I walked up on a buck once moving a ladder. My gun was back at the old ladder location. He didn't bounce off. He stood up and just stared and stared.
I helped a buddy with a long drag once. "Think we should take our guns?" I asked. No he said. Just get in the way. Etc. Three bucks ran a single doe by us.
Sure fire way to see a buck is go for a stroll with no gun.


“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”

On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”