I've had deer look right at me while stalking or still hunting and they didn't spook. However, if a deer ever catches your wind, he's gone!
Hey you kinda parsed my statement
I was talking about being 25 ft in a tree with no cover behind. Does not matter that deer can not smell you if he can pick you off. My guess is the deer who looked at you, you had great cover behind you. Which is why the deer could not pick you off. That was my point. My statement "Hunting the wind" is simple, you can not. The wind shifts, deer walks behind you etc. Now I always try to keep the wind in my face, but its the wild and things happen.
If your going to take a quoate take the whole quaote. What you parsed off is not what I said!!