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Their sight, hearing and sense deer have a membrane in the back *Mealworms ~ Shiners of smell are especially adapted to of the eye referred to as the tapetum * GAME CHECKING evade predators, human hunters in- lucidum, which allows light to pass * HUNTING & FISHING LIC. cluded. through the receptor layer a second While the whitetail’s ability to time, enhancing vision during dim Everything you need for hear and smell potential danger is light and producing eyeshine when a day on the water! probably most critical for surviv- exposed to bright light at night. 372-9697 al purposes, I’ve been impressed Unlike other mammals that are Rt. 21 North Ripley, WV by their ability to detect even the strictly crepuscular and nocturnal, slightest bit of potentially danger- deer can also see well in bright ous movement. light. This ability is probably be- As Leonard Lee Rue III notes: cause of a ring of pigment sur- “A deer’s eye is geared to detect rounding the cornea in the eye that motion, the slightest motion, and acts as an antiglare device. to move while the subject is in the Given the deer’s ability to see deer’s range of vision is to ensure in bright light, noted scientist Di- detection.” etland Muller-Schwarze suggests Although the whitetail’s ability to the following: “Under strong light, differentiate colors has been hotly the pupils of the eye close into a debated, even among scientists, re- slit, focusing light onto a horizon- cently reported study fi ndings may tal band across the eye’s retina. In have fi nally answered this intrigu- exactly this streak are clustered the ing question: Can whitetails detect nerve cells that function as signal colors? conductors, carrying messages Dan Hendershot, from Bealsville, Vision Basics Like most prey spe- continue to the next page went to Tennessee for stripers. cies, a deer’s eyes are set on the side of the head, providing a wide fi eld of view. Their slightly bulg- ing eyes also increase their fi eld of BERRY’S CAMPGROUND vision. Hence, a deer’s eye struc- Overnight Camping ture permits it to distinguish distant New River Road objects across 310 degrees fi eld of WiFI view without moving its head. Hinton, WV Lounge Day or night, whitetails have ex- cellent vision. 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(color receptors) on the deer’s ret- “As another aid in their vision,” ina and their ability to distinguish notes Rue, “deer often use triangu- different colors. lation.” This generally involves a According to Muller-Schwarze, “Deer appear to have the ana- tomical apparatus for color vi- sion, though again, not all studies agree. In vertebrate eyes there are two kinds of photo receptors: rods, which respond to single photons and enable vision in dim light, and cones, which account for color and daylight vision. The mix of rods and cones – or the absence of one Dylan Casto caught a 23 1/4” continue to the next page smallmouth in the Ohio River.

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All season, he 22 pounds, 1 ounce, to earn the first said he was living his dream, doing win of his career. what he was meant to do. With a total of 59-4, Atkins earned “When I say I feel like this is what $300,000 and the title of Forrest I’m meant to do I don’t mean that Wood Cup Champion, handily in any kind of arrogant way,” says making up for near misses in the Atkins. “I just went out on a limb T-H Marine BFL All-American, of faith this year. I didn’t have the where he finished third, and the money to fish the full Tour when I FLW Tour Rookie of the Year race started. I had enough money to fish in which he finished runner-up. about four events, and I was hop- Starting the year at Lake Gun- ing I would make it. I felt like God tersville, near home in Florence, had a plan, and that’s what I was Ala., Atkins made a top 10 in his supposed to be doing. I just went first-ever Tour event. 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