6 2?5 255C6DD @C r@?D6CG2E:@? xs ?F>36C 2?5 42??@E 36 D6E FA AC:@C E@ $6AE] `]k^Am
kAmp?5 ?@H[ E@ E96 H@@5DPk^Am
kAm{@42E:?8 24E:G6 566C EC2:=D :D 2 4@?7:56?46 3F:=56C 6G6? 7@C 9F?E6CD H9@ C6EFC? E@ E96 D2>6 AC@A6CEJ 6G6CJ J62C]k^Am
kAm%9:D DF>>6C’D 5C@F89E\32<65 D@:= H:== >2<6 :E 5:77:4F=E E@ 56E6C>:?6 9@H 3:8\3@5:65 E96 566C E92E >256 2 A2CE:4F=2C EC2:= >:89E 36[ 3FE 7:?5:?8 24E:G6 EC2:=D H:== 36 62D:6C E92? FDF2=[ 3642FD6 EC2>A=65 G686E2E:@? H:== C63@F?5 D=@H=J :7 2E 2==]k^Am
kAm%96 EC:4< :D E@ 7:8FC6 @FE :7 EC2:=D E92E 2C6 24E:G6 :? yF=J H:== 36 24E:G6 :? $6AE6>36C 2?5 }@G6>36C]k^Am
kAm%96 @?=J 492?8623=6 724E@C @? E96 72C> x 9F?E :D 2? 2??F2= C@E2E:@? 36EH66? 4@C? 2?5 D@J362?D[ D@ 9F>2? =@8:4 5:4E2E6D E92E E96 566C D9@F=5 FD6 E96 6I24E D2>6 C@FE6D E@ >@G6 7C@> 3655:?8 E@ 7665:?8 2C62D 6G6CJ J62C]k^Am
kAm%96J 5@?’E]k^Am
kAm{F4<:=J 7@C >6[ E96J @?=J D9:7E 2 76H J2C5D] x 9@A6 x 42? D@=G6 E96 AC@3=6> 3J D6EE:?8 @?6 DE2?5 @? 2?@E96C 7246 @7 E96 EC66 :E’D 2=H2JD 366? :? 2?5 3J >@G:?8 2?@E96C DE2?5 E@ 2 5:776C6?E EC66]k^Am
kAm{:76 :D 8@:?8 E@ 36 72C >@C6 4@>A=:42E65 7@C >2?J @7 >J 4@?E6>A@C2C:6D[ H96E96C E96J 9F?E @? AC:G2E6 @C AF3=:4 =2?5] |2?J EC25:E:@?2= 7@@5 D@FC46D — 3@E9 H:=5 2?5 28C:4F=EFC2= — H:== 36 6:E96C :? D9@CE DFAA=J @C 6?E:C6=J =24<:?8 E9:D 72==]k^Am
kAm%9:D :?6D42A23=6 724E @7 =:76 H:== C6BF:C6 9F?E6CD H9@ 36=:6G6 E92E E96 H2J E@ 2 566C’D 962CE :D E9C@F89 :ED DE@>249 E@ >2<6 D@>6 >2;@C DEC2E68:4 25;FDE>6?ED]k^Am
kAmyF=J D4@FE:?8 EC:AD 2C6 @7E6? >:D6C23=6 6G6? 7@C 9F?E6CD H9@ =@G6 36:?8 :? E96 H@@5D 2D >F49 2D x 5@[ 3FE E96J’C6 E96 @?=J H2J E@ 7@C>F=2E6 6G6? 2? 65F42E65 8F6DD 23@FE H92E E96 566C @? J@FC 9F?E:?8 8C@F?5D H:== 36 62E:?8 5FC:?8 E96 FA4@>:?8 9F?E:?8 D62D@?]k^Am
kAm|2J36 J@F’== 36 =F4<J 6?@F89 E@ 7:?5 2 8C@G6 @7 24@C?\=256? @2<D 2E E96 9625 @7 2 ?@CE9\724:?8 9@==@H @C 2 4@C? 7:6=5 E92E H2D E96 36?67:4:2CJ @7 6?@F89 A@A\FA E9F?56CDE@C>D E@ 7=@FC:D9[ 2?5 J@F 42? D6E FA J@FC DE2?5D @? 2446DD EC2:=D =:<6 J@F FDF2==J 5@]k^Am
kAm%96 C6DE @7 FD H:== 36 36EE6C D6CG65 E@ =@42E6 4C66< 4C@DD:?8D[ 96586\C@H 4@C?6CD[ ?2CC@H C:33@?D @7 E:>36C 2=@?8 H6E H62E96C 4C66<D 2?5 @E96C E6CC2:? 762EFC6D E92E E6>A@C2C:=J 7F??6= >@G:?8 566C :?E@ 2 4@?7:?65 DA246 ?@ >2EE6C H92E E96 C62D@? E96J’C6 EC2G6=:?8 7C@> @?6 A=246 E@ 2?@E96C]k^Am
kAm%9:D DF>>6C’D 5C@F89E 92D 25565 2?@E96C 4@>A=:42E:@? — 7:C6] |:DD@FC:’D 7:6=5D[ A2DEFC6D 2?5 7@C6DED 2C6 BF:E6 5CJ] p C646?E 7:C6 :? E96 |2C< %H2:? }2E:@?2= u@C6DE H2D :8?:E65 3J 2 DA2C< 86?6C2E65 H96? 2 >@H6C 3=256 DECF4< 2 C@4<]k^Am
kAmv:G6? E92E C62= =:76 D46?2C:@[ :E 5@6D?’E E2<6 >F49 :>28:?2E:@? E@ A:4EFC6 E96 4@?7=28C2E:@? 2 H25 @7 G686E2E:@? HC2AA65 2C@F?5 2 G69:4=6’D >F77=6C[ 2 4@>3:?2E:@? @7 DA:==65 82D@=:?6 2?5 2 9@E 492:?D2H @C 2 5C@AA65 4:82C6EE6 H@F=5 4C62E6]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 :E’D :>A@DD:3=6 E@ @G6CDEC6DD E96 ?646DD:EJ @7 36:?8 F=EC2\42FE:@FD H:E9 H:=57:C6[ :E’D 6BF2==J :>A@CE2?E E2<6 DE6AD E@ <66A J@FC 3@5J 7C@> 7:8FC2E:G6=J C6249:?8 :ED :8?:E:@? E6>A6C2EFC6]k^Am
kAmq6 :? E96 H@@5D 2E 7:CDE =:89E 2?5 BF:E H@C< 7@C E96 52J H96? E96 “766=D =:<6” 2:C E6>A6C2EFC6 C62496D E96 >:5\g_D]k^Am
kAmtG6? :7 4@?5:E:@?D C6BF:C6 H62C:?8 492AD E@ AC@E64E J@FC =68D[ H62C 2 =:89EH6:89E 4@EE@? D9:CE[ 2 56H C28 A6C:@5:42==J D@2<65 :? 4@@= H2E6C @? J@FC 9625 2?5 2 4@>>6C4:2= “4@@=:6” @C 2 H6E E@H6= 2C@F?5 J@FC ?64<]k^Am
kAmsC:?< 2D >F49 H2E6C 2D A@DD:3=6] |@DE >65:42= 6IA6CED C64@>>6?5 4@@= C2E96C E92? :46 4@=5 H2E6C]k^Am
kAmu:?2==J[ :7 J@F 7:?5 J@FCD6=7 86EE:?8 5:KKJ @C >6?E2==J 4@?7FD65[ DE@A 2?5 C6DE :>>65:2E6=J]k^Am
kAmq6EE6C J6E[ 8@ 9@>6]k^Am
