I normally try to figure everything out before the season opens. The last 10 days or so of pre season is the most important to me. I normally don't have a lot of land to hunt, so I end up with "transitional areas" usually. Deer are bedding on one of my neighbor's properties and traveling through my area to get somewhere else. I try to focus on what hold's the deer's attention while they're traveling through (acorns, hickory nuts, good browse) and hunt around there. In the end though, I follow my gut instinct for the exact spot where I think the deer will be.