Im usually really good at getting on deer. Have been for about 3 decades.
I see deer almost every time i hunt.
really depends on what your hunting goals are.
Now consider this, what i say is what I do outside of the rut.
Me i hunt in kind of two different ways mostly i try to go after the biggest oldest most educated buck i know is in a certain area. That time of the year.
this is extremely hard and frustrating because you dont see slot of deer and most likely your not going to be successful alot.
When im doing that i stick to seasonal food and the most securebedding close by.
usually it will be on some sort of transition breakup thats really thick.
Points, corners, bowls, fingers, etc.
consider when looking in these spot.
Bucks will want to watch open areas so, thick behind wind over back watching open area.
Regular (lol) deer hunting is alot of the same but does snd younger bucks will bed along some sort of transitions or edge but will usually be a straight line or edge.
bedding will be anywhere thick not like buck bedding.
Hope that makes sense.
First find the food for that time of the year
So many hunters hunt good food sources at the wrong time of the year.
Second follow trails back from food back to thick nasty bedding.
( refer to what i said earlier for bedding).
3rd. Try to take tips from alot of people, dont stick to just one guy like for example someone said earlier (The hunting beast)
Great channel and great info but depending on where you live.
The deer where i live react differently than deer in say Wisconsin.
You will see and learn this over time.
Also Alot more bigger bucks running around Wisconsin-than there is on the east coast.
A ton more pressure on fewer deer on east coast.
those guys are good and straight killers but do not realize what high pressured bucks really are.
alot of these big influencers on you tube are hunting and scouting every single day and most of us do not have that luxury.
feel free to check my channel out i do it strictly for fun.
The buck psych
Good luck and keep it fun. Dont make it a job.