Personaly if I had the choice, Id rather not spook the deer and make it any smarter than it already is. Last year I had a 160" 10 point come in with no shot oppertunity and luckily he walked off having no clue I was even there. I would have loved to put an arrow threw both his lungs, but at least he will be around next year. Later in the season I had a 150" 8 point come in on me at about 5 yards on the ground. He caught me trying to draw andhe high tailedit out of there in a hurry,and I was HOT. Not only did I not get a shot, I just made an already smart buck even smarter.