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Nowadays, stalking is frequently done for purposes of photography or observation of animal behavior rather than for killing. Whatever the means of killing, the hunter is required to get near the quarry in order to achieve it. Most animals are very sensitive to the presence of predators and will escape when perceiving threats within the flight zone.
Deer stalking, or simply stalking, is a British term for the stealthy pursuit of deer on foot to hunt for venison, leisure, trophy, or to control their numbers [1] as part of wildlife management, just as with rabbiting and boar hunting.
Tracking is an element of scouting that encompasses observation, stalking and the following of a trail. Unlike the form of tracking employed in hunting , tracking within the Scouting movement tends to focus on the tracking of people as well as animals.
Stalking behaviors are interrelated to harassment and intimidation and may include following the victim in person or monitoring them. The term stalking is used with some differing definitions in psychiatry and psychology, as well as in some legal jurisdictions as a term for a criminal offense. [2] [3]
A predator following its trail will move past the resting animal on the upwind side before realizing that the animal had doubled back, and the resting animal will smell the predator in time to make its escape. When stalking an animal, trackers use the cover of bushes, going down on their hands and knees where necessary.
Scouting consists of a variety of tasks and techniques for finding animals to hunt. Stalking is the practice of walking stealthily, often in pursuit of an identified animal. Tracking is the practice of interpreting physical evidence to pursue animals. Trapping is the use of devices (e.g., snares, pits, deadfalls) to capture or kill an animal.
Cocking-cloths, or stalking blinds, are used in stalking prey but may still be considered as an ambush. Generally, baiting big-game includes the use of blinds; all the methods described herein may be used in combination. Driving game as a hunting method is the act of directing the movement of the animal in order to kill it.
Ambush predation is widely distributed across the animal kingdom. It is found in many vertebrates including fishes such as the frogfishes (anglerfishes) of the sea bottom, and the pikes of freshwater; reptiles including crocodiles, [ 44 ] snapping turtles , [ 45 ] the mulga dragon , [ 46 ] and many snakes such as the black mamba ; [ 47 ...