Two tactics I've used in the thick brush is to cut a lane through the brush. A winner in two ways, the really good bucks, those that have lived through multiple hunting seasons, rarely break cover in daylight. They are more apt to daylight feed-in a cleared lane than in the open. And the cleared lane grows grasses and young growth they prefer as forage.
Another is to cut a clearing in the middle of a high brush plot and put up a high seat overlooking it. Works for Deer or Hogs. And a good spot to put up a feeder, salt lick or ground bait. The wise older Deer prefer the cover. Something you really have to do months in advance of hunting season.