Yes, they have areas they typically bed in but I think when many of us think of a bedding area we want it narrowed to to a 5 acre patch. All deer have their bedding areas but it may be an area that is 10 acres, 50, 100, 150, etc. Its not always as small as we think it is.

I also think they have multiple bedding areas that they may rotate to depending on the food source.I think this is very overlooked. If the acorns are hot in an oak grove a mile away, well they probably have a different bedding area while they are using them and the same goes for corn or beans or anything else they key in on throughout the year. And remember a little pressure, running into a coyote, running into another buck, all can change where they may bed that particular day.

In my part of the country, the key is to know where they typically bed. Sure they may not be in there everyday, but if you know typical locations, eventually it will pay off.