ORIGINAL: dukemichaels
Since I am home for another few minutes I must elaborate on why the chess analogy is stupid.
The whitetail is not playing a game versus us. The whitetail is trying to survive.. to live another day.
If it was like chess.. he would be trying to play against you.. he/she ain't! Whitetails going nocturnal cause you don't.. whitetails running away.. cause thats how he/she keeps away from you.. you are trying to kill him. It ain't no game to the whitetail!
If you think its like chess with a whitetail.. you must be prepared to play against yourself. Cause thats the only one whos playing with you.
The chess analogy is not stupid, Duke and I take offense at you saying that something I said is stupid. It is my opinion and I'm not alone when using this analogy. What is stupid is you micro analyzing that analogy and saying that the deer would be playing against us. Most of us know that deer don't play. However, the analogy does bear likeness to chess in that we make a move, the deer make a move, we make another move the deer make another move. I've watched deer alter their travel routes to avoid a hunter's stand by less than 50 yards. Now it's the hunters move. BTW, the deer are still traveling at their normal times, I guess they weren't totally spooked into being nocturnal at that point. The end result of this "chess playing" is either the hunter gets lucky (wins) or the deer continues to out maneuver the hunter (wins). It is in this respect that I liken the hunting of deer to playing chess. It is my opinion which I am entitled to and I don't need you getting all high and mighty and calling my beliefs stupid.
I certainly hope that you can see the error in your comments.