Buck Bed "Triggers"

[Redman232]

Water level, most of the swamp I hunt is mostly submerged after the first snowfall/melt. It makes bed hunting much easier.

[Singing Bridge]

Surprised nobody stated the obvious...

Wind direction.

no doubt, in areas with wind specific bedding it makes all the difference.

[Singing Bridge]

A specific trigger is the current morning wind. Planning an evening hunt should include a review of morning conditions.

you made some great points, jdf

[Singing Bridge]

Water level, most of the swamp I hunt is mostly submerged after the first snowfall/melt. It makes bed hunting much easier.

This impacts a lot of the swamps I hunt as well. Ice formation in the swamps will also create quite a shift in buck travel and bedding, as places they routinely "sloshed" to before become ice covered and more dangerous to the bucks.