-UP BY JOE KOSACK would allow me to move undetected - a presumption that stemmed from me getting away with it in the past. As I rose, lifting my bow from my lap, the buck slid to a stop. He stood examining me at 35 yards, offering only a brisket shot he seemed to know I wouldn't take. After about a minute or so, the buck started left, staying out of shooting range. He wasn't rattled. But he didn't come closer either. The experience taught me to tuck into trees with cover and to avoid trees that leave you hopelessly visible. Hunting for as long as I have, I can still remember when deer never seemed to look up. But as hunting from elevated stands became more common, deer quickly caught on. JULY 2019 Jacob Dingel CKS 39