Beds That Aren’t Wind-Specific

[funderburk]

As I’m learning more about terrain-specific bedding, which beds seem to NOT be based on a certain wind direction?

[Lockdown]

Usually in a marsh scenario when the bedding area is very small. “It’s so thick they’ll never find me here.” type beds. Especially if there’s a lot of dry land and you come across a patch of cattails. They might lay in the middle regardless of wind.

More often than not they’re laying in a spot with some sort of wind advantage.

[Wannabelikedan]

Usually in a marsh scenario when the bedding area is very small.“It’s so thick they’ll never find me here.” type beds. Especially if there’s a lot of dry land and you come across a patch of cattails. They might lay in the middle regardless of wind.

More often than not they’re laying in a spot with some sort of wind advantage.

The best big buck primary bedding areas are just that here. Areas are flat with no real terrain advantage. They bed down with adequate back cover where available and rarely move more than 10 yards if the wind switches. They can even get up and browse without ever leaving cover. Same with not making it outside the bedding area before closing time.

[dan]

When you find a bedding area, look at the beds... Do they have a sight advantage? Is there a thick area to one isde, open to the other? Or is the protection a thick barrier that gives them a sound advantage? In some cases in hill country it can be a bedding area down in a draw where swirling wind gives a scent advantage fr9om every direction as well as thick stuff in flat terrain.

[tundra]

great tip Dan, thanks,,,, now that I am hunting bluff country in sw Wisconsin, its a whole new learning curve,,,,,,

[funderburk]

When you find a bedding area, look at the beds... Do they have a sight advantage? Is there a thick area to one isde, open to the other? Or is the protection a thick barrier that gives them a sound advantage? In some cases in hill country it can be a bedding area down in a draw where swirling wind gives a scent advantage fr9om every direction as well as thick stuff in flat terrain.

Thanks for this! So, if a bed has thick protection all around, like a small pine or briar thicket (like I found a few days ago), it’s most likely not wind based but sound based? And he could be bedded there on any wind?