Visit National, State, Provincial Parks, Wildlife Refuges, National Forests, BLM Land
Visit Wilderness Areas and remote mountains, grasslands, forests, deserts
Drive along park roads and remote/gravel roads
Talk to people you see in the area - they have the best tips
Look for congregations of people stopped along the road with scopes and binoculars
Day hike trails
Backcountry camp with day hikes from a basecamp
Be patient, sit quietly, observe
Spend a lot of time in the outdoors
Bring raingear, warm cloths, and snacks - allows spending more time
Bring a book and a sitting pad
Use binoculars and scopes to scan in the distance - often wildlife is in the distance
Early morning and late evening a lot of activity occurs
Don't talk a lot or talk too loud
Use a telephoto lens - don't approach too closely
If the animal notices you and changes behavior, you are disturbing it
Keep expectations low and enjoy time away from an electronic device
Look for signs of wildlife, scat, tracks, bones, tree rubs, diggings
Move slowly through nature
Look for dark shapes that move
If the dark shape in the distance does not move it is a rock or a tree stump
During the wintertime, leaves have dropped and animals can be seen against the snow
Listen for: bird chirping, wolf howl, elk bugle, animal walking on gravel or leaves, heavy breathing, twigs snapping, moose bellow, hawk screech, crane cackle, squirrel chatter, owl hoot, prairie dog bark, raven caw, swan trumpet, turkey gobble, grouse thumping, cricket chirping, insect buzzing, loon tremolo, bison grunt , eagle cackling high pitched ki ki ki ki, great blue heron squawking/rasping, Canada Lynx shrieking/crying, coyote yipping, cougar scream, rattle snake rattle, fox yelp, mouse squeak,