I have recently started scouting during the season (With my bow) around noon. I snoop around at a super slow pace and try and get into as much of an area as I can. I know everyone says that bumping deer in this way will ruin an area but I have had really good results and returned to the same area 2 or 3 times and still seen deer. I find an area that has lots of droppings and a lot of tracks intersecting it and just sit about 20 yards down wind with my back against a tree. The number of deer that have entered the area and stood less than 20 ft away from me is amazing. On Saturday for instance I had a nice Buck stand broadside on to me at 30ft, the only problem was I couldn't draw my bow sitting down. As his head went behind a tree I made an effort to slowly stand. I had already pushed all the leaves from around my feet out of the way leaving soft earth but it wasn't quiet enough. His head came up and to my amazement just had a quick glance and carried on eating. My second attempt to stand was just as bad but left me half standing with my bow thrust forward as a counter weight. For what seemed like an hour he just looked right into my eyes trying to decide what to do. My back was killing and my arms felt like they would drop off. What I found out later was that when he decided to make a sharp exit he only went about another 30ft and stopped behind some thickets. I stood up fully and stretched only to get snorted from behind the bushes. I wanted to share this experience purely to see if anyone else uses this or similar tactics and has had any strange encounters. I like this method mainly because I can stumble across a really good location, check it out and if there is a lot of activity I can hang a stand knowing exactly what to expect from it. And you have the bonus of a possible harvest for your trouble. BTB