RE: hunting land you have never been on
Find likely funnels. Trenches, narrowing corridors in the tree lines, etc. If you can, check some topo maps of the land and look for saddles in the ridges and shelfs on the sides of them. These are natural crossing points and travel routes for deer. Look for their water sources and look for the heaviest cover on the property. If you can get to the land office and give them the legal description for the land, you can get aerial photos of it. These things are invaluable when in your situation. Once you' re on the land, you' ll be able to find the food sources and concentrate on avenues between the heaviest cover, and that food source.
Good luck, it won' t be easy, but that' s why they call it hunting.