Welcome, and im sure youll be hooked! with deer hunting, you can get as involved as you want, take it as far as you please. Scouting is a big help, but it all depends on what your goals are. If you want to get big bucks well, there are many things you can do to help yourself get in a position to. If your just looking to get into the action, hang a stand on a food or water source, and just get out there and sit. When they start coming in and moving around you, im sure you will get the excitement that im sure all of us hunters get. And from there like I said, you can go as intense as you choose (scouting, food plots, QDM, etc.) goodluck!