crackehelmet wrote:dan wrote:I don't know exactly what was said in the DVD, I can't remember. When we looked at this area originally, we looked at many views thru google earth by changing image dates. The bedding depicted is indeed along transitions and points. We also looked at some of the stuff on the edge, but once out there the sign lead to these areas. I had hunted in the area and passed thru that area but not scouted it before. 1st hunt we set up based on both cyber scouting and on what we saw from the ground going in. Sign was certainly leading us to believe deer travel was coming from the area we marked up. Actually, I think the buck came from further south than anticipated. After mario killed the 7 point there, we back tracked to the bed and it was really close. We then scouted out to the beds on the tip and determined what was doe and what was buck bedding. Before that it was a guess and not a known. I probably expected a little buck bedding on the point where the doe bedding was, but in hindsight, its not set up well for wind for buck bedding on the actual point where the does bed.
Thanks Dan! Being able to anticipate doe vs buck bedding is something i'm struggling with right now. I keep finding what I'm pretty sure is doe bedding on points and in bowls on the transition from hardwood to swamp grass in the swamp i'm scouting. It sounds to me like I need to factor in the predominant winds for the area more, with the bucks going to the terrain best served by the wind and the does filling in the other points and bowls.
Also, I Iove the DVD. You've done what's advertised on the package, you've taught me how to find deer beds in a swamp! (I had no idea Deer lived in swamps )
I'm struggling with the same thing in hill and farm now. Trying to differentiate the difference between rubbed up doe bedding and buck bedding. I'm pretry new to this have the basics down pretty good but this is a bit of a hang up for me. I've only been scouting for beds since December though. Finding groups