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When deer eyes can see laundry detergent residue, hunters must work hard to stay hidden
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | 3 Dec 2021 | JOHN HAYES

Posted on 12/04/2021 1:54:54 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT

With a deeper perception of blues into the ultraviolet range, deer see not only blue jeans but residue from UV brighteners in laundry detergent that is invisible to humans.

Deer pupils gather more light, and a greater concentration of light-dark photoreceptors gives them better night vision. Eyes positioned on the sides of the head give deer a broader field of view.

Deer have incredible motion detection. They can see a hunter blink from a distance, but if there’s no additional movement they don’t know what it is.

(Excerpt) Read more at post-gazette.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: deer; hunting; whitetail
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To: DUMBGRUNT
Deer pupils gather more light, and a greater concentration of light-dark photoreceptors gives them better night vision. Eyes positioned on the sides of the head give deer a broader field of view.

Hmmm ... so all that stuff wasn't just invented by Disney?

41 posted on 12/04/2021 5:57:45 PM PST by x
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Reminds me of the old age old question, why did the chicken cross the road? Of course the answer is to prove to the possum that it could be done.


42 posted on 12/04/2021 6:06:23 PM PST by BOBWADE (WWG1WGA)
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To: gundog

I think it just was LUCK that a buck was grazing there that day. ;)


43 posted on 12/04/2021 6:11:20 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Scarlett156

Lol!

“Mr.Lee! How do you get clothes so clean!?”


44 posted on 12/04/2021 6:28:58 PM PST by griffin
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To: DUMBGRUNT

LOL. I fart, eat, throw stuff on from storage and hike up on the Montana bench. Sit down, wind left-to-right. Watch the bucks chase the does, and take me pic at 360 yards with 6.5PRC within 15 minutes..

I’m a blessed man.


45 posted on 12/04/2021 6:33:01 PM PST by griffin
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To: maddog55

And there you go. Movement of the hunter is MUCH easier to see than a blob of solid color. Just be patient and discerning with your shot..


46 posted on 12/04/2021 6:37:01 PM PST by griffin
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To: gundog

Maybe not, but meat is meat.


47 posted on 12/04/2021 6:37:37 PM PST by griffin
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To: gundog

He’s just thinning the flock of dumb, tame genes to make it harder and more sporting for you.


48 posted on 12/04/2021 6:39:21 PM PST by griffin
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To: rbg81

LOL! UR doin it right! ;)

I’ve made plenty of red squirrels and pine martins mad by just cobtrolling my movement..


49 posted on 12/04/2021 6:48:08 PM PST by griffin
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To: Does so

ROTFLMBO!


50 posted on 12/04/2021 6:49:35 PM PST by griffin
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

As long as he didnt need to track it, let him keep it! ;)


51 posted on 12/04/2021 6:53:02 PM PST by griffin
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To: DUMBGRUNT

laundry detergent, on hunting clothes...


52 posted on 12/04/2021 6:56:43 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Lucky for me that laundry detergent is NOT among my survival supplies for the apocalypse.


53 posted on 12/04/2021 7:09:36 PM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: griffin

Meh. Whitetail are pretty dopey. I have to hunt blacktail deer. In coastal rainforest.


54 posted on 12/04/2021 7:29:23 PM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: gundog

Well, Oregon sucks. Move to Montana so you can jump on a whitetail or mulie and strangle them then. Very simple, very easy.


55 posted on 12/04/2021 8:16:12 PM PST by griffin
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To: griffin

I hate snow.


56 posted on 12/04/2021 8:25:58 PM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Does so

Home Depot had a line of small gardening tools I liked that had black and somewhat bright green handles. They were still very easy to lose when left sitting on the ground in grass / greenery. I ended up putting some orange surveyor’s tape through the hole in the end that was there for a lanyard rope.


57 posted on 12/04/2021 8:46:29 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: gundog

As long as you dont mind wind....when it snows here the wind blows it away or the high altitude sun melts it.. Really weird.

But I gotta say the Will-am-it valley is purty pretty. I’d prefer the mountains. never been to Bend. I think Glasaire is there.


58 posted on 12/04/2021 8:53:40 PM PST by griffin
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To: BOBWADE; DUMBGRUNT

I once saw a wildlife film of a bobcat attacking a possum. As the bobcat was making his run, the possum jumped quite high straight up! The bobcat overran the possum’s former position, confused, the possum came down and quickly scampered into a hidey-hole.

This jumping action was likely developed over many 10s of thousands of years of evolution.

Then Man came along. That instinctive jumping action to escape a predator put the possum right in the middle of the grill of an attacking Ford or Chevy!


59 posted on 12/04/2021 8:54:28 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: griffin
Not a fan of bitter cold, either. Sounds like dry air. Not a problem, here.

All of Oregon west of the Cascade summit is pretty country. The East has it’s own appeal, but I prefer green trees.

An annoying commercial running lately must have been sent out of State for voice over. The announcer says “Will-a-met Valley” A girl I went to high school with did local commercials on the radio. and recorded a piece saying “Lewisville Slugger,” so, who knows?

60 posted on 12/04/2021 9:16:41 PM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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