Have you had in luckharvesting any deer? If so start off by by analyzing those hunts. Try to think about everything you did right in your successes and implement them in future hunts. Then also think about what you could have done better. Like countrymudder its all about experience, mixed with a little luck. There is no substitue for time spent in the woods. As far as scents and calls thats personal preference. I have been deer hunting for about 15 years and I don't use attractant scents or calls. In my opinion, the single most important thing you can do to improve your chances at harvesting a deer is scent control. By that I mean being as free of human scent as you can be. I go to great lengths to control my scent. I do use a Fresh Earth cover scent to mask any remaining scents but I spray that on right before I step into the woods. When picking hunting locations focus on feeding areas. Before the rut bucks and does both will be there, during the rut does will be there thus the bucks will follow, after the rut the bucks will be back there refueling. I like to find the travel routes in and out of feeding areas because often if the does go out into a field to feed and the bucks will hang out on the fringes of the field. There is only so much you can be told mostly you will just have to use trial and error. There are several good magazines that discuss hunting strategie and even have illustrations of their points, i.e. Bowhinting and Peterson's. I know it is hard starting from scratch but it is all the more rewarding when you have done your homework and it pays off with you harvesting a nice deer, or whatever you may be hunting. GOOD LUCK AND BE SAFE!!