Question, The hilly area to the south-west where the majority of you possible beds are located, that 3 (yellow, pink, green) dots on that point up high Ive found some white oaks that may be dropping early. What is a strategy if the bed becomes a food source... stay away and hunt somewhere else? LOL... Thanks again.
Well, there could be a few ways to hunt it... 1st, if there is a way to slip up close without being seen, smelled, or heard, and setting up within rang of the oaks or in the direction they will head might work. Open noisy mature woods make that option tough, but if there is some cover, or you can use the side hill to hide your movements it could still work. A lot of the time I can find a way to get close without getting seen, might have to stay on the ground, but can still do it. One other obstacle is moving in close in crunchy sticks and leaves. going extremely slow and remaining motionless for a minute or more after making noise can work, but sometimes that don't even work, so in those situations I wait for a breezy day so the wind covers some of my noise and the moving leaves cover some of my movements. Patience and timing are key...
The other obvious answer would be to wait for the correct moon phase or weather pattern and slip in there in the morning before he comes back to bed.
On really hot days the buck may move to water before food if the water is close enough for him to feel safe...
The areas like the one you pointed out that have bedding for multiple beds are going to likely be the primary bedding areas because the buck can easily change beds by walking 50 yards if the wind changes while he is bedded.
