- Principles of stalking collapsed:: true - collapsed:: true 1. [[Slow]] yourself down. 2. Shorten [[stride]]. - -fox walk- a quarter of normal speed. Half the stride. -land with outside edge of the foot softly, decide if you want to step where you're landing, when you decide 'yes', then finish your step. -when your [[feet]] are feeling the ground in this way, this frees your eyes to look around -a stalking [[step]] is about a minute per step -due to this speed, you need to stalk to where the animal will be, not where it is now -lower head in a semi-crouch to break silhouette for prey animals -how high you lift your leg is dependent on what you're stepping across -your [[feet]] are groundward antenna - [[Camouflage]] collapsed:: true - Charcoal [[Mud]] Clay Loam Soil Wood [[ash]] - First apply dry wood ash to dull the skin. Wet wood ash has [[lye]], which would give a chemical burn. - Mixing colors and pigments with rendered [[fat]] will ensure the camo stays on for long periods of time.