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Hunt Deer at Midday During the Rut or Severe Cold
Of course there are exceptions to every rule, and there are times when deer fall off the crepuscular wagon and move during midday.
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Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 6 Sep. 2023
In the wild, red pandas are solitary, tree-dwelling and crepuscular − active at dusk and dawn − the release said.
—Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 May 2023
With its high, darkened windows looming over Chester’s bone-white hospital bed and wheelchair, Beowulf Boritt’s set design creates a between-two-worlds effect that is skillfully augmented by Peter Kaczorowski’s crepuscular lighting and Brendan Aanes’s jolting sound design.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2021
Snow leopards are crepuscular, most active around dawn and dusk, and although the spotters kept up surveillance throughout the day, everyone joined the vigil during the likeliest hours, from roughly 4 p.m. until darkness or cold drove us back to camp for hot cider spiked with rum.
—Maggie Shipstead, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2020
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Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 6 Sep. 2023
In the wild, red pandas are solitary, tree-dwelling and crepuscular − active at dusk and dawn − the release said.
—Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 May 2023
With its high, darkened windows looming over Chester’s bone-white hospital bed and wheelchair, Beowulf Boritt’s set design creates a between-two-worlds effect that is skillfully augmented by Peter Kaczorowski’s crepuscular lighting and Brendan Aanes’s jolting sound design.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2021
Snow leopards are crepuscular, most active around dawn and dusk, and although the spotters kept up surveillance throughout the day, everyone joined the vigil during the likeliest hours, from roughly 4 p.m. until darkness or cold drove us back to camp for hot cider spiked with rum.
—Maggie Shipstead, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2020
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“Crepuscular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crepuscular. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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