Re: The Stalk & Recon
If you go where you can be expected to go, you can expect to get spotted.
Back in the 1970's, after I got back from 'Nam, I used to take my Scouts for an Easter vacation every year; and we'd do a day of 'War Games'.
One year, I decided to do a very slow, low crawl right down a trail right in the open, wearing basic military camo.
Wouldn't you know it, one of the kids came running right down that trail and stepped right in top of me.
He kept right on going about 3 or 4 paces before it registered on him that he'd stepped on something odd...
Scared heck out of him... That kid will <span style="font-style: italic">never</span> look at a trail that same way again...
When I hunt deer, I sit in the open along the tree/brush line. I remain stiil, <span style="font-style: italic">except</span> that when the wind blows and the bushes sway, I sway in concert with them... I have had deer walk up and stop right next to me, to check out the field before entering it. If the woods/bushes are moving and you're not, you stand out.
Most important, never stare with wide eyes. The game animals know to look for the 'predator eye'. Keep your eyes closed down to slits, and when you're not doing a (very slow) sweep, keep your face down. Do nothing fast.
Greg