2 scenarios:
1. You're staying in the same spot for most of the time you're out for a day.
- Move no more than is necessary than to scan the area around you every min. or so. If you don't have to move your body by only moving your head, do it slowly. Scan what you can my only moving your eyes.
- Deer will pick up motion almost faster than anything.
- Be especially aware of your windage and stand downwind of most likely directions the deer are to come from.
- If you do see a deer, freeze and do not under any circumstance move until you are sure the animal is a. turned completed away or b. it's head is totally behind cover. Sometimes even when you don't think it can see you, they pick up enough motion and they're gone.
- Even if the animal is within 20 yards and looking right at you, if you remain totally motionless and they don't scent you, they won't necessary bolt. I"ve shot a number of deer shortly after this has happen and they turn away or get behind cover long enough for me to get into position once they re-appear broadside. The deer I shot 10 min. after shooting time this fall did this.

2. If you stalk for deer:
- Stalk slowly stopping often (e.g. every 5-8 steps) to look and listen for 30-60 second or more.
- Deer aren't necessary spooked by hearing something walking. They WILL be spooked and will be gone before you ever get a chance at them, if you keep right on walking. Only predators, especially people walk like that and they know it.
- If you hear what you think might be a deer, stop totally, look and listen. Before you even consider raising your weapon, be sure as always that it's deer and the right sex. Personally, I think being on the ground at their level heightens the excitement. Just don't let the excitment clound your judgement.

If you do shooting your deer, unless it drops immediately, wait and watch/listen. The deer is in a heighten state of flight as it is, if you take off running after it, just because you can because your on the ground, you're going to almost insure the animal is going to run further. Let it go and lay down and bleed out. 10-15 min. rest may save you much long searching and without snow, it may mean the difference between finding your deer or not, if it was a fatal but not immediate kill shot.

God speed.