I agree for the most part, I really don't like hunting in a bedding area (kinda hard to find a "bedding area" in this area as the woods are pretty much one big bedding area), and I don't really hunt food sources much. I have one spot that we call "the oaks" which looks like somebodies yards in the middle of the woods with big white oaks all through it. This area can/does have a good bit of deer activity but it is so sporadic that it really isn't a reliable area to hunt. I do focus on water sources during the first week or two of season if the temperatures are very hot. This is my "pond stand" and it has been extremely good to me if the temps are warm. This isn't so much the water as it is the location of the water, it is between a bedding area and a major food sourceso there are always deer moving back and fourth.

My personal favorite areas to hunt are stagging areas or to find areas where bucks boundary lines for their core territory. These areas give me the most buck encounters and with enough time in stand, they afford me the best chance at a mature buck.