I do this a good bit. A lot of times I know what area I want to be in from prior scouting or map study, but don’t know the exact tree. I take it slow to make sure I don’t cross areas where I intend to shoot deer, use a good light for looking for possible kill trees and sign, and am constantly using a mapping app to “see what I can’t see”.
Quite frankly, killed my buck Saturday morning doing this. Had only been in this area once following a blood trail for dad last year. Noticed there was a ton of beds and trails in that area and knew the bucks route when wounded would be a “normal” deer route. Been looking at the spot for 52 weeks on aerials since it’s 500 miles from home.