Deer know the difference between pressure that wants to kill them and pressure that is just an inconvenience. I live by a park where you can jog/bikepast a deer at less than 15 yds. without them blinking. Get off the trail and try to walk up to one and you won't get anywhere close to it.

Frequentareas where the deer are out in the open or just passing thru is very different than passing thru bedding areas repeatedly.

Making noise that alerts the deer to your presence so they quietly avoid you is better than sneaking up on them and busting them out.

Pressure can come from sources outside of hunters, but the VAST majority and the worst kind of pressure I feel comes from hunting. And "pressure" can go beyond just disturbing the deer. You could have 10 guys hunting an area, but only shoot 2 bucks and stand hunt only and in my eyes that would be less pressure than 5 guys driving the area every day shootingand shooting 2bucks.

Then of course the more likely scenerio is 10 guys driving everyday and shooting 8 bucks. THAT'S pressure.