Adult Red Deer usually stay in single-sex groups for most of the year, coming together to mate during October. During the mating ritual, called the rut, mature stags compete for the attentions of the hinds and will then try to defend hinds that they attract. Rival stags challenge opponents by bellowing and walking in parallel. If neither stag backs down a clash of antlers can occur, and stags sometimes sustain serious injuries. Dominant bulls (stags) herd groups of cows (hinds) during the rut, from August into early winter. The bulls may have as many as 50 ...

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In some countries, game is classified, including legal classification with respect to licenses required, as either small game or large game. Small game includeds small animals and birds, such as rabbits, pheasants or ducks. A single small game license may cover all small game species and be subject to daily and yearly bag limits. Large game includes animals like deer and elk and are often subject to individual licensing where a separate license is required for each individual animal taken. Big game is a term sometimes us ...

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Sacramento County California - Unincorporated Census Designated Places. Antelope Arden-Arcade Carmichael Fair Oaks Florin Foothill Farms Gold River Isleton La Riviera Laguna Laguna West-Lakeside North Highlands Orangevale Parkway-South Sacramento Rancho Murieta Rio Linda Rosemont Vineyard Walnut Grove Wilton ...

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,210 km² (467 mi²). 1,192 km² (460 mi²) of it is land and 17 km² (7 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.43% water. Union County South Dakota - Townships. The county is divided into twelve townships: Alcester, Big Sioux, Big Springs, Bruie, Civil Bend, Elk Point, Emmet, Jefferson, Prairie, Sioux Valley, Spink, Vir ...

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Cheyenne is the location of the Battle of Washita River (also called Battle of the Washita; Washita Battlefield), where George Armstrong Custer’s 7th U.S. Cavalry attacked Black Kettle’s Cheyenne village on the Washita River on November 26, 1868. During the 1970's Cheyenne and the surrounding area would benefit from the natural gas and oil development in the Panhandle-Hugoton field, the largest-volume gas field in the United States, and the world’s largest known source of helium. Between 1973 and 1993 the field produced over 8 ...

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Wildlife in the parklands include moose, white-tailed deer, black bears, coyotes, pocket gophers, thirteen-lined ground squirrels, Richardson’s ground squirrels, beavers, snowshoe hares, weasels, kingfishers, ruffed grouse, magpies and northern orioles. Burrowing rodents such as Richardson’s ground squirrel, thirteen-lined grown squirrel and pocket gophers play a major role in the balance between the aspen groves and the grassland. These excavators make mounds of fresh soil which are ideal locations for the germination of poplar seeds. Once established, these trees spread by s ...

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Crescent City is located at 41°45'17" North, 124°12'4" West (41.754821, -124.201206)GR1, on a stretch of lowland between the coastal mountains and the Pacific Ocean several miles wide and about twenty miles long. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 km² (2.1 mi²). 4.6 km² (1.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 13.59% water. The mouth of Elk Creek, where ...

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Crescent City is located at 41°45'17" North, 124°12'4" West (41.754821, -124.201206)GR1, on a stretch of lowland between the coastal mountains and the Pacific Ocean several miles wide and about twenty miles long. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 km² (2.1 mi²). 4.6 km² (1.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 13.59% water. The mouth of Elk Creek, wher ...

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,516 km² (585 mi²). 1,504 km² (581 mi²) of it is land and 13 km² (5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.83% water. Because of its location, Macon County is often referred to as "The Heart of Illinois". However, it's not actually in the center of the State. ...

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Macon County Illinois, Macon County Illinois - Geography, Macon County Illinois - History, Macon County Illinois - Demographics, Macon County Illinois - Cities and towns

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Cowley County Kansas - Incorporated cities. Population 10,000 to 100,000: Winfield (county seat) Arkansas City Population less than 1,000: Udall Burden Dexter Atlanta Geuda Springs, of which only a small portion lies in the county, the majority of the area and population being in Sumner County. Cambridge Cowley County Kansas - Unincorporated places. Akron FloralSee also:

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Elkhart County was formed in 1830. There are many stories for the origin of this name. One is that there was an island in the St. Joseph River that was shaped like the heart of an elk, so that the French named the place "heart of the stag", which became "elkhart" in English. The most common story is that the County was named for the Elkhart tribe. No reference to such a tribe can be found. Another story is that the County was named for Chief Elkhart, who is usually described as being Shawnee, but sometimes Potawatomi. One versi ...

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 577 km² (223 mi²). 576 km² (222 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.14% water. When Edwards County was formed in 1815, it comprised nearly half of the State of Illinois. New counties were formed from it until, in 1824, it assumed its present form. Edwards County is now one of the smallest counties in Illinois. ...

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Fulton County was organized in 1823 from Pike County. It is named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat. Fulton County has also homed the famous poet/writer Edgar Lee Masters in his early days. He wrote the famous Spoon River Anthology (1915). ...

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,490 km² (575 mi²). 1,415 km² (546 mi²) of it is land and 75 km² (29 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 5.00% water. Grant County Minnesota - Adjacent counties. Otter Tail County (north) Douglas County (east) Pope County (southeast) Stevens County (south) Traverse County ( ...

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Area: total: 64,588 sq km land: 64,588 sq km water: 0 sq km Area - comparative: slightly larger than West Virginia Land boundaries: total: 1,150 km border countries: Belarus 141 km, Estonia 339 km, Lithuania 453 km, Russia 217 km Coastline: 531 km Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles (370 ...

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Natural resources: minimal; amber, peat, limestone, dolomite, hydropower, arable land Land use: arable land: 27% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 13% forests and woodland: 46% other: 14% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 160 sq km (1993 est.) ...

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Natural hazards: NA Environment - current issues: air and water pollution because of a lack of waste conversion equipment; Gulf of Riga and Daugava River heavily polluted; contamination of soil and groundwater with chemicals and petroleum products at military bases Environment - international agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Air Pollutio ...

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Christian County was formed in 1839 out of Sangamon, Montgomery and Shelby Counties. The County was originally called "Dane County", but the name was changed in 1840, when it was renamed for Christian County, Kentucky, and for Col. William Christian, a native of Augusta County, Virginia, and a veteran of the Revolutionary War, killed by Native Americans in southern Indiana in 1786. ...

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Christian County Illinois, Christian County Illinois - Geography, Christian County Illinois - History, Christian County Illinois - Demographics, Christian County Illinois - Cities and towns

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Clark County was formed in 1819 out of Crawford County. At the time of its formation, Clark County included about a third of Illinois. It acquired its present boundaries in 1831 as new counties were formed out of it. Clark County was named for George Rogers Clark, an officer of the army of Virginia that captured the Northwest Territory from the British at the close of the Revolutionary War. ...

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In accordance with the second Rochdale principle, democratic member control, ultimate authority in the organization lies with the Board of Directors. Inter-Cooperative Council at the University of Michigan - Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is comprised of: One voting representative from each house (including Escher) Chairpersons of standing committees (non-voting) The General Manager (non-voting) ...

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Butler County Kansas - Incorporated cities. Population 10,000 to 100,000: El Dorado (county seat) Population 1,000 to 10,000: Augusta Andover Rose Hill Douglass Towanda Population less than 1,000: Benton Whitewater Leon Potwin Elbing Latham Cassoday Butler County Kansas - Unincorporated places. Beaumont Brainerd DeGraff Gordon Haverhill ...

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,168 km² (451 mi²). 1,130 km² (436 mi²) of it is land and 38 km² (15 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.26% water. Sherburne County Minnesota - Adjacent counties. Mille Lacs County (north) Isanti County (northeast) Anoka County (southeast) Wright County (southwest) Stearns ...

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