So as of recent I’ve been listening to a ton of Dan Infalt podcast and interviews, something I seem to do every season and in the summer. There’s some stuff that he says that I have a question about, which may be a total game changer for me.
From what I understand…
A “primary bedding area” which would be a 1/2-1 acre area that’s just loaded with beds. That a buck will be bedding in the best bed in that area, whether it be in the back of that spot or off to the side, etc…
So does that mean that a buck will be bedding in an area with all other deer, but keeping his distance from the group?
Here’s comes the main question I’m curious about… now I’m not sure if I understand this correctly but here it goes.
Is Dan walking through, and into a bedding area more then likely bumping deer as hes heading deeper into the bedding area trying to get 50 yards from that bucks bed?
Here’s an example to paint a picture.
You’re at a transition area where the woods meet the cattails, there’s a trail from the woods into the cattails leading to a bedding area in the marsh of dogwood and some lone trees, the spots about 1 acre big. Let’s say we got a buck bed on a lone tree on the far right corner of this spot.
Do you walk right through that bedding area trying to get within 50 yards of that bed?
Or do you stand back and hunt the transition line where the woods meets the cattails as to not bump the deer in that bedding area and walking right into it potentially spooking the buck?
Just trying to get an accurate understanding of what’s being said and done.
Thanks Beasts!
Going through bedding to hunt bedding
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Re: Going through bedding to hunt bedding
I would not knowingly spook other deer towards a bedding area I am planning on hunting. With that said it is a balance of risk to get close enough to have the deer in range in daylight.
Every situation is different and the better you know the area the more likely you are to know when you are close enough without getting to close.
Every situation is different and the better you know the area the more likely you are to know when you are close enough without getting to close.
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Re: Going through bedding to hunt bedding
You are envisioning the situation too cut and dry and black and white.
Bedding area can mean anything from a single worn out bed to a 1-2mile+ transition line. The satellite bedding around or in front of where a mature buck is bedded is often much less predictable than the primary bed itself.
Sometimes you can sit back and not penetrate to where you will spook satellite deer but many times you do. Especially if there are high deer numbers. When you do have to bump other deer to get close enough to the target buck, you want to be getting setup earlier in the day if possible.
Bedding area can mean anything from a single worn out bed to a 1-2mile+ transition line. The satellite bedding around or in front of where a mature buck is bedded is often much less predictable than the primary bed itself.
Sometimes you can sit back and not penetrate to where you will spook satellite deer but many times you do. Especially if there are high deer numbers. When you do have to bump other deer to get close enough to the target buck, you want to be getting setup earlier in the day if possible.
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