Scouting year round helps me pattern deer, find sweet spots, locate well traveled, slightly traveled trails, food sources, water sources, prevailing wind patterns, rubs, scrapes, bedding areas, etc. etc.. I could go on but you get the drift. Make the time, get out there, observe, listen, smell and generally try to blend into their playground. Come next season you won't have any doubts as to where to go, what tree to hunt from, what secondary trees to hang stands from, what blowdowns you can use for concealment, etc. etc.. Now get out there and do your homework like your teachers always told you to do. Good luck, enjoy and clean out the freezer for next years venison.