RE: Setup strategies for new properties......
Well I would but you two pretty much covered it.
I look for is a primary scrape area. Then I find the bedding areas near the prmary scrape. I look for the best spot(funnel) between these two spots. I have taken the most of my big deer on these setups.
I also to setup right in the middle of the bedding area, but I only hunt here during the rut. I set the stand no later then the end of march(if I can) and only hunt it during the rut.