I don't like to sugar coat it.. don't take offense either.. If you show up, no one know's you and you ask them where they go to hunt and be successful..
Well I laugh and roll my eyes. I am not going to tell you where to go, I am not going to tell you where i am successful, since I will also know that I will then not be able to go there again and I might as well take that spot off the list.
There are more hunters in that area then you think. most of the places around that part of town, where you can fire off a gun, have been called, called and called again. If you are going to be successful you are going to have to learn, read, practice, and get better than the guy that shows up plops down and blows a call for 8 minutes and leaves.
Washes, and the other suggestions are what you should look for. It was good advice..
But you need to put yourself in the shoes of the people you are asking. You want them to tell you where to go and what to do to be successful. You should know that it's just not that simple, it's hard work, it's a lot of learning and no matter what you do, no matter how good you get, there are going to be days when it's not going to work and you won't see anything. If that doesn't sound good, this may be the wrong deal. But, if you learn and really take it in, calling in that predator and being successful is the greatest reward.
I drive about 15000 miles a season, and cover more than half the state. I sleep in the back of my truck in January when it's single digits and sometimes less, chasing coyotes, bobcats, and Fox. It's worth it to me, my friends think I am nuts, but I look forward to the very next time I can go.
To that end, i don't mind taking new people out occassionally (usually one or two a year)
I will not take someone that hasn't been out trying stands and really put in the effort and still loves it. Taking someone that hasn't done this is a waste of my time, since they are only going to come back to the same spot i took them, usually over and over, and won't be successful and just end of quiting anyways. You can ask questions, people here will give you answers, but until you get out there and try and fail/ succeed most of the advice won't make sense until then anyways.
I wish you the best of luck, I hope you end up loving it..
My advice is that as a new guy, get away from the roads, call the animals that haven't been called, and learn how they live, where they go, and where they travel.