Ditto on Oldtimr's advice.

You'll want to do a lot of scouting during the off-season. You should know the area as well as the critters do.

You should be able to say, "if I were a deer right now, where might I be and what might I be doing?"

For my wife, our two daughters, and me, hunting is a family thing. We are out in the woods a lot. Learning the animals and the woods is a huge part of the fun for us.