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I have been in the situation more then once and I did close my eyes. The deer seemed to relax.

I think most the time they are not looking at your eyes rather looking at your exposed skin.

I think they' re just testing you to see who blinks first! If your good ...then they' ll stomp their foot!! [:-]

LOL CBM

thats why I wear[8D]

I always squint out of habit. Don' t want to close my eyes and lose touch with the situation...

Have you ever had a deer raise and lower their head at you? I' ve had happen several times and it always makes me smile. I just like to watch their reactions and know that they don' t know what I am. It' s nice to be that close to the deer.

I try to never make eye contact with them.it is just something I don' t do,don' t know if it makes any difference.
I will squint or turn my head just a little if they look stright at me.better to be safe than sorry.[:-]

I don' t look directly at them if I plan on trying to get a shot, heck I try not to think about them if their a mature dear. If it' s not a shooter, I look at them, I' ll even wink at them to get a reaction. A wink usually is good for a foot stomp or a head movement and sometimes they will jump a couple of feet. One guy told me I was scaring the deer. I look at it this way, they encountered something different, they were suspicious but it didn' t hurt them or try to hurt them. Maybe next time they will be a little more relaxed.