Keep the lines of communication open and don't take the hunt as a trophy one. Woman like to talk.
Explain what's going on and what is not.
Talk, talk, talk... just keep it to a wisper. No gal I know wants to sit in the woods alone with her man and not talk about something.
Explain everything, point things out, look at the sky together, get muddy on the way out. Just make it fun as you would if you were off to the movies and dinner.
Consider it a cheap date and make the best of it! You'll both have a ball.