I have a question for those of you with many more years of experience deer hunting than I have. I wonder about this each time I'm up in a tree, but always forget to post-up after the hunt. So here it is:
How do you balance remaining motionless with the need to scan all areas around you?
Obviously you want to remain as still as possible, but too much of that restricts your ability to pick up deer beyond your peripheral vision. I just posted a thread on my last hunt where I picked up a deer on my 5:30 position. And while I didn't rotate my body I did rotate my head. But by how much? What speed? At what frequency do you scan? Do you have a set rule, or is it ad hoc?
I've done OK in my deer hunting, but I know there's always more to learn, and not asking this one has been bugging me for some time. So what say you?
How do you balance remaining motionless with the need to scan all areas around you?
Obviously you want to remain as still as possible, but too much of that restricts your ability to pick up deer beyond your peripheral vision. I just posted a thread on my last hunt where I picked up a deer on my 5:30 position. And while I didn't rotate my body I did rotate my head. But by how much? What speed? At what frequency do you scan? Do you have a set rule, or is it ad hoc?
I've done OK in my deer hunting, but I know there's always more to learn, and not asking this one has been bugging me for some time. So what say you?