Keep your eye out for " generation rubs ", trees with rub scars over scars. Even now, if you look close, you will find last years late scrapes under overhanging branches. They will be faint, but visible. If you have the opportunity, spot light { legally } as much as possible. Best proof of a buck being in a given area is seeing it.

Look for stands of white oak and beechnut in that area.

Keep note of where you see largest concentrations of Doe. The week of the second new moon, after the fall equinox that spot will be HOT.

Good luck!