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After their territory tour, Deadmoon felt confident enough in Mistypaw's ability to not get lost that, after calling her apprentice Mistypaw! Hunting time! she could just....head out of camp. She headed for one of the little copse of trees that dotted the meadow, not her personal favorite but still a decent ones. Her favorite was a bit too close to the border for a new apprentice, still a bit apt to chase prey over scent lines in the excitement. So it wouldn't be the beech copse this time, but instead a trio of slim paper birch trees and a few serviceberry bushes. The latter were sometimes fantastic for attracting birds, but by now they had all been scavenged.
Instead, they would be preying upon the rodents scrabbling about for birch samaras in the falling leaves. This was still acceptable enough, and Deadmoon was fairly certain that a few fieldmice could be scented in among the leaves from where she stopped, a five or six foxlengths back from the trees. It wouldn't do to scare all the prey away now, would it? First we're going to practice our hunting crouches. she explained, sliding into her own. Front paws extended, weight firmly on her haunches with hind paws beneath her, tail low but not touching the ground. Do your best to mirror mine, and then start moving around. This'll help work out some of the crinkles, and I'll correct anything major before we go after the.....whatever's in there. It was probably worth it to make Mistypaw sniff things out, to get her practice differentiating scents and whatnot.
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Last edited by gs29513; October 20th, 2024 at 08:52 PM.
@v4mp6re_b1t3
After their territory tour, Deadmoon felt confident enough in Mistypaw's ability to not get lost that, after calling her apprentice Mistypaw! Hunting time! she could just....head out of camp. She headed for one of the little copse of trees that dotted the meadow, not her personal favorite but still a decent ones. Her favorite was a bit too close to the border for a new apprentice, still a bit apt to chase prey over scent lines in the excitement. So it wouldn't be the beech copse this time, but instead a trio of slim paper birch trees and a few serviceberry bushes. The latter were sometimes fantastic for attracting birds, but by now they had all been scavenged.
Instead, they would be preying upon the rodents scrabbling about for birch samaras in the falling leaves. This was still acceptable enough, and Deadmoon was fairly certain that a few fieldmice could be scented in among the leaves from where she stopped, a five or six foxlengths back from the trees. It wouldn't do to scare all the prey away now, would it? First we're going to practice our hunting crouches. she explained, sliding into her own. Front paws extended, weight firmly on her haunches with hind paws beneath her, tail low but not touching the ground. Do your best to mirror mine, and then start moving around. This'll help work out some of the crinkles, and I'll correct anything major before we go after the.....whatever's in there. It was probably worth it to make Mistypaw sniff things out, to get her practice differentiating scents and whatnot.
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WC App ✶ She-Cat (She/Her) ✶ 6 Moons ✶ Straight
✶Long dusty-white fur with bright blue eyes✶
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Mistypaw carefully watched Deadmoon before doing the same, shaking slightly as she lowered herself into the hunting crouch position. She felt stiffed and she looked up at her mentor, her eyes questioning if she was doing it right or not.
It was a decent attempt from Mistypaw, but her apprentice was far too tense. Try and relax your muscles a bit, you won't be able to move quietly that way. Deadmoon directed, moving around the apprentice in a small circle. Reaching out a paw, she tried to gently nudge Mistypaw's hind paws a bit more under her. A bit more support might help her stop tensing up. Maybe move your front paws forwards a bit more, and make sure your tail stays down. She didn't mean to be overly critical, though it could be taken that way, but it would be more discouraging for Mistypaw if she caught absolutely nothing because her crouch was bad. Once you feel a bit looser, start sneaking around a bit. Deadmoon directed. @v4mp6re_b1t3
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Last edited by gs29513; October 22nd, 2024 at 12:45 PM.
It was a decent attempt from Mistypaw, but her apprentice was far too tense. Try and relax your muscles a bit, you won't be able to move quietly that way. Deadmoon directed, moving around the apprentice in a small circle. Reaching out a paw, she tried to gently nudge Mistypaw's hind paws a bit more under her. A bit more support might help her stop tensing up. Maybe move your front paws forwards a bit more, and make sure your tail stays down. She didn't mean to be overly critical, though it could be taken that way, but it would be more discouraging for Mistypaw if she caught absolutely nothing because her crouch was bad. Once you feel a bit looser, start sneaking around a bit. Deadmoon directed. @v4mp6re_b1t3
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⋆♱Mistypaw♱⋆
WC App ✶ She-Cat (She/Her) ✶ 6 Moons ✶ Straight
✶Long dusty-white fur with bright blue eyes✶
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Mistypaw did as instructed. She tucked her back paws more under herself while stretching out her front paws. Her tail laid flat, not touching the ground but flat enough to stay still. "Like this?" She asked, looking up a moment before moving a bit in a sneaky-ish way.
Now THAT was an improvement. Mistypaw's crouch was significantly more normal now, and Deadmoon was happy to offer her a quick purr of approval. Yes, much better! she declared, watching as the young molly crouched about. Now I think you ought to try a bit of a pounce. Gather your hind legs beneath yourself a bit more, and then spring forward. Try and fix your eyes on a point and land there. Think of it like a bit of prey. Hopefully the apprentice would get a solid pounce in, and then Deadmoon could send her off into the trio of birches in search of prey. @v4mp6re_b1t3
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All hail the Rat Queen's!!
Shrewstep has Silver Tongue and Mind Reader purrks
Pit has Just a Scratch and Beefed Up Tier 2
Now THAT was an improvement. Mistypaw's crouch was significantly more normal now, and Deadmoon was happy to offer her a quick purr of approval. Yes, much better! she declared, watching as the young molly crouched about. Now I think you ought to try a bit of a pounce. Gather your hind legs beneath yourself a bit more, and then spring forward. Try and fix your eyes on a point and land there. Think of it like a bit of prey. Hopefully the apprentice would get a solid pounce in, and then Deadmoon could send her off into the trio of birches in search of prey. @v4mp6re_b1t3
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⋆♱Mistypaw♱⋆
WC App ✶ She-Cat (She/Her) ✶ 6 Moons ✶ Straight
✶Long dusty-white fur with bright blue eyes✶
┗━━━✦❘༻༺❘✦━━━┛ Mistypaw nodded excited at her mentor's approval. She focused on getting her back legs more underneath herself before focusing on a small brown crisp leaf that had just falled from a branch from above. The she-cat wriggled around before pouncing, landing on the leaf with a satisfied crunching sound. She looked down at the now smushed leaf before looking up at Dead moon. "I did good?" She asked, her tail twitched with anticipation.
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