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Stalking a Deer Indian Style I DID IT!!!

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Wooden Spring:
"There are lots of nuts out in the woods."
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Hey! Being crazy takes a lot of effort! I mean seriously, have you ever tried to crawl down a flight of stairs on all fours??? It ain't easy!  ;)



"Very cool, but getting close in the summer when they are feeding in your yard and getting a shot in the fall is 2 very different things..."
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True, I'm sure that hunting pressure makes deer more cautious, but there's two advantages there that I have on my side. First, that property in Blue Ridge, GA backs up to literally thousands of acres of national forest - there's no other hunter there for miles. Next, deer have very poor eyesight (at least by human standards), and hunting pressure doesn't change that. It has been remarked by scientists that deer have a better sense of smell than that of a bloodhound, so if that hurdle can be crossed by some form of scent cover then the largest roadblock to getting close has been crossed.

The next step is to fool their already poor vision:

For that, I see that you've got two choices - complete invisibility (which is the modern method), or to hide in plain sight (which is the old way). Well, I suck at getting invisible, so I'll try this out this year. With full scent cover and getting downwind, as well as wearing khaki carharts in the woods, I think this could work GREAT. (or get me shot if there actually happens to be someone else in there)

Hey, if I can walk towards a deer in plain sight with her watching me the whole time, and then she walks towards me while I stink with sweat and wearing white, then later this year when I actually put effort into this, I think this really could work!

I'll certainly keep everyone posted!   :laugh:

AustinEvans:
Great video, I enjoyed watching it. I've used this before to get close to deer with my friends one fall day. I had already filled my tags but I just wanted to prove to my buddy that I could get within bow range of a deer in the middle of a field. To my surprise it worked, and it would've been all to easy to shoot that deer. Got within 15 yards. It does work. You have to get their curiosity going, and like you experienced they will help you close the gap once they come to investigate. Good Luck this season. Austin

NimRand:
Cool. I had somewhat of the same experience when I was stationed at Fort Benning from 86-89. I was walking by a mowed field that had a doe in it and decided to get down on all fours and act like a deer. That doe came half way across the field to within about 40 yards if I can remember correctly. Must be a Georgia deer thing.

bradsmith2010:
i read that deer were easier to hunt ,, before rifles were shot at them,,, maybe so,,
also as stated,, deer that are by your house and used to people ,, are different than wild deer,, yard deer will eat out of your hand etc,,
but on a positive note,, I hope you have great success with your technique,,, crawling to a deer in cactus and rattlers is a hazard in some parts of texas,, but if it works for you I will give it a try,,,,  :)

bubbles:
How hard would it be to get from all fours to shooting position and get a shot off with them that close and with their eyes on you, trying to figure out what you are?  Really cool though.  You should try and make a realstic deer tail, or tie a real deer tail around your waist and flip that up and down.

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