If you're hunting whitetails and want to see something with little time I have a plan for you. Others may disagree but it has worked for me in the past. Just start moving through an area faster than you would still hunting but not "fast" by any measure. If you kick up a buck stop entirely and watch the path of his exit. Wait for a while, then pursue. You might even find that the buck circles back to check you out. Whitetails are awfully curious. Once you have him located (and assuming he has not run very far) you can slow up your approach and attempt a stalk. Depending on how far you can shoot, you may even have a shot once it stops its run and looks back. A few years ago my brother and I were coming down from a hunt and were walking and talking casually when two bucks jumped up from behind a log and ran away. They only ran about 40 yards, but they were about 60 yards away in total. I really wanted to shoot (both very decent 5 by 5 bucks, maybe 16-20 inches wide) but my skills did not (and still do not) allow for a shot at that range. There are plenty of guys on this forum that would have been able to make that shot. They just stood and watched us broadside. Pretty tempting but didn't want to wound a deer.
