You have to be able to look into the future, really. If you' re scouting spring/summer sign, you' re going to be right about 50% of the time, because the other 50% or so changes when fall (and hunting season) set on.

Think about it this way - where are they going to eat in the fall, and where are they going to bed down in the fall? Eliminate where they' re eating and bedding in the summer, and you' ll eliminate a big part of where you' re going wrong.

Find a logical place where it looks like they bed in the fall, then a logical place where it looks like they eat somewhere near it, then find trails between the two. More than likely, you' ll find a rubline or two on one or two trails, and there you' ll find where the big boys travel.

Good luck!