A lot of the time you can get close simply by moving the right way. The critters often get used to you and don't see you as a threat.
We've all seen those documentaries where a pride of lions walks by a herd of antelope without causing a panic, the antelope know the lions aren't hunting, it's body language.
18 posted on 01/29/2012 8:51:05 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER
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