This is a great question and this is My long opinion on this great question
Ok lol well there is several different ways to approach this question and there could also be several expalanations or opinions this would be my ramble on theory or way of doing things.
In my opinion It really depends on what time of year it may be. Now I will explain how i do most things in my areas but it may be different in others.
I think where where buck sign is and daytime visits depend totaly on how much pressure there is on the deer.
Finding sign on a wide open field edge in a high pressured is probably not going to produce a good or enjoyable outcome for the hunter.
That may work on big TV shows but thats not the real deal lol.
Now my inseason scouting during the rut and really all season long consisits of spot checking areas that are known to have mostly nightime acitivity ,open fields ,ag, open oak transitions,etc by scouting these areas your not buggering up your spots that you are going to actually hunt.
If you are seeing fresh sign in those areas you can probably narrow down where the deer are bedding or hanging during daylight hours looking at aierials. setup accordingly
winter time pics like on Spartan Forge app or Google earth will help big time. Look for those transitions on the maps.
The big youtube guys are great very entertaining and you can learn from them especially the content from years back way before money got involved lmao. whoops did i say that? ughhhh. jk.
Well back to the topic and With that being said I believe that quite a few hunters are watching these big youtube channels and are literally scouting bedding areas or just outside of known bedding without having a bow in hand and gear on your back.
They scout all day then go hunt another spot therefore leaving scent and disturbing a very sensitive area. thats just putting you a day behind the deer.
Scouting bedding in season without immediately hunting it is going to do more harm than good, when you see guys Like Infalt or the THP boys scouting they probably are well aware of what is in the area and are spot checking rather than really scouting. food sources,oaks areas,or alot of times ag fields or edges of crp.
Ya got to also remeber that These guys literaly hunt and scout 7 days a week and hunt every day of the season. It is or has become thier jobs and they are awesome at it.
But i doubt very much those guys are going into bedding areas or known areas that are high presured areas and scouting it without a bow and stand with them.
They are most likley doing like i said earlier and spot checking the areas the deer are frequenting at night and then adjusting thier setups closer to bedding.
Andy May did a podcast I think a few years back kind of explaining this same thing.
Andrae, The Wensel brothers , Dr deer are just a few that have been doing this since probably the late 70,s early 80's so its nothing new.
alot more deer and hunters nowadays though lol.
Finding hot sign is the best way to get on deer but if your going to invade delicate spots and scout them you better have a bow in your hand and your gear on your back. There is no i'll come back tomorrow and hunt it . If you do you will always be a day behind.
I did it myself for years and just could not figure out what the hell was i doing wrong.
How long does it or do you need to setup? me? park the truck and gather my gear, however long it takes to get to that spot i need to hunt ASAP,
5-10 minutes to setup.
so probably around an hour or 30 minutes
Now if you find good sign in a good daytime activity spot and its early like before noon,? then go grab a java or bite to eat then get your backside back in that spot and setup. as long as its hunted the same afternoon its found you should be ok. well you should lmao.
Remember the more pressure the deer have on them the less distance they will travel during daylight hours especially outside of the rut.
and the later the season goes the worse or later it will get
sorry to ramble but i love talkingor rambling deer stuff