My favorite way to hunt anything is spot and stalk. However, for whitetails I almost always hunt from a treestand just because it is so much more productive. The relatively thick terrain and limited amounts of land make spot and stalk hunting here in Ohio pretty darn tough. Elk, mule deer, and caribou however, nothing but spot and stalk. To me there is nothing better than creeping up on an animal you intend to take. That really gets the blood pumping... LOVE IT.