RE: Doe bedding areas??
I would have to askwhere the deer are entering that bedding area. If the winds are right and you can sneak in undetected its best to stay further away. As the season progresses towards the rut and you have had some time to observe the pattern you can move accordingly. My concern would beover hunting it early in the season and alerting the deer to your presence. If you change their patterns before the rut you may spoil that time when the bucks are cruising in search of the "hot doe". Since it is a smaller area the chances are greater that the deer will pattern you. I would hang a stand and leave that small an area until you see the bucks moving during the daylight and then hunt it hard. That is if you are the only one with permission to hunt this area. Just my two cents.