I always spot and stalk. I hate sitting in a tree. I have always seen more deer walking then sitting in a tree. Both hunting and scouting.
One year I had a nice six point 20yrds from me, he was snorting and stomping the ground. I started to get concerned he was going to charge me, but he finally got spooked enough and ran. We had a stare down for 5 minutes. Man, that gets the blood flowing.