I would recommend hunting from a stand to start. Walk the area, find the mystical "funnels," which usually means finding totally obvious deer paths that converge, best near water or in low lying areas. Find a place where you're not sticking out like a boner and put your stand up where you have a good view of this area and are within whatever is a comfortable shooting distance for you. Get out there half an hour or better before day break and sit and watch. I smoke and fart and wear clothes fresh out of the laundry, and yes, occasionally I'll screw off on my phone for a few minutes every hour or two to give my mind something else to do. But you probably shouldn't do those things unless you've got a lot of deer around and are willing to accept you may be missing out on one here or there.

It would be great to have the advice and experience of someone who's done it before and knows what they're doing, but I don't think it's necessary. It's not rocket science and it's not some secret lore handed down through the generations. A lot of it is common sense, patience, and attention to detail. I'm assuming you've taken a hunter safety course. Don't do anything stupid or dangerous and you'll be fine. The worst that happens is you enjoy a quiet day in the woods watching critters and you'll get a better idea where the deer move to make adjustments the next season.

You should get some help from someone with experience when gutting and/or skinning your deer, should you happen to kill one though. Seen a lot of terrible examples of people who didn't know what they were doing or didn't care or thought it would be great to shoot a deer but are afraid to put their hands in their kill. It's fairly simple to learn by watching and lending a hand once or twice.