RE: Who still hunts?
Though the grass is too tall this year, I've spotted and stalked deer with success many times. The idea isn't to kick them up and get them running, but rather to locate the deer and get into a position to take a successful shot. I've found it much tougher with whitetails, but have never really hunted mule deer by any other means.
This year, with chin high broom weed and temperatures still hitting 80 at times, the idea of stalking is completely out both from the standpoint of seeing the deer and kicking up the occasional rattlesnake.