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resemble that which it is in quest of; but if you 

 move, its keen eye will quickly detect you. 



The turkeys seem to have no special power of 

 smell, so if the hunter's clothes are gray or drab, 

 he may sit at the base of a tree, and by keeping 

 quiet, the turkey will many times come within 

 ten or twenty feet, and, although looking directly 

 at him, will fail to make him out and walk lei- 

 surely away. 



I once had a flock of wild turkeys come very 

 near me, and some of them jumped up and stood 

 on the log I was resting my back against; one 

 hen was within three feet of me, and she stood 

 for a few minutes purring and looking me over, 

 finally leaping off. Then a young gobbler came 

 in front and took a good look at me. He 

 seemed to have a suspicion that I was not a 

 stump, for he walked back a little and stopped 

 to meditate. Not being satisfied with his first 

 investigation, he came up again and took a better 

 look; after satisfying himself he walked leisurely 

 away. He looked so quizzically at me that I 

 could scarcely refrain from laughing. At the 

 same time these inquisitive birds were looking 



