I have hunted blacktail deer for nearly 50 years here in California. We do a combination of road hunting, spot and stalk and making drives. I think the best way to hunt these smart elusive deer is finding an area that you can walk and glass, staying off the skyline and just keep moving slowly and stop every so often to glass. Late in the season if we are lucky enough to have the bucks running with the does we usually cover a lot of ground, stop our vehicles and walk out on points and glass. Hope this helps.