Know your area your hunting.Know where the deer feed, sleep, get water, and the paths they take to get to them. Think of it like your house, this istheir house, just a much larger scale to go to the fridge to eat, long hallways to get to the bedroom and so on.

Look for scraps and rubs also when scouting.

Figure out how you want to hunt in their house. Find a tree to place a stand or stands to have some options to not overhunt one spot and also have another option if the wind isn't in your favor.If not in a tree find a spot to sit on the ground or put a ground blind up. Make sure you take a path that won't put you walking through their bedroom getting to your spot when they are bedded down. Know your shooting lanes, make adjustments if you have to but do it early for the animals to adjust to the changes.

Then is come down to you being dedicated on your scent control. Only wear your hunting clothes to hunt. I keep mine washed in some scent killer UV killer, placed in an air tight bag with some earth scent placed in there.Have some hunting boots that you use to only hunt in.The nose of a deer isa power tool.

The most important thing of all..

Know your weapon, know how it shoots, what your yardage is. Practice shooting year round. When the time is there for you to take that shot of a life time all the work you put into finding that perfect spot to hunt, scent control hours of sitting and waiting don't matter if you can't hit your target.

This is all how I look at it, I am sure others do things different and thats perfectly fine. I know how I like to hunt, and what works for me. I take alot of time and effort to blend in and also show that I never been there. Try to use your surroundings to your advantage.

Dave