Look for bucks during the summer in open fields. Note sightings on your topo map. Film bucks so you can review them and their headgear. Bucks may cruise great distances during the rut. During the rut, bucks can be on the move at anytime of the day.
Ridgelines are travel corridors for cruising bucks.
Scrape hunting works best before the does come into heat. Once the does have come into heat, more your stand to natural travel funnels. Wear rubber boots and gloves and always spray them with Scent Shield when setting up a stand to minimize scent left in your hunting area. Deer will feed during unfavorable midday periods with a falling barometer.