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<blockquote data-quote="P7M13" data-source="post: 2427944" data-attributes="member: 94154"><p>Be aware of the date of the topo.</p><p>If it's of western areas, i.e. front range all the way to the Pacific, many springs are dry from August to late September (dates vary).</p><p>Try to verify with satellite photos. </p><p>As [USER=121546]@Mathews Diehard[/USER] mentioned subtle benches -- I have seen many instances where game hides on those benches, which just happen to be a below a 20' drop cliff from where I access them. Elevation lines give an idea, but don't tell the story. A specific example of dates and benches can be seen in Oregon and Washington. There are hundreds of dozer cuts in the sides of ridges from when they laid telephone or fiber cable across the US. These don't show in topo maps, often you cannot see game hiding in the shadow of the cut from above or from below.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="P7M13, post: 2427944, member: 94154"] Be aware of the date of the topo. If it's of western areas, i.e. front range all the way to the Pacific, many springs are dry from August to late September (dates vary). Try to verify with satellite photos. As [USER=121546]@Mathews Diehard[/USER] mentioned subtle benches -- I have seen many instances where game hides on those benches, which just happen to be a below a 20' drop cliff from where I access them. Elevation lines give an idea, but don't tell the story. A specific example of dates and benches can be seen in Oregon and Washington. There are hundreds of dozer cuts in the sides of ridges from when they laid telephone or fiber cable across the US. These don't show in topo maps, often you cannot see game hiding in the shadow of the cut from above or from below. [/QUOTE]
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