i will add a little more:

sometimes....and i mean sometimes..... you don't have to get as far back as you think. ( i am speaking from blacktail experience and have only hunted whitetails once) deer will sometimes like to stay in general areas regardless of pressure. they will go nocturnal and stay in the deepest part of the woods, but what i am trying to stay is that they are still there in that general area.

the best advice i can give you if you want to kill a deer is to get out in the woods. the more the better. get a spot that looks good to you, talk to your F&G wardens, local biologist,butchers, archery shops...etc, etc... and look up the area with Topo maps and areial photos to narrow down your area of selection......but get in the woods. the more the better, every chance you get starting in august until january. make notes of where you see deer, when u see them,weather, time, trails, rubs, etc.....eventually you can put together a Big picture and know where deer will be when and how they move (regardless of pressure from road hunters or others)... when you get to this point (it can take a few years) your success can get in the 100% range every year. It has for me and it surely can for you,... but it takes time and boot leather