I kinda prefer to hunt wma's that have lots of recreational users and are walk in only.... The critters see peeps, dogs, bikes, etc all the time and imo u can get away with a lot more. Catmans video is good example.
I like to mess with deers during the off season and small game season and see what I can get away with. If u can confuse them and make them believe ur not a threat and u can get away with a lot......maybe not mature old bucks but if u just hunting to hunt, younger deers are pretty dumb.
Imo the "stick" (gun or bow) in ur hand is a big red flag the deer know. If I see a deer while walking that I think I might have a shot at killing I try to hide the bow as much as I can and act like I don't see them. I was standing at a bend in a road and a small buck turned the corner maybe 60yds away. He wasn't legal so I mess with him and held my bow on my head like antlers and pretended like I was 1 of those moose hunters and started walking toward the deer and he let me get inside 30yds before trotting off. On another occasion I saw 2 does in the middle of a field maybe 100yds with no cover at all to try to sneak on them....I hid my bow behind my back and walked up to them like they weren't there and got to make a shot but I missed