RE: How long before you have figured out a new area?
It seems it take me a year or two to get a place figured out. Shed hunting has helped me with this alot. getting out there and not worrying about spooking game alows me to find the bedding areas, last seasons scrapes and rubs tie it in with the food scorce and go from there. I usually have to adjust stand locations a couple times unless it is a tight funnel area.