This is the best explanation ive seen for how to do this. Take a course and live it is always best. This is second best. https://randallsadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/map-compass.pdf
Once we found the first tab punch and knew what we were looking for, we skipped all briar patches and debris fields, sent a runner ahead to locate the next tab, and cruised through the star.