I went through tthe same thing last year. I could only get up there on weekends. I did' nt get permission until 4 weeks before season. I had only 3 weeks to scout. Your best bet is to take a long time out and look for trails, and beds. Find out where they are feeding. How are they getting from the beds to the feeding areas? Look for trails, droppings, foot prints. Check out any barbed wire fences for hair. Deer will commonly leave hair on the fence were the hop over.

I would recomend going out at night and getting up in a tree. Find out what is there, and where they are moving. You have a lot of work to do in a very short time. Next year I would recommend getting permission again very early in the season. Give yourself more time. I did it this year, I believe it will pay off. I also bought a tree camera which is helping me out very much.

good luck

J