ORIGINAL: Trembow
I've been pinned in a tree before by a big doe on a couple of occasions. I just wait till it's good and dark and she's at least 40 or 50 yards away. I sneak down and put my green light on. I've walked right past them and out on a couple of occasions. I'm told that deer are used to things passing by them in the dark and they'll just sit still until whatever it is is gone.
I concur, I wait them out until it's good and dark and as long as you have the wind, you usually can get out without spooking them if you skirt them far enough. Done correctly they can't tell what is walking just beyond the tree line.