Watching without being seen: wind, cover, stillness and optics
35 min
Six red deer hinds are grazing on a grassy shelf 300 m above you. You want to get close enough to watch them properly. You set off straight up the slope towards them, moving carefully, keeping low. At 200 m every head comes up. At 150 m the lead hind barks and they are gone over the skyline. You never made a sound. What gave you away? It was mid-morning…
In this lesson
Wind, scent and thermals
Why things are seen
Moving quietly and stalking
Sit spot and wide-angle vision
Optics, glassing and eye shine at night
Common mistakes
Check yourself
Key points
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