I think peeps say it to sound smart..... Myself included hahahahaha
I don't think you can. Bedding cover in FL. is going to be different then in KY.How can we set some sort of standard for what "bedding cover" constitutes?..... That is 1 of the most common catch phrases used on this site and I am not really sure what we are even talking about
How can we set some sort of standard for what "bedding cover" constitutes?..... That is 1 of the most common catch phrases used on this site and I am not really sure what we are even talking about
One area I hunt is for the most part entirely cutover and deer can and do bed anywhere they get good and ready. Another area has virtually no undergrowth at all and the deer can and do bed anywhere they get good and ready. The mountain area I scouted this spring has a decent mix of open and heavy cover areas. All of the beds I found there were in or on the edge of heavy cover.I think peeps say it to sound smart..... Myself included hahahahaha
Very valid question sometimes bedding is not in “cover” so to speak as most people assume. Bedding can be in/on/ near terrain features that provide an advantage via elevation, sight lines and wind….. with virtually little to no thick cover in the actually bedding location. Perhaps bedding or bedding location is a better descriptor. However, in discussing things like deer habitat typically one will say bedding cover instead of bedding location which can be misleading.How can we set some sort of standard for what "bedding cover" constitutes?..... That is 1 of the most common catch phrases used on this site and I am not really sure what we are even talking about
Very valid question sometimes bedding is not in “cover” so to speak as most people assume. Bedding can be in/on/ near terrain features that provide an advantage via elevation, sight lines and wind….. with virtually little to no thick cover in the actually bedding location. Perhaps bedding or bedding location is a better descriptor. However, in discussing things like deer habitat typically one will say bedding cover instead of bedding location which can be misleading.
I feel I have gotten better at finding beds. By topography and land composition. Pick a place the other day. I I nailed it the other day.Here's a thought.
How many here look for actual beds (kidney shaped leaf print with hair in it)?
You can jump a bedded deer and walk to the bed, and half the time the indent and hair are so slight that you'd never see it if you hadn't seen the deer and know where to look (and even then you might be experiencing pareidolia...seeing what you want to see).
The spring is a bit better when they are shedding more.
I feel that like tracks, some areas "hold" body prints better (perhaps for similar reasons....well drained ridge lines will fewer leaves due to wind blow and also the leaves and soil will be drier...all leading to less noticeable body prints). Also, if an area has a lot of possible bedding, then the deer seem to move around and bed at more various spots and so no one spot gets enough action to show a print. Which, if true, is ironic because those spots might be your best area (so many bedding spots that the deer are spoiled for choice....but you can't seem the imprints for the same reason).
Maybe in the trees lol. Didn’t find any. Wait. Don’t the balloons only work for buck bedding. Even though I have found them in bedding areas at higher elevationsWhere are the balloons?
Given the option I would prefer multiple back-to-back short sits vs. a single long sit. This would be dependent on the fact that I'm not sacrificing location quality because of a time crunch... The reasoning is that I could make real-time adjustments to put myself in a optimal position over a period of days based on visible deer activity. A week is too long to base a certain location activity adjustment off of for me... I'm currently stuck on the Saturday thing mostly.Would y’all hunt 3-5 days a week morning or evening before or after work (say 5-8am or 3:30-6:30)
Or….
Once a week all day Saturday?
Similar time in the woods but it’s one day vs. several different days in the woods.