Back many moon's ago, when I lived close to a Pinõn forest, I'd spend a lot of time walking slowly and looking at the ground for arrowheads. Some times I'd hear breathing close by and that would kindof startled me. I'd look up to see 4 or 5 Mule Deer just 20 feet away watching me as if they were curious to observe what I was doing. After they saw me looking back at them, they would then turn all their heads in a different direction all at the same time and just trot away. Some how they never felt all that threatened with me as long as I was walking slowly and looking at the ground and not them. They don't really care much for a staring contest any time or any place.