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From: patvh%vice.ico.tek.com@RELAY.CS.NET (Pat Van Hoomissen)
Newsgroups: rec.hunting
Subject: Re: Prepreseason scouting trip report
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Date: 25 Apr 91 21:23:45 GMT
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In article <586@erb1.engr.wisc.edu> rigg@osnome.che.wisc.edu (Tim Rigg) writes:
>ceder and hemlock swamps.  But I don't know how to readily identify
>trees.  I can pick out oak and birch but I would like to get better at

I learned in the Scouts. They have some great books, but the library
should have some material on tree identification. You should know
cedar by the smell.  Both Cedar and Hemlock offer good protection from
the elements as their long branches and needles form layers. With or
without the swamp, cedar thickets are good cover. Your stand should be
between such cover and food or water.

>Oh, I lied  I have one more question.  My brother and I were
>debating whether or not the deer had dropped their fawns yet.  Are
>there any rules of thumb to estimate this?  Like "them deer all drop

MidMay is the peak time for fawn births in Oregon anyway.