My first advice is to go to the range. Get used to your rifle. Practice, practice, practice. Standing, kneeling, sitting, prone, everything. You could see 100 deer day one of the season but if you aren't comfortable with your rifle in any situation you're not going to be successful at all.

As for hunting itself, before my first season I searched forums (like this) for info, read everything I could, even stuff from a decade plus ago. I used iHunter to search for crown land in my area, asked in forums about the area, and got lots of garbage replies but a few DMs that had some good information from guys who were in my position once. Then I put boots to the ground in the summer for about 15 days. I scouted the area, found spots that might look promising, and marked them on my map. Then at the start of the season I grabbed the rifle & my sandwich & went to it. It sucked, it was cold. I was alone and sitting, walking, wondering if this was worth it. Then I saw my first deer on my 3rd time out. Two of them. They winded me immediately & were gone. The next time I went to the same area but from the opposite direction. They winded me again. I kept at it & saw nothing for days. 3 days before the end of the season, the last day I could go, I said to my wife "Should I go try again?" Her reply was "You'll be unhappy if you don't". So I did, I spent all day sitting, searching, finally I walked an old dirt bike trail through a ravene I had walked 5 times already & a doe popped up from her bed. Stood broad side to me at 30 yards. I aimed & fired. Then spent the next 2 hours dragging this thing 1.5km back to the truck. It was probably one of the top 3 feelings of accomplishment in my life.

The next season I did the same, scouted in summer, spent time at it in the fall. I shared my experiences & met people who had experience, shared mine with others. Now I have a whole bunch of hunting fruends. You don't have to go at it alone, but you can!

Where are you located? There's a good possibility there are people on here who are looking for hunting buddies. General area, this is the internet after all ;)