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Found My First Buck Bed Beast Style Scouting

Unread postby SD_Bowhunter » Tue Mar 28, 2017 1:56 am

I put in about 10 miles this weekend walking some public land. This area is riverbottom and swamp. Following Dan's advice, I focused much of my scouting on the transition lines between the woods and cattails. The rub on the tree caught my eyes first. As I went to investigate I found a bed like the ones I have seen in Dan's videos. The area surrounding the bed was fairly low grass with woods to the south, cattails/large slough to the north. All the trees by the bed had rubs on them and some nice back cover right next to the bed. Finding a mature buck bed is as rewarding if not more than finding a shed antler. Cant' wait to get back out there and find some more!

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Re: Found My First Buck Bed Beast Style Scouting

Unread postby hunter_mike » Tue Mar 28, 2017 2:38 am

8-) Nice work SD
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Re: Found My First Buck Bed Beast Style Scouting

Unread postby Singing Bridge » Tue Mar 28, 2017 3:31 am

Great job! 8-)

Remember too that the grass and cattails will be much taller following greenup.
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Re: Found My First Buck Bed Beast Style Scouting

Unread postby dan » Tue Mar 28, 2017 4:17 am

Nice find... I agree with Singing bridge. An early season bed most likely. Based on the rubs probably pre-rut.
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Re: Found My First Buck Bed Beast Style Scouting

Unread postby Lockdown » Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:03 am

dan wrote:Nice find... I agree with Singing bridge. An early season bed most likely. Based on the rubs probably pre-rut.


I was thinking to myself how open that area is. Dan is likely right with his assumption (like usual) :mrgreen:

That bed doesn't look rounded out at all... Could possibly be he only uses that bed with wind blowing woods to 'tails?? :think: sometimes swamp/marsh beds aren't wind specific but that one looks pretty defined.
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Re: Found My First Buck Bed Beast Style Scouting

Unread postby Mibowfreak » Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:56 am

Great find.

Like others have mentioned. That will look much different come green up. Its hard to picture sometimes, but that grass gets thick and tall come summer.
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Re: Found My First Buck Bed Beast Style Scouting

Unread postby Mike32 » Tue Mar 28, 2017 12:17 pm

I found a bed with a rub right beside it this past weekend. It looks almost like what you found. Congratulations on your find. Good luck this season.
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Re: Found My First Buck Bed Beast Style Scouting

Unread postby Tufrthnails » Tue Mar 28, 2017 12:50 pm

Very cool. Real booster when the Knowledge becomes reality.
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Re: Found My First Buck Bed Beast Style Scouting

Unread postby yungbuck » Tue Mar 28, 2017 1:12 pm

finding the first one is a special day in the beast world! congrats
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Re: Found My First Buck Bed Beast Style Scouting

Unread postby UofLbowhunter » Tue Mar 28, 2017 1:28 pm

:clap:nice find. Interesting responses as well. Makes sense! :clap:
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Re: Found My First Buck Bed Beast Style Scouting

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