RE: Where to hunt?
If the season is out where you are considering hunting I would be out there now scouting. Look for food sources (although with the heavy acorn crop this year next year might be very poor), trails, bedding areas, and mainly scrapes. IMHO a 30x30 foot food plot is not worth the time, although there may be a few that disagree. The big bucks will stay where they feel safe, until the rut.