These spawn a more than adequate total number, but the way they spawn can lead to very dry patches since they don't appear to move around. Sometimes it's good, but sometimes they spawn about 10 to 15 at a time each in their own individual room but don't leave it, and all of them despawn a short while later. This can be seen with HUNT, and subjectively seems to be more typical when there are other hunters in the area although it's not a requirement. A very common occurrence is the following situation:
> hunt
[combat]: circle
You take note of all the tracks in the area, so that you can hunt anything nearby down.
To the east:
1) a forest geni
To the southwest:
2) a forest geni
To the southwest, west:
3) a forest geni
To the southeast, southwest, southwest:
4) a forest geni
To the south, southwest, southwest:
5) a forest geni
To the southeast, southeast, south, southeast:
6) a forest geni
To the southeast, southeast, southwest, southwest:
7) a forest geni
To the southeast, south, southwest, southwest:
8) a forest geni
Roundtime: 8 sec.
R> hunt 2
...wait 4 seconds.
R> hunt 2
Your prey seems to have completely vanished.
> hunt
You take note of all the tracks in the area, so that you can hunt anything nearby down.
You were unable to locate any followable tracks.
Roundtime: 8 sec.
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