What a great question

you obviously want to be a dedicated hunter. Just pick a nice day (especcially after a few severe weather days in a row) and go out. Take a book and a pair of binocs and your dog (if you have one) for fun and a lazy day in the woods you intend to hunt. You should see them if they're in there. Also--bark around the bases of potential den trees will be worn down from them jumping up on the trees---good luck

you're the man--one of my favorite questions I've ever seen

let us know what happens