How does still-hunting work in dense forests or brush?

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A person wearing an orange vest and holding a shotgun walks through tall grass with a hunting dog ahead in a field with scattered trees. — hunting Bird hunting with a dog.

In dense forests, brush, or scrub, where visibility is limited to only a few yards, the method of still-hunting requires the hunter to move with extreme caution. Because the hunter cannot see far, they must walk slowly and remain constantly alert to their surroundings. While this technique is referred to as still-hunting, hunters pursuing deer often describe the process as jumping a deer, as the goal is to move quietly enough to encounter game at close range before it is startled.1