If you are first starting out, learn the lay of the land. Land itself will pinch deer in certain areas more than others(called funnels, pinch points). You will see this activity simply by seeing more deer tracks, trails and deer poop. Depending on what your searching out to shoot, start by finding trails that criss cross. The more trails coming into one area obviously the better. This is a perfect place to start. Hand a stand on the prevailing wind downside of this area and just hunt.
Take note of absolutely everything you see and when you see it. It's like a big puzzle. Things will start coming together as you get to understand deer and deer travel for your chunk of woods.