It seems like the generalization is this: In the East you want to use a stand and out West you want to walk the walk. I hunt out of my stand right now but am thinking about trying a stalk and hunt at least once this year in and around the swamps and the corn fields out by where I hunt. I imagine that stalking is much more difficult for a whitetail then it is a muley but I really don't have much experience with either unfortunately. It's just the general conception that I've taken from watching hunting shows recently.