Welcome Matt, hope you have many successfull hunts in the years to come. Like most of the members here, I grew up hunting and probably take for granted things that may totally baffle a newcomer. Most experienced hunters will gladly pass along their knowledge (except directions to their honey-hole), if you want to learn. I don't know it all, but I'd start by spending as much time as possible just sitting in the woods, soaking it in, occasionally moving to a new location and sitting some more. You might actually get lucky hunting this way, but mostly you will learn to become a part of your surroundings, not an intruder. Read everything you can on the subject, even if it doesn't make sense, it will later as you gain experience. Also hunt squirrels as much as possible when deer season is closed, they will give you more experience than you can ever imagine. Check out huntingclub.com. This is the website to the north american hunting club. The BB's, like this one, are full of salty old hunters just dying to pass on some hard won knowledge. Good luck, and don't get discouraged. One of our favorite sayings is "it's called hunting instead of killing for a reason".
P.S. My grandpa gave me some good advice about not moving my head around too much," look with your eyes-not with your head". And my favorite "you cant shoot a deer laying in bed all day", meaning, get your arse out in the woods and stay there.