I do that. If there is snow on the ground I'll follow tracks for a while or I'll also go look in the not so well known spots. I plan on doing that this coming Friday for the last section of firearms season. I'll set up Friday morning and if nothing happens I'll start walking. Then after lunch I'll go to an area that I've never been before and look for places to set up Saturday morning. Then I'll do more of the same on Saturday. Yeah I haven't gotten a deer this year but I've seen more deer and learned more about deer this year than ever. It has been more successful than years I got deer.

Bow hunting helps a TON with this learning.