It's hard to get specific, not knowing your area that you hunt but to me, nothing beats being in the woods and observation...
Take your .22 and go squirrel hunting, in the spring, go turkey hunting...They both like acorns along with deer and often they will lead you to the hot spots...Too many hunters simply sit in a tree waiting on a deer to wander by without knowing why they picked that spot...
A couple of years ago, I was turkey hunting on gamelands here in NC...I came across a major deer trail that was bare of leaves...I followed it, found my ambush point and returned during our muzzleloader season...Within 45 minutes, I killed a doe with my flintlock...I returned a week and a half later, which was the opening day of rifle season and killed an 8 point with my flinter as well...
I've hunted that spot 6 times this year and saw deer 4 times...