Bad Hit With 36

[hanshi]

Scared the bejeezus outta them[/b], though.

That's okay; it is Halloween season.

 

[broknaero]

I've killed a few bucks over the years that I would have never known were coming through had I not been allerted by squirrels or birds. I have a slight ringing in my ears 24/7. A quiet damp day it is possible to have a deer slip past behind my stand and I'd never be the wiser if my area was'nt full of those noisey red squirrels. I think they make me sit still longer too. I had one catch me eating a snickers bar the other day and I was scolded for a good 15 minutes. :blah:

 

[hanshi]

Interesting that you mention all this. I also have fairly serious tinnitus plus a whole range of sound I am deaf to. However, I can usually hear a deer walking even when it's damp. My eyes have cataracts and don't focus well; nevertheless I can see deer while others with much better eyesight miss them entirely. I think it has everything to do with knowing what you are seeing and hearing. I've never been alerted by a squirrel but have been tormented by the angry individual. I've detected deer just from seeing an eyeball (as to opposed to a leaf), an ear tip or part of a leg. It's all in knowing what you're seeing and not just good vision or hearing.