I agree whole heartily with Tink on this one. I don't walk with an arrow knocked, and good luck on hitting something coming at you in the dark, getting your bow drawn, and accurately hitting this thing that is about to chew your butt up. I'd much rather have the arrow in my hand and stabbing this critter several times versus' having only one shot and possibly missing. I can get an arrow out of my quiver quicker than putting a release on the string, drawing the bow back, and keeping an eye on what is going to eat me. To each his own this topic on whether they want to be a statistic or not.
Stalking an animal during legal shooting and having an arrow nocked is a no -brainer.