deer behavior question?

from what i have seen so far in the last 25 years of deer hunting, the best thing to do is find a good spot and do nothing... if you have to move, eat, smoke a cigarette, take a leak, or whatever, do it slow and do it quietly as possible... at 75 yards that deer probably knew you or something else not normal was there, you grunted and caught his attention, curious but yet in his own interest he took his sweet time in getting around to investigate...

the statement "I grunted again and again, louder, and finally the deer paused" is most likely what alerted that buck to a not so natural situation and it decided not to stick around...

just a thought... be more patient and keep hunting...

cheers
 
one thing with deer, is their hearing is one of their strongest points. they are really good at tracking even the slightest sounds. when u grunted the last time, he probably realized that this "deer" he heard was making noise up a tree, which spooked him. Another thing about their ability to see, (gathered by my observations) is they can pick up movement better than detail. If you are in a tree stand (that is usually vacant during the off season) they will notice that it looks "out of place" to them. and they will study it. If you make even the slightest move, u will get "busted" They are very odd creatures at the best of times, and half of what i like about hunting them, is watching them mill about doing "deer-things"
 
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