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not the dogs
Thanks for the tips. I have notice that when they look at me and then put their heads down, they just about always pop their heads back up to see if I'm moving. !
Yep, they think they are being sneaky. A stalking mountain lion moves when a deer has its head down feeding. The deer put their head down trying to trick you into moving.
I've had several deer walk close by and look at me this year. They did not spook, and even walked right under me but I'm not sure why they saw me. I just sat still, I wasn't going to shoot them anyway. Sometimes the sun shines off your bow or your face. I wasn't wearing my facemask at the time.
Also make sure that if the sun is behind you that your shadow isn't falling near the deer. You know how it grabs your attention when a bird's shadow falls on you.
One thing you can do is draw when the deer is behind a bush, and make your best deer sound with your mouth when it comes out the other side. They will stop and look at you. The downside is they look at you, better chance to jump the string. I missed a buck sunday morning. I had to make a lot of noise to get him stopped, he was trotting past. I shot and figured he was dead, but my arrow was clean and there was no blood. Not sure how I managed to miss, but he might have been moving before I shot.