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For me at least, the definition of "game eye" is not my eye/s as much as what I do with them and how I use them.

I never look for a whole animal although there are times, under ideal conditions, when you will actually see a whole animal. I look for vertical lines that look out of place......I look for horizontal lines that look out of place.....I look for color patches that look out of place......I look for shapes and forms that look out of place. Then, usually, I will see the animal. Most people I've questioned that have trouble "seeing game" usually admit they are looking for a whole animal.


One time my son, a friend, and I were hunting blacktail deer. I spotted a nice 3 point buck at just under 100 yards standing up against a bunch of brush and trees. Even though I explained exactly where he was standing, as I wanted my son to shoot him, they couldn't see him. After about 3 minutes of the deer co-operating but with them unable to see him, they saw him move, as he fell to my well placed shot. When I initially saw the deer I saw the horizontal line of his back as an out of place line among everything else. Closer inspection saw the light patch on his neck and then I could see the "whole deer". I don't think they ever looked for anything except the "WHOLE DEER". The did however get to see the whole deer laying on the ground.