Hunting WMA Food Plots

So I'm a new hunter and planning on killing my first deer next season. I've been reading, watching videos and pouring over online maps of WMAs in my area. I'm probably going to focus on Red Creek primarily. One thing I noticed is that it is dotted with food plots with trails leading from the main roads to them. I guess the idea is you park on the main road and use the trail to access the food plot quietly? It seems as though all this easy access to these food plots are going to cause a lot of pressure on them very quickly. Won't the deer just go nocturnal and only feed on them at night? Is it "bad form" to push past the food plot in search of bedding areas? I guess I just don't want to anger the locals by scenting up the food plot by travelling through it looking for hotter sign. Thanks.