I also look for food sources. Look for apple trees, oak trees, and edges of corn fields, crab apple thickets. Places like that. I'd consentrate more on food sources first, then look for trails leading to and from.

White oak acorns are one of deer's favorite foods. White oaks have leaves with rounded lobes and red oaks have leaves with pointed lobes. Deer like white oaks more than red oaks.White oaks are sweeter than the more bitter red oaks.

White oaks only produce acorns every 2nd or 3rd year, red oaks almost every year. White oak acorns are elongated and a yellowish/green color when they first start falling. Red oak acorns are short fat and stubby looking.

Deer will eat red oaks. But I've noticed that they really hit red oaks hard,later on in the season after everthing else is gone and snow is falling. Remember where you saw the red oaks earlier in the season. This is a place to check out later when there is snow.

One more thing. If you find a White oak tree dropping acorns, try to hunt it the entire day. Pack a lunch and wait it out. Hunting food sources is better in the late afternoon as opposed to the morning but deer will sometimes be in and out and all around a white oak that is dropping, throughout the day.

Deer usually travel the path of least resistance. If you are walking in the woods you will do the same thing. You will notice, that if the woods are thick, more than likely you will be walking on a deer path.