Apple and an orange for the most part. There are conditions which make still hunting a very viable option for whitetails. Not going to be much in the way of spot and stalk in the western sense pretty much anywhere in the east.
I have not tried his methods but suspect there is a good measure of validity if applied to the appropriate scenario. The environment that I hunt when hunting public is simply not conducive to the method. Too much distance and too warm for much of the season to make it viable. If you have...
If there are limited water sources in the area, sinking a kiddie pool or similar in thickest part of your 25 acres close to travel could pay dividends.
Being as you are in my neighborhood, regionally speaking, I am here to tell you your gills wont work out there. The training mask is likely not going to be all that beneficial. It takes a day or two to start getting your lungs to work halfway decent, at least for me. But I am a bit older so they...