Stone Circle Counting the numbers

Since West didn't answer her first question, she figured he hadn't seen it. She would address that later because her son understood. She dipped her head proudly. "Yes!," she smiled. "Very good. I know the stalking and tracking has been drilled into you but watching a herd and knowing the amount of prey makes a gamekeeper instead of just a hunter," she explained to him. It meant that he had another level of hunting knowledge. Sure, he would still need to learn about herd dynamics but it was a good step in the right direction.

"Now, you might wonder why I startled them right?," she questioned. Valette quickly continued. "With deer it is a great way to check which ones have a slower reaction, or which one limps while getting away. You won't find a limping deer or elk that quickly but once you startle them often you have to watch which reaction is slower or sluggish. That one could be a next target for a pack hunt," she explained. "So even if you try to count their numbers and startle on accident, just be aware to look," she advised. Bison on the other hand were very hard to startle, they were the most fascinating to Valette, hence why she was watching the herd daily from her beloved stones.