When hiking with a headlamp, hold it low in your hand and you will stumble less than if you wear it on your head. The low angle shows bumps and roots by their shadow that you do not see if the source of the light is near your eyes.
This is why I don't carry a headlight. I use a flashlight instead. Holding a flashlight low to the ground makes it harder for game to see and easier to pick up the height of what's in front of you. I use white light. It reflects off my hunter orange and makes it easy to see what I am for a hunter. Under normal conditions, I hike to and from the stand with a 2 AA flashlight hooked between my fingers of whatever hand is on my rifle sling. Lately, I've been using a flashlight with a built-in 'biner that hooks to my possibles bag, my belt or my suspenders.
