Good advice. Find (1) Where they bed, (2) Where they eat, and (3) How they they get from bedding to eating.This can be simple or hard depending on thegeography and it also can depend on the time of year. Have a plan for scouting rather than aimlessly wandering through the woods. Topo maps can be invaluable for looking for good areas.

Don't get too hung up on finding the "perfect" spot - but look forareas that have a variety of sign nearby - rubs, scrapes, cover, etc. Individual sign can be random, but a combination of different signs is usually a good indicator that an area is continually used.

I would do major scouting in the early spring when sign from the previous yearcan easily be seen. It also gives the deer time to recover from being spooked.