Hmmm. Well down here about 85% of our hunting is from a stand, 10% stalk hunting, and 5% pushing. We have our reasons for hunting in stands:

1. Our areas that we hunt aren't very friendly to still hunting due to the fact the deer will most of the time detect you before you detect him.

2. Bow hunting and stalk hunting don't really seem to go hand in hand; possible, and I've done it; but I'd prefer to stand hunt with a bow.

3. I do love to still hunt, but with the thick areas we hunt in, its just not practical unless your stalking the edges of fields, which I will touch on later.

4. (In defense) Our stands are all at least a 1/3 mile book, some a lot more.

5. (In defense) What gives the deer a larger percentage of survival? If I stalk him and purposely look for him, risking scaring him off the land, or if I chance that he might come in to my range, perhaps coaxed by my calls or scent, but usually not. Think about that; now which one is more ethical? Basically put, what if I wanted to see you. Would I have a better chance coming to where you live and moving around looking for you, or just posting up in your town/city and waiting for you to possibly walk by?

6. Stalk hunting is, for the most part, as I understand, glassing for deer in a field. I liken this to driving a truck through our farm and looking out the windshield for one -- and then stepping out and shooting it. It just seems that it is more ethical to research a particular deer's habits, watch him a few days, and then make him mess up with an educated placement of a stand. Stalk hunting doesn't require a lot of work in open areas...where's the scrapes? Who cares. Where's the tracks? Who cares. Where's the bedding areas, the rubs? Who cares. We are just gonna walk around till we see one. I don't like that -- do what you want, but it just doesn't seem quite as ethical to me.