I think the point trying to be made and some are missing is safety is rule #1. Spooking a deer or having someone seeing where you were hunting is not worth your life. You have family that love you and need you. Turn that flashlight on and make sure anyone within shooting distance knows that's a human being going in or coming out of the woods. And for those that don't know, a deer can see in the dark, so you really aren't going Ninji on him by not using a flashlight.