How far do deer commonly bed from crops?

[DEERSLAYER]

More specifically, how far do deer commonly bed in a marsh from the crop fields they are using? I think I may be missing out on some well fed agricultural bucks I could be hunting.

[AB_Vinny]

I can't comment on marshes, but after scouting this weekend the does are bedded just inside the treeline facing into the prevailing wind. No wonder they always see me coming

[Brandon]

As far as nesscary for his survival/saftey.

[DEERSLAYER]

What do you think Dan? One mile, two, three? At what point do you think it's getting to far from the Ag fields (typically) to expect a mature buck using those fields as a primary food source to be routinely using a marsh for bedding? At roughly what point do they just use a different food source because of the distance? I usually figure if it's a good size marsh they will normally bed in it as far away as a mile. Maybe 1.5 miles. I'm just curious what others think or have experienced.

[dan]

The marshes I hunt in are mostly surrounded by agriculture fields. I find the mature buck beds in every area of these marshes... It seems to me safety is #1 when it comes to mature bucks, especially in public or pressured areas. If a buck is showing in a certain field at a decent time, a lot of the time he is bedded in one of the closest big buck bedding areas.
But a lot of the old Slobs that inhabit the marsh are in very remote nasty areas. and I even find some younger bucks out there that seem to be smart at a young age...
You don't see as many deer deep in the marshes, but you do see more big bucks. The younger ones do seem to stay a little closer to the food. And they all do to some degree in late season.
I have also noticed that some older bucks don't seem to go in the crop fields much at all... Shining during the summer nights and only seeing a certain huge buck in fields at 2am to 4am and only one out of 100 shining trips while you see certain other bucks that are younger just about every trip teaches you a thing or two...

[Spysar]

There is no general rule for this. I think it depends on the bucks home range, and what type of food is avaliable in it. A prime food source will be traveled to, even miles. 2 or 3 miles is nothing to a deer(especially at night). If a deer has prime food right near his core area, he travels less than a deer that dosen't have prime food in his area. A deer may adjust his bedding within his area according to prime food.