Barren Grounds
Americanplural noun
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From information supplied by Charles Schweder, it appears that virtually all of the animals desert the southern portion of the Barren Grounds at this season.
From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis
It inhabits the Barren Grounds from Hudson Bay north-westward to the Mackenzie, and is represented by related and intergrading forms nearly throughout Alaska, and southward in the Rocky Mountains to the northern United States.
From A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations by Tyrrell, J. B.
As its popular name signifies, its home is in the forest, and although meeting the smaller form during the latter's southward migrations, it does not extend its range to the Barren Grounds.
From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)
The average trapper of the Barren Grounds apparently aims at killing annually at least 100 Caribou.
From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis
Its range is over the Barren Grounds of Canada, the islands of the arctic archipelago, and the border of Greenland.
From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)
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