Originally Posted by
Krypt Keeper
I dont make any noise.
if you alert the deer you are giving your position away, getting his full attention, and risk him ducking your arrow or shot or maybe just bolting off at the sound you make.
I didn't just sit in the stand for however many hours sitting still to make noise at the last possible second.
You're assuming everyone is a bow hunter. For us rifle hunters who take shots at 250 - 300 yards, even walking could cause a bad hit or even a miss. So we let out a little grunt (sounds like a doe) to get him to stop.
The important thing is to already have the gun up and on target when you do it. Because, as you mentioned, he'll look right at you. If you raise the gun AFTER grunting, he'll run. Have the gun up, grunt, he stops, squeeze the shot.