No matter what I write here about moving slowly and watching every step, though, words can't substitute for actually making an inadvertent misstep that causes a good buck to throw its head up and stare right through you. Instruction is about what you should do. Experience teaches what you can't do. If you're like most deer hunters, you probably can't tell much from a set of tracks. Since you're not actually hunting now, however, take time to study the impressions closely.
Patient observation can turn a simple set of hoofprints into a tremendous source of information.
Even hunters who prefer boxes and tripods can benefit greatly from postseason experimentation. Rather than set the feeder to spew more corn exactly 100 yards down range, scatter some feed along the road or trail to within a few yards of where you sit. Try to draw deer so close that you can hear them chewing, so close that you can hear them breathing. The way they act and react now is how they'll behave in November, when you're back out there with a rifle or bow. The more you learn now, the better your chances come fall.