This is pretty spot on. I got picked out of a tree for the first time by a big buck last season. I only slightly moved my head, and I’ve lost sleep over it for 11 months now.

Great video. When i first started deer hunting, somebody told me that deer don't look up....my first hunting trip proved them wrong! LOL

I just hunted mule deer successfully 5 days ago and all the same things apply. I was on a small 5 acre plot and I was out in the open walking slowly, still hunting when I looked about 70 yards out there was a doe staring at me. She was just over the property line so I couldn’t just shoot. I froze all movement to avoid startling her. I spent several minutes just moving one arm out from under the sling while she tried to decide what she had seen. When she glanced away I squatted down so I didn’t silhouette myself anymore. A few minutes later when she and her friend crossed over I got a clear shot, by then they were just 20 yards away and I was on the ground. Avoid sudden movement. Even if they see you you can still make it work if you don’t rush your movements.

Wow, thank you! I think too many people take for granted the time and effort that goes into creating a video to share with us all to help us improve our hunting skill. Truly appreciated.

As I got older (72 now) I finally had to quit tree-stand hunting. Sitting on the ground in front of big tree or bush isn't as much fun or easy as it used to be either. Now I have a few ground blinds set up and though I am still very cautious about movement, ground blinds are a great way to conceal movement and contain your human scent at the same time. Sitting in a comfortable chair with a little propane heater keeping the old bones nice and warm out of the wind, rain and snow isn't bad either.

I'm not even a hunter and I found this interesting.

As I understand it, a human outline will spook deer. Camo, in the army is called DPM. Disruptive Pattern Material, blurs the outline. A guile suit with a skirt and long fringes changes your outline. Also their eyes consists of many more rods (for low ligh) than cones (for seeing colour.) So their colour vision is limited, compared to us, but their night vision is far better.

And, like most other mammals, the eye and brain are optimized to detect motion in their peripheral vision and react to it. many years ago, I was taught to look away from areas I was trying to detect movement in, and it would stand out better. All mammals have a higher rod density at the edges of the retina, and more cones to detect color in the center of the retina. Cones detect color, rods detect motion, and changes better, and are better for night vision.

Movement is the key. I once watched a man stalk a very large old buck. He only needed to move 20 yards toward the buck he was in his bed for the day. It took that man 20 minutes to move 20 yards. Slow steady movement and the ability to freeze in an instant. Sound is the second factor. those big ears hear very well. Each step should be as soft as a feather hitting the ground. Or you could just shoot the sob.

As a young hunter, I was always perplexed by archers who wore brown canvas pants and red plaid flannel shirts with great success. It took years to accept it's more about movement.

Well done, appreciate you sharing. I’ve heard stories for years and was never sure what to believe, I believe you!

Deer will also look for your eyes. Many predators can blend into the background, but their eyes give them away. I've sat in many stands without movement, but the deer spot my eyes and then began to stomp and/or blow. Squint, and they go back to feeding and relaxed (for deer) behavior. Give it a try while scouting in pre-season.

Thank you for creating this video to help teach. I found it very informative. Good job.

I was wearing a tan coat and tan pants crawling through a field towards some deer and had a buck walk right up about 20 yards away to eat a few stalks of soybeans that were left and he stopped and looked at me like wtf is this

Well I had shot deer that was looking at me from where I sat on the ground and shot it in the chest a 4 point buck. he could see me easy. All wore was the brown insulated coveralls and a camo hat that is it and also use what ground cover there is around me. I still get my deer. I had also shot them 5 foot from me. What I found from all the ones I hunted is that fast movement is the dead give away to them. when they not looking at you and you see they are busy looking at what they looking to do then you move slow to set up for a shot when they look toward you , you freeze and then when they not looking and then finish till you set to shoot. It always work for me. Also when I was out squirrel hunting and had already filled my deer permits I was waiting for some squirrels I had put my phone away and hit accidently a wrong number and talk with the person on the phone and had a spike buck that had about over 2" spikes and was walking toward me and I was still talking on the phone and the deer kept walking toward me. when I got off the phone it still came toward me and I started talking with it ., it came about 35 ' from me and look at me and walk away like normal. I did wear my blue jeans and blue jean jacket. I did not spoke it or anything.

Thanks for the great tips! Beginner here and trying to soak up as much info as I can.

Great video. I definitely learned a lot. Certainty never knew that about them seeing better at dawn/dusk

Thank you, great video, didn't know some of these things! Keep up the great work with this awesome underrated channel!

