RE: scouting trouble: cows
Look in the fields. You should find alot of whitetail tracks in there. You didn' t mention any ponds, but I assume that since there are cattle there, they are there also. Remember, whitetails also like to take the easiest paths to and from their bedding areas and will probably use the cow trails too.
Best way to scout that place is to set back from a distance, at dawn and dusk, and glass the place to see if you see deer movement. Pay attention to the fields and the fingers of woods. Deer don' t move in the open too much unless there is no choice.