I'm by no means the expert, but following are a few things that have worked for me...
Celebrate learning and growing - the byproduct will be ...more sightings ...more sighting in bow range ...arrows flung ...and eventually, deer killed!
Hang in there and keep at it!
- Commit to studying maps daily in smaller chunks using a combination of hillmap (Sat / 7.5Min topo), google earth historical imaging, OnX (my personal choices)
- Commit to taking new routes in and out of your hunting location vs traveling the same path over and over - amazing what you learn and pick up taking 'the long way' sometimes
- Make sure the wind is right for access and stand locations
- Celebrate the small victories - new sign found, where another hunters stand is, a crossing, bedding area, feed tree, etc.
- Everything you learn helps complete the puzzle. Where people go ...where deer go ...where they live, eat and travel
Celebrate learning and growing - the byproduct will be ...more sightings ...more sighting in bow range ...arrows flung ...and eventually, deer killed!
Hang in there and keep at it!