#1884002 - 04/13/10 11:45 PM
Eyes of a hawk
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RKenney
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If you had the eyes of a hawk, while you were deer hunting in
thick cover, wouldn't that be fun. I guess "statue" bucks
standing in thick cover with a slight twitch of the ear, might be
more detectible.
When I say "statue" bucks, most hunters who hunt thick cover,
know exactally what I'm talking about.
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#1884024 - 04/14/10 01:06 AM
Re: Eyes of a hawk
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CopperHead77
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Yep, I once spotted a buck in some really thick cover,it was luck really that I saw him ,this one was actually bedded down and all I could see was the top of his rack.
Every once in a while I would take my eyes off of him to sort of rest my eyesight and it would take me 5 or so minutes just to find him again,amazing how they can just melt into their surroundings.
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#1884145 - 04/14/10 06:39 AM
Re: Eyes of a hawk
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BigWes50
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Ya it would be nice!
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#1884290 - 04/14/10 08:16 AM
Re: Eyes of a hawk
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Lincoln Co Archer
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Amen had one last year bedded about 50 yards from the stand and I never knew he was there until he stood up.
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#1885452 - 04/14/10 09:59 PM
Re: Eyes of a hawk
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I'd rather have my eyes with his wings. Now that'd be some fun!
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#1885497 - 04/14/10 10:37 PM
Re: Eyes of a hawk
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RKenney
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Didn't think about that Pursuit Hunter. Yes, that would really
be fun! I guess if I could be an animal, it would be a hawk or
an eagle. Buzzards can soar effortlessly, but I'm not too sure
if I could handle their diet.
Yea, I'll add a HA,HA! No smiley face.
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#1885667 - 04/15/10 07:41 AM
Re: Eyes of a hawk
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BSK
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Every once in a while I would take my eyes off of him to sort of rest my eyesight and it would take me 5 or so minutes just to find him again,amazing how they can just melt into their surroundings.
For an animal that is somewhat "monochrome" it is amazing at how they are almost invisible as long as they don't move.
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#1885685 - 04/15/10 07:50 AM
Re: Eyes of a hawk
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BSK
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Because birds' of prey incredible vision is based on the construction of their eyes, that type of vision is impossible to mimic. However, it is interesting how we humans can "train" our brain's vision processors to "see" more like prey animals see. Most prey animals have eyes built with a high density of rods--sensors sensitive to light and dark as well as motion. Our human eyes are more like a predators, with good binocular vision and many more cones that rods (good color vision and depth perception). Yet we do have more rods out at the periphery of our vision. And with practice we can use that peripheral vision to notice movement very much like prey animals can.
I've often been amazed that if you train your mind to focus on just movement, even the tiniest movement at great distance can catch your attention. I've also noticed this ability takes practice. Usually, "newbie" hunters don't have this ability at first, but will learn it with time. And like riding a bike, once you've leaned how to do it, you can basically turn it off and on at will. It may take a few days into a new hunting season to "rehone" the skill, but once learned it is never forgetten.
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Yea buddy!
