Hunting Glossary Continued

deerCable Guard - This holds the cables off to the side so that there is always ample arrow clearance.

Cable Slide - This is designed to fit onto the cable guard, its purpose is to help the cables move across the guard smoothly. Buying a new cable slide made from Teflon is said to be capable of adding speed to the bow by reducing the amount of friction. Teflon, when it is pure, is either clear or a milky white in color. If the slide does not appear white, then it is not made out of Teflon.

Cackle - This is the type of call that a turkey emits.

Call Back - This is a list provided by judges before another series in an event, indicating who is going to be invited back for participation in the neck round. The people that do not make the call back list have for some reason been disqualified.

Calling - This is a term that is used to refer to imitating different sounds that the deer make so that they can be lured into shooting range.

Camouflage - This term describes coloration that is designed to help the human body blend in more with the environments surrounding it. Animals also have their own natural camouflage as well.

Campaign - This term describes the pursuit for a title for a hunting dog.

Carnivore - This term describes predators that live almost exclusively on the flesh from other animals.

Carrion – This is a term that describes dead animal flesh.

Cast - This term describes giving a dog a certain direction through hand signals and body moves to direct the path of the dog. This is commonly used for the purpose of blind retrieves.

Cast Refusal - This describes a situation where the dog is not responding to a cast or a direction that is given by the handler.

Center Serving - This is the center portion of a bowstring, which is wrapped in order to prevent the bowstring from sustaining damage.

Center Shot - This is the point placing the shaft of the arrow directly in line with the grooves.

CERF - This is a term that stands for Canine Eye Registry Foundation.

Cervidae - This is the taxonomic family that deer belong to.

Champion - This is a title that is given to dogs that have won AKC licensed dog show championships.

Channel Blind - This describes a blind run in the water that makes it tempting for a dog to exit out of the water because of the close proximity of a bank on each side of the channel.

Character Point - This describes the first point that exists from the main beam of the white tail deer’s antlers, extending upward.

Cheating – This describes a situation where a dog is avoiding obstacles or cover when enroute to an item or when returning from retrieving an item.

Photo Credits: Kunan Naik

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