All of my hunting has been by stalking and it can be really hard at times. Whether by bow or gun stalking is my way of hunting. I use the wind to my advantage and enjoy most of my stocking after a lite rain in the hardwoods. The leaves are quiter and the deer's sence of smell appears to be more favorable for the stalker. I also like to set back once in a while wait for a half hour to an hour to let any deer that has tried to circle me to show back up. While setting back i choose a location where saplings are growing around the base of a hardwood tree to blend in. Also a good cover scent that is natural to the area I am hunting is used when sitting. My last bow shot deer I walked up on after a lite rain and it saw me at the same time. I watched it get up and jump 3 jumps. it stopped to look back at me while trying to smell me. That was it's mistake and I soon had a bow kill. The deer up here are not used to people and coyotes hunting them as well makes it a very hard way to hunt. It is my style of hunting though and i am not willing to change it.