Now I'm assuming the 3 heavy beds would be the beds to hunt. More than likely would the lightly used beds be from younger bucks? Or maybe just a spot a deer bedded for a few days for some unseen reason. I've been keeping track of these beds because at some point I feel that knowledge might come in handy. Is this what you guys tipically find? Is it safe to assume the beds with heavy use are mature deer since younger bucks tend to have more bedding areas?
Also, one heavy bed I found had a large track right beside it. I found a wad of 5 or 6 hairs in it. It is the most remote bed Ive found yet. The kicker is there are no rubs near it. Very little sign at all. If the buck comes up the point to the ridge top and heads east its slightly over a mile to a large bottom with crops and hay fields. If he goes west or North he runs into the lake within a 1/2 mile or 1/8 mile respectfully. If he goes down the point and heads south it nothing but a large chunk of timber. All the woods in this area is 95% oaks so acorns are everywhere and narrowing that down as a food source is impossible. How do I hunt this. I know there are doe bedding areas to the east and the crops so would you guess thats the direction he is heading? The draw below shows little deer sign from anything all the way to the crops. It appears all the deer in the area use the ridgetops to travel to the fields. I'm sure some of the deer in the area dont take a direct line to the fields and have round about travel routes. I guess there will be a lot of guess work on this bed but from what I've read on here a buck bed with no sign and remote as possible usually ends up being a slob.
It was one of the largest beds in size I've seen? As of right now approaching this bed from any direction will be a nightmare. Due to the lack of access from 2 directions and the distance from the others it will be tough. The long ways in will lead by or thru other bedding areas. I will have to make strategic detours around these spots to keep my presence quiet. I'm thinking right now of making a long approach on a south wind and hunting towards the top of the point on the east side. The point is steep and the cuts inbetween are really steep so I think he might come up and skirt around the cut. I know this is long and rambling. What would you guys do? Any advice?
