Brushy-edge winter game; cold and a little snow get them up and make tracking easy. Here’s the behavior the score is built on.
How it behaves
Resident
Present year-round; daily weather drives activity.
Front-responsive
A sharp temperature drop and a falling barometer trigger hard movement.
Breeze-tolerant
A steady 5–15 mph breeze covers your movement; heavy wind beds them down.
Brushy edge
Early-succession cover: briars, fencerows, and reclaimed ground.
Cold-weather game. It moves through the cold half of the season, and a hard front only sharpens the movement.
Where to hunt it
- Ohio seasons, public land, and conditions →
- Indiana seasons, public land, and conditions →
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See the full scoring methodology →