Last year, enroute to recovering a doe i had shot, i came across a really good 9pt buck for my area. He came out of a very small pocket of woods. Well i decided to look in this area, its very lose to access and never gets pressured due to this location and size. Wouldnt you know it i bumped a half rack buck that had 4 pts on that half rack out of there! I actually caught him in his bed and watched him leave! He left before i could get my phone out to attempt a picture, but i went over to the bed and tried to see what he saw.
This was his bed.
From his bed standing facing the access
Roughly laying down view...
Less then 100yrds from the access, tucked behind some deadfall, wind typically comes over his back in that orientation, and behind the bed about 5 yrds is a nasty overgrown pipeline r o w.... couldnt believe he was living there!! Even though this is the type of spot ive been told to give a look, seeing is believing!
Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.
