How Far Can Elk See / Spot Movement?

[taskswap]

We should also be more specific than just "movement". There's a huge difference between shifting on your pad while glassing because your leg fell asleep and waving your hands around in the air while messing with gear/your hat/waving to a buddy, etc.

Deer and elk don't have hands. It's one of the biggest cues to them that we're "other". A small hand movement is far worse than a big body or leg movement IMO.

 

[HighUintas]

We should also be more specific than just "movement". There's a huge difference between shifting on your pad while glassing because your leg fell asleep and waving your hands around in the air while messing with gear/your hat/waving to a buddy, etc.

Deer and elk don't have hands. It's one of the biggest cues to them that we're "other". A small hand movement is far worse than a big body or leg movement IMO.

How about antler tines? I can see a hand moving being similar to antlers.

 

[taskswap]

How about antler tines? I can see a hand moving being similar to antlers.

I don't know that anybody's studied how deer or elk perceive the difference. LMK if you find one.

 

[HighUintas]

Probably joe hutto knows.