Honestly, I don't pay a whole lot of attention to whether I'm seeing deer or not this time of year. Right now, I'm seeing a ton of deer on public land, but I realize these are summer patterns with no stinky predators (hunters) in the woods. Come opening week, which is a month after squirrel season opens, these patterns are going to change.
I just scout the outskirts of potential areas, and then once the season opens plan on hunting my way in and setting up on sign. Also I keep several 'potential' hunting areas in different counties, so if I get surprised, like say a huge hunting camp crops up 50yds from where I plan to hunt on the morning I plan to hunt, I have other places to go. Yup learned that one pretty quick.
Just keep it fun and you will do awesome.