Hunting Locations in Dangerous Hunts
Alaska
Alaska is a very mountainous state, with 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the country. You will also find many lakes and rivers. This is a beautiful state, and although it can get quite cold, the weather is generally not as brutal as most people think.
Alberta
Alberta is home to very diverse terrain. You will find meadows, marshes, and prairies here. Even though it is known as one of Canada's three Prairie Provinces, only about 25 percent of the region is treeless.
British Columbia
British Columbia is Canada's westernmost province, bordering on the Pacific Ocean. It is also one of the more mountainous areas of Canada. About three-quarters of the land is covered with forest.
Colorado
Colorado is the highest state in the USA, and its landscape varies between mountains, plateaus, canyons and plains. The climate is cool and invigorating, with the thin atmosphere in the mountains allowing for pleasant daytime conditions even during the winter.
Idaho
Idaho is a land of unspoiled beauty, with rugged slopes and great mountain peaks, vast forest, spectacular wild rivers and tons of scenic views. The weather ranges from snowy winters in the high mountains to hot summers in the south.
New Mexico
New Mexico ranges over 10,000 feet in elevation across the land, making for a great diversity of terrain features and game animals.
Northwest Territories
Most of the Northwest Territories is below the treeline, where there are soft forests. The land that is above the treeline is mostly considered tundra.
Northern California
The climate of California is characterized by cool to mild winters and, except in the high mountains, warm to hot summers. When hunting in the mountainous areas, one is advised to bring adequate shelter and clothing.
Quebec
Quebec is the second largest province in Canada. The richly forested land is filled with rounded hills, carved out long ago by glaciers.
Tanzania
Tanzania is considered the finest safari destination in Africa, offering great hunting locations such as the Selous game reserve. The country's wilderness lacks fences completely, thus allowing the game to move wherever the conditions seem most attractive.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin terrain ranges from the gently rolling hills of the Eastern Ridges and Lowlands to the broken Bad River canyon.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is part of the great plateau which traverses Africa and lies wholly within the tropics. The climate is temperate, but the winter months can be cold and those hunting during these months should make sure they have warm clothing.
Wildlife in Dangerous Hunts
Bighorn Sheep
You had better have sure feet and a reliable pair of boots if you're after bighorn sheep. These sure-footed mountain dwellers have a range that stretches through the Rocky Mountains from Mexico to British Columbia.
In order to avoid predators, including humans, bighorn spend much of their time in the safety of herds that migrate up and down rocky slopes, ridges, cliffs and deep canyons.
Black Bear
With a range that stretches throughout much of the lower 48 states, Canada and on into Alaska, black bear encounters with people are not uncommon. While not as ill-tempered as their much larger cousin the grizzly, black bears have been known to attack when they believe a person is a threat to their cubs or when in search of food.
Kodiak Brown Bear
Found exclusively on Kodiak and other nearby islands off the coast of Alaska, the Kodiak brown bear is actually a subspecies of the mainland-dwelling grizzly. Like the grizzly, it is easily recognized by its immense size and distinctive shoulder hump.
Its favorite sources of food include everything from roots and berries to fish and deer. And because a full-grown adult can weigh more than 1,000 lbs., it takes a lot of food to fuel this eating machine.
Cape Buffalo
The cape buffalo's short temper combined with its massive size have earned it the nickname "Black Death." Its massive horns are an indication of both age and gender, because females and young males lack the hard shielding that protects the base of the skull in large adult males.
Cape buffalo are extremely social and live in large, mixed herds that graze on tall coarse grasses, and play a vital role in the ecology of the African grasslands.
Caribou
North American caribou, which are now considered to be the same species as the domesticated European reindeer, are highly migratory. Herds often travel hundreds of miles between summer and winter ranges.
And if you're planning to hunt them you had better dress warm, because they are frequently found roaming the tundra of far Northern Canada and Alaska.
Coyote
While the distinctive howl of the coyote is often associated with the West, this much smaller cousin to the wolf has extended its range to include almost every state in the lower 48, as well as most provinces in Canada and even as far north as Alaska. Unlike wolves, coyotes typically hunt alone and are rarely seen traveling in groups.
Dall Sheep
Exclusively found in Alaska and Northern Canada, the dall sheep is extremely wary of hunters and flees at the slightest hint of danger. Because grazing patches in the rough country they inhabit are few and far between, herds of dall sheep will travel up to 40 miles along routes used for thousands of years just to find food.
Duiker
The duiker (pronounced "die-ker") is the most widely distributed African antelope. This vast distribution has resulted in several subspecies with distinct differences.
However all typically stand about 20 inches at the shoulder, have short straight horns that never grow