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GregB:
Hunting techniques seem to vary depending on what portion of the country you're from. A lot of hunters stalk their prey, perhaps out of necessity for various reasons, or maybe just more personal satisfaction perhaps. Where I'm from, the overwheming majority of bowhunters hunt from stands. I take pride in scouting an area and then setting up lock-on stands in trees such that it offers the close shot required for a selfbow. Bottle-necks such as a crossing over a steep ditch, a narrowing of cover along a travel corridor, or food sources such as acorns or persimmons are spots we look for when placing a stand.

Getting around 16' off the ground helps get you out of the deers line of sight, and helps with scent, as well as much less movement on your part. We are very successful using this technique.

I respect those hunters who stalk and are able to take game such as the white tail deer...it is quite an accomplishment to be able to move in on one or several sets of eyes, and nose, and ears without detection and get within the range necessary for a selfbow shot. I'm only presenting another option for your consideration.

crooketarrow:
  I totally agree GREG
 Unless to have unpressured deer forget the stalking. I've been hunting pressured deer for 40 years. Unless you have a rifle in your hands your wasting you time. Theres only one time I stalk it's in the standing corn with the wind howling with a ghillie. I've arrowed 4 bucks like this 2 in there bed even then thats out probely 100 or so trys through the years.

Pappy:
Ya My hat is off to ya if you can stalk a eastern white tail with a self bow,I know there are some that say they can do it and I am sure some might but I wouldn't plan on feeding my family that way.  :) :) All good advice ,patients and most of all keep it fun.  :)
   Pappy

barefootbowhunter:
my bad didnt think about how different eastern deer and eastern terrain are from where im at. out here on the coast stalking is much more common then out east, at least for blacktails and mulies which are my main quarry.
with that said i dont doubt that tree stands are the way to go for the eastern white tail

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