Thread: What Deer See

Originally Posted by 303Guy

What about sound? Deer have pretty good hearing. I have heard of deer standing still as trampers and hunters walk past but as soon as they are seen they bolt. Are they not smelling us when they do that or are they trusting their presence has not been detected? It's not that they don't know we are there as they stand and watch us from behind cover.

One thing of note to add is that as soon as you make eye contact with a deer it is gone, they will stand if they think you haven't seen them and it's amazing how easy it is to walk past them and not see the buggers, they are even worse in the dark 'cos they will sometimes wait until you are within a couple of metres and then bolt which usually results in a change of underwear.