13 Terms
Contributors in Sporting events
Sporting events
kryptogamic soil
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
In very arid regions of the West, the soil is held firm against sudden winds and rains by a fragile network of organisms that binds it together in clumps. This soil is destroyed by the passage of any ...
krummholz
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
A botanical term to describe high-elevation Englemann spruce that grow in very thick clusters above the normal timberline. These trees rarely grow higher than ten feet tall, and are a favorite ...
kee kee
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
The whistling sound made by young poults, especially when lost. A very important call in fall hunting.
kisser button
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
An anchor locating device that is attached to the string, usually a small rubber or plastic disc that you fit in corner of you mouth on full draw and anchor. It helps keep a consistent anchor point, ...
jumping mule
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
A mule trained for hunting raccoons and other animals, trained to jump fences while pursuing game.
jump shooting
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
Hunting rabbits without benefit of hunting dogs, by kicking brush piles, traipsing through dense thickets and otherwise inciting the rabbits to flush from hiding.
jump the string
Hunting & fishing; Sporting events
When an animal hears the "twang" of an archer releasing an arrow and reacts, sometimes moving out of the path of the arrow before it arrives.
