I don't really like sitting a trail much, but the crunchy snow made sneaking to stick bow range pretty much impossible.
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But the snow did make spotting a trail easy-peesey, and also gave direction of travel.
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Trouble is, as you might expect, there's more than 1 trail headed onto the lake.
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So I sat a good one, and of course when I stood up for a better view a bit after first light I see this:
A couple dozen caribou 150 yards or so away on a different trail. I could barely see them with the flat terrain and brush.