Headlights are yellow. Stupid deer don’t seem to run away from those...

Excellent! Always learning!

So true. I usually sit in amongst pine tree. Good hiding spot and pine smell sort of hides my smell

Great video true info good info always be cautious remember he is thank for sharing!

Deer's pupil, like a cow's & goat's, is rectangular, and as the deer puts its head up and down, the eye rotates in the socket so that the rectangle stays parallel with the ground, thus giving a panoramic view at all angles.

I love this! Thanks for sharing!

You always have good advice and information, thank you sir

I was reading that they see wide but a narrow band up down, and that’s why there head goes up and down to get that band of site up and down

Great video. That's why you have to check all your outer layers under a blacklight. It it glows don't use it.

That deer (opening picture,giant 10 pt)is on a “The Hunting Public” 2020 deer tour video. Watch it to see the hunt,incredible footage

Great information ! Thank you I subscribed

Very helpful - thank you - much appreciated!

Wow, ground-breaking information rite here!!

I hunt in black. Camo pants but black camo jacket / hoodie. Had deer come within 10 yards and not notice.

Super helpful for this newbie. Thank you.

Excellent video; thanks for the tips, my nephew is excited about getting his first buck 👍

That was awesome!

Awesome tips!

Thanks for this. Solid info👍

I'll never hunt a White tail but interesting video. Thanks mate.

Sit still! Biggest slice of advice i can give. Only movement should be: breathing and blinking.

I love how he’s wearing blue jeans and a yellow bracelet lol

Great video, thank you very much.

True comments. I have hunted for 40 years. Scent cover is a must. No movement is a must. Quiet is a must. I have seen lots of neat things happen when you blend into the woods

Nice video!!!

I was in full camo, face mask, gloves and behind a really good pattern camo blind material. I grunted and a buck came in and stared at my location and I guess I blinked because he spooked. I called him in again 15 minutes later. The same thing happened. He stared at my location and finally spooked like I blinked or something. I never moved but he knew something was there.

I killed my biggest buck ever wearing a big bird outfit.

Great video, thank you!

I have never had orange that didn’t have uv brighteners in them. They make you stand out like a neon light.

Excellent info.

Excellent video!! Subscribed

Awesome thank you

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I wear all Sitka gear. Love it. Its expensive but comfortable.

prey generally have eyes more to the side of their head - wider view, predators generally have eyes toward the front of the head

Excellent info

Our grandfather's hunted in red plaid wool outfits, and there was always venison on the table. While the newest most expensive camo is cool, it's unnecessary.

Thanks man.

Thanks 4 info.

Glad you mentioned the UV light. Make another video on UV reflection from clothes, human hair, bark of trees, etc.

I hope you don't wear that bright yellow bracelet in the tree with you! Stevie Wonder could pick that thing out in a tree! 🤣🤣 Great vid!

Last year, I was hunting wear a pair of blue jeans and a blue sweatshirt. She was about 15 yards away. I just don't move quickly. Mainly just eyes to check area and then just slowly move just the head

Great video! I just subscribed.

Another great tip if they look into your eyes close your eyes I didn't believe this at first my grandfather told me something about the eye to eye contact freaks them out so close ur eyes till they drop there head I smoked a buck who knew I was there the whole time I closed my eyes stayed patient listened to where he was heading let him pass the side of my stand he got out front of me behind some trees I stood up drew back and nailed him at 20 yards dropped at 40 dead. Was a sick first bow kill.

Interesting. I’m 48 and never hunted before. Just now learning. I purchased a mossberg patriot 450 bushmaster with scope the other day. Got it dialed in the other day. It took 20 rounds and my shoulder is still sore but that’s ok. I sit on 5 acres here in rural Ohio. Deer walk across all the time. “Jim why now?” Well with all that is going on, shortages etc…I think self sufficiency will be in order. I can grow food, I can do that but never hunted. My late father never did so I didn’t grow up with it. I’m going to give it go this year and perhaps have some deer for the freezer. Now I need to watch a vid on how to field dress the thing. Thanks for the video. 👍

Great tips and great video!! I do have one question... Are y’all sure a deer’s vision is “best” in low light situations? There’s no question their eyes let in way more light than humans in the dark, but it only makes sense that in broad daylight with more light being let into their eyes, that they would see better. That’s just more information for them to process. Seems like I’ve always gotten away with a lot more movement as light decreases.

Movement is definitely an issue. I learned over the years to make my movement super super slow. Maybe 1/2 inch per second slow when reaching for my bow or rifle on its tree hanger while in a treestand. It has helped me get my weapon in hand many times with deer 30 - 40 yards away. The speed of the movement is a factor in my experience. And if you move while they are looking straight at you, it is 95% to 100% over ! I’ve had many many deer over the years walk within 15 yards of me while sitting still at the base of a tree and never notice me. Of course, the wind was right. If they get a whiff of human it’s 100% over.

Excellent knowledge. I have a question. How can some deer not spook when I'm climbing down after sunset? When I turn my headlamp on to walk back to the truck, I see eyes mere feet away (60-80)? They would be out of there like a rocket in daylight though.

Thank You

If i use a net with small holes to prevent them to see me moving, is it a good idea or the deer will be able to see the movement? Thank you

That’s a beautiful house

I shot a doe like two weeks ago in a blue flannel.

I usually go in a black tux... never killed one but always feel good comin out the woods....

I just have a lawn chair and a orange sweater got one yesterday

Deer also bob their head for depth perception, birds do this as well

This would have been good to know before I bought my serenity muddygirl hunting rifle that is a teal colored camo last year. Still got my deer though.

Reckon this is similar for European deer species? Fallow & Reds? All the cervidae?

I was in my stand and seen my first herd of deer today as a mater in fact my first deer from a stand in general and I was not moving and had came on my stand and even had sent remover on me and yet they stil snorted at me but the problem was the blue Levi jacket I had on so thank you for the vision lesson

I love these videos. I enjoy learning things. Then I remember the biggest deer I’ve ever seen were eating weeds along the interstate just feet away from whizzing Peterbilts.

speaking of movement interestingly enough almost every deer ive seen was by catching movement

Heading out this morning for my first hunt. One of my friends was surprised when I said my pace will be maybe 1-2 mph (

I guess the deer up north are different. In south texas deer are curious and will come to you even on low fence free range ranches

What about over cast situations? That make there eyesight better due to not allot of UV light?

Sight, sound, smell.....I've found you have to trigger two of those three, whatever combo, to spook a deer.

Crepuscular rays - those rays or more accurately, shadows, cast across the sky by clouds, most obvious at dawn or dusk. =) Here's a thought then would deers vision be measurably worse on overcast days, versus blue-sky days when you are shaded from the sun? Similarly, if you are lit by a red sunset, would that be much of a benefit? just a little thought. Interesting video, thank you =)

My arrow fletchings are blue and yellow, guess college colors weren’t the best choice 😂

Great info...question, who talks deer to get this info😮😅 thanks for the video

What caliber was the rifle that was used?

Fantastic video. I remember years ago reading in Outdoor Life magazine that deer are color-blind. Other sources agreed. I remember clearly thinking to myself: 'Bull crap!" After all these years, you proved me RIGHT. THANKS!

#aDekeDitty3 love how they think they are hidden at times. check out this snippet of a dandy buck laying down in a bean field

My deer tracking dog is a Jack Russell and I can tell you deer see white from far far away!

I'd like to know what cars look like in deer vision.

I asked a deer about the fluorescent and he said denim would work way better.

Years ago an article in National Hunter magazine they pointed out that most clothing detergents have UV brighteners, which made your clothes light up to deer as they can see further into the ultraviolet spectrum. They said to wash your outerwear in baking soda to remove your stink and not make you glow

only thing i disagree with is that deer can see better in low light than mid day, ive found that i can get away with 10x's more movement to draw a bow or shoulder my gun in low light conditions.

Does it make a difference for Deet vision whether I wear a headlamp that is white vs red / blood tracker light? or green / predator hunting light ? I think amber light would be bad bc it’s basically a shade of yellow.

I don't think they see blue that well but they know what the human looks like. Or any preditor like a bear breaking up your body shape and blending in is the key. And they see movement really well and they hear really good.

I shoot Blue and White vanes with arrows that have yellow label....the deer have eyes on the side of their head....seeing see the red coming out of their side it is the last thing they see......

Strange what you say about better vision at dusk. My experience is that I can get away with a lot of movement as it gets dark. I’ve even gotten down from my tree with a deer standing 5 yds away a number of times. Go figure

Being an old duck hunter it's also important to camouflage your face partially

If they see yellow and orange is yellow and red mixed. I would have to say they see orange more as yellow then green.

So would a black jacket still be okay in a tree stand, as long as you aren't skylined?