Eat, sleep, reproduce. Depending on the time of year, they want to do all three. Survival (escape route) too. One great pattern is to find a designated bedding area, if it exists on your property, then hunt between it and the current food source. Bucks looking for receptive does will bounce between the various areas to scent check..

Lots of articles and books with various opinions an information. Read as many as possible especially the ones that suit your habitat and hunting style. Many knowledgeable authors including.....
Dr. Leonard Lee Rue III
Charles J. Alsheimer
Craig Boddington
Gordon Whittington and
Bobby Worthington
I have a book written by B Worthington and like it.

Radio-collared deer studies by the Quality Deer Management Association and others provide factual information regarding travel patterns.

No better way to learn than by doing.