He knew a herd was coming along a series of runs. I was all camo'ed up in mud and charcoal, and as they came along, I reached out and allowed my hand to drift over a doe's back like a branch. It wasn't until I got to the tail and pulled out a hair that she took off. We had to show Grandfather a hair from the deer to prove we'd done it. Brown says deer are at about five on an awareness scale of one to 10.
Turkeys are much harder.
And kit foxes are harder still. They can hear the battery in your watch humming at 50 yards. I've only touched three in my life. I never pass up a roadkill deer without cutting open the stomach and crop to see what they've been eating. It's a little hard to explain to the police sometimes, but it's worth it.