I would have to say patience. My first year of hunting, I just went out during rifle season. I'd sit in a stand for a couple of hours then get down and do some walking in hopes to kick one up. My second year of hunting, I started bow hunting. I learned to sit in the stand longer and didn't do much if any walking and learned a lot more about scent control. This year, I have had a few all day hunts where I'd sit in one stand all day from before sunrise to after sunset. I've seen more deer on those days. If I wasn't able to hunt all day then I'd still sit there until I had to leave. I didn't do much if any walking at all. The only times I did any walking was during this rifle season and it also gave me the chance to scout more areas of my property. I get to hunt the same property next year and have permission to do some "work" out there to better suit me and the deer. We'll see what happens, I plan to hunt a few more times this year for late archery, but don't know how that will turn out. I usually don't seem to see many deer in the late season. I'm still trying to figure them darn things out